Sausages with creamy lentils and bacon

Add a gourmet touch to a traditional barbecue with these pork sausages served with creamy lentils and crispy bacon.

Recipe «Sausages with creamy lentils and bacon» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 8 Coles Classic Pork Sausages, 2 middle bacon rashers, finely chopped, 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced, 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped, fronds reserved, 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 400g can lentils, rinsed, drained, 1/2 cup chicken stock , 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp thyme sprigs, 40g spinach leaves.

Ingredients:

• 8 Coles Classic Pork Sausages 
• 2 middle bacon rashers, finely chopped 
• 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced 
• 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped, fronds reserved 
• 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 400g can lentils, rinsed, drained 
• 1/2 cup chicken stock 
• 1/4 cup sour cream 
• 1 tbsp thyme sprigs 
• 40g spinach leaves 

Instructions

1. Preheat a chargrill on medium. Cook the sausages, turning, for 8 mins or until browned and cooked through.
2. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon, onion, fennel, carrot and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5-6 mins or until vegetables are tender. Add the lentils, stock, sour cream and thyme. Bring to the boil. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Add the spinach and toss until wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Divide the lentil mixture among serving plates. Top with the sausages and reserved fennel fronds.