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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Main Dishes ยป Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage

    LAST UPDATED: April 23, 2021 โ€ข FIRST PUBLISHED: January 12, 2013 By Toni Dash 10 Comments

    Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage

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    Have you made a dish that is so good you don’t want to share it? There is plenty for everyone but you don’t care? This Spicy Red Lentil dish is one of those. It could not be simpler, faster to prepare and the flavors are rich and soul-satisfying.

    There is a digital switch after the holidays to healthier recipes on cyber food publications, have you noticed? And lots of legumes. It’s cold so warming dishes and soups are natural for this time of year but why eat legumes? They provide an excellent source of non-animal protein, have lots of fiber, are low in fat, have antioxidants are low on the glycemic index and more. Most importantly they taste great, are very filling and inexpensive.

    Red lentils in a green colander

    Lentils have the added benefit of cooking in less than 30 minutes with no pre-soaking required and in the case of little red lentils, about 15 minutes. Can you beat that? A meal made from scratch in a half hour or less that is filling with all the other benefits listed before.

    In my last blog post I shared a recipe for making Peppery Ham Stock. I loved it so much I wanted to drink it through a straw. The stock was lean in fat but rich in depth of flavor with the seductive flavors of pork we all love. I wanted to employ it thoughtfully, not wanting to waste a drop. Having a supply of (and loving) red lentils, it seemed a natural pairing. Adding a freshly roasted poblano chile and spicy Italian sausage rounded the dish into a one pot meal that was visually colorful, textural, and deep with flavor I know you too will love!

    Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage

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    Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage Title

    Spicy Roasted Poblano Red Lentils with Sausage

    This simple dish offers a full-flavored one dish meal with roasted poblano chiles, spicy sausage and red lentils prepared with ham stock.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 5 aproximately 5 cups
    Calories: 142kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 1-4 ounce roasted Poblano Chile , chopped (see below for roasting instructions)
    • 3 cups Ham Stock
    • 1 ½ Red Lentils , rinsed
    • 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
    • 6 ounces pre-cooked Spicy Italian Sausage , sliced into 1/8-1/4 inch slices
    • Salt and Pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Roasting a Pepper: Place the poblano chile on a baking sheet underneath a broiler. Allow the skin to blacken and split over the entire chile (rotate so each side has blackened). Place the chile in a plastic Ziploc bag and allow it to sweat for about 15 minutes. Open the bag and rub the burned skin of the chile off leaving soft, green flesh. Remove the stem and seeds inside. (Can also be placed over a gas burner of a stovetop, rotating with heatproof tongs until chile is charred and then placed in the plastic bag.)
    • While the chile is sweating in the plastic bag, place lentils and ham stock in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer partially covered for 15 minutes. Almost all the stock will be absorbed. Remove from heat, cover and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
    • Five minutes before the lentils are done sitting, heat a large skillet with the olive oil. Place the sausage slices into the skillet and sauté to warm and lightly brown; 1-2 minutes. Add the poblano chile and sauté another minute.
    • Add the red lentils to the skillet (if any liquid remains strain from lentils and discard). Saute two minutes to fully combine the ingredients but not longer so the lentils so not begin to breakdown. Serve warm.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 813mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 8.8mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    1. Debra says

      January 13, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      This looks so hearty, good, and comforting. I love it.

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      • Toni Dash says

        January 14, 2013 at 12:15 pm

        Hi Debra! It really is and I love that it’s filling without weighing you down.

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    2. Ala says

      January 13, 2013 at 12:11 am

      What a fantastically easy recipe–I’ve been craving poblano and lentil flavors for the longest time now, and I’m pretty sure this is a sign. Absolutely nommy, thank you for sharing!

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    3. Kirsten@ My Kitchen in the Rockies says

      January 12, 2013 at 5:01 pm

      Toni, your pictures are beautiful!! Great looking dish. We love red lentils at our house.

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      • Toni Dash says

        January 12, 2013 at 5:24 pm

        I may start a new marketing campaign: ‘Busy Moms Love Lentils’. Can’t beat the preparation time can you?!

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    4. Colleen says

      January 12, 2013 at 11:53 am

      5 stars
      I am going to have to make a special trip today to the grocery store to get red lentils. I MUST eat this right now! I happen to have kielbasa and a poblano on hand – I will also need to pick up that tiny bit of cilantro that seems to appear sprinkled atop the feast. Yummy!

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    5. Meeling says

      January 12, 2013 at 9:53 am

      Sounds delicious and my family loves lentils!! Will definitely give this one a try.

      A much belated Happy New Year too – I’ve been offline due to computer problems, but yay for new hard drives!! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Toni Dash says

        January 12, 2013 at 10:11 am

        Happy New Year to YOU Meeling! So sorry about the computer issues. I’ve run into that as well this year. It’s a nailbiting situation wondering if things can be fixed! Glad you were able to get yours taken care of!

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    6. Sprigs of Rosemary says

      January 12, 2013 at 5:18 am

      I’m a big fan of poblanos, lentils and ham (I’m one of those who looks forward to the post holiday ham-and-bean soup more than the ham dinner) so it only figures I would love this! Although I’ve made my own ham stock, you’re so enthusiastic, I gotta try!

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      • Toni Dash says

        January 12, 2013 at 10:16 am

        Rosemary you are very kind as I realize ‘enthusiastic’ is an understatement for my spastic endorsement of this dish! I think how good the ham stock was really surprised me. Stock is stock, right? This was so much more and added such depth of flavor to this simple dish I was over the moon…and so sad I only had so little of it!

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