Sausage and Lentil One-Pot
A packet of sausages and a bag of lentils, and nobody leaves the table hungry.
Ingredients
- Thick pork sausages8 ea
- Dried brown lentils300 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Carrots250 g
- Brown onions200 g
- Celery100 g
- Garlic15 g
- Olive oil20 ml
- Dried thyme2 g
Method
- Brown the sausages whole in the oil in a large pot, then lift them out and cut each one into three.
- Cook the diced onion, carrot and celery in the same pot for 8 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and thyme for 1 minute, then the rinsed lentils, the tinned tomatoes and 900ml water.
- Return the sausages, bring to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 35-40 minutes until the lentils are tender.
- Season generously and let it stand for 5 minutes before serving, as it thickens off the heat.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Vegetarian Sausage and Lentil One-Pot
- 500 g Vegetarian sausages instead of Thick pork sausages
Brown the vegetarian sausages briefly and set them aside, then return them only for the last 10 minutes of simmering so they do not turn soft.
Vegan
Vegan Sausage and Lentil One-Pot
- 500 g Vegan sausages instead of Thick pork sausages
Brown the vegan sausages briefly and set them aside, then return them only for the last 10 minutes of simmering so they do not turn soft.
Gluten-free
- 650 g Gluten-free pork sausages instead of Thick pork sausages
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Colesno items missing · $11.25 of food
$26.85
58% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
AldiBest choice· $8.24 of food
$25.46
68% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Dried brown lentils
Woolworths· $10.31 of food · $2.07 more
$25.01
59% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- Dried brown lentils
$2.81a serve
$2.81 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $11.25 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$30.07 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $4.48 more for bigger packs, 68% spare for later
Coles$11.25
no items missing
you'll pay $26.85 · 58% of it spare
AldiBest choice$8.24
missing 1 item
you'll pay $25.46 · 68% of it spare
Woolworths$10.31
missing 1 item · $2.07 more
you'll pay $25.01 · 59% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$19.26
Thick pork sausages
$7.78/kg
need 8 itemsReady, Set…cook! Pork Sausages 500g 0.5kg$3.89closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi$7.78/kg$3.89·Coles$8.57/kg$4.80·Woolworths$11.82/kg$6.50
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 250 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Garlic
$29.99/kg
need 15 gNo Brand Garlic approx. 60 g$1.80
Aldi$29.99/kg$1.80·Woolworths~$31.33/kg$1.88·Coles$33.00/kg$1.98
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 20 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Dried thyme
$1.08/10g
need 2 gStonemill Thyme Leaves 25 g$2.69closest match
Aldi$1.08/10g$2.69·Woolworths$1.20/10g$1.80·Coles$1.20/10g$1.80
Buy at Coles$9.55
Dried brown lentils
$4.60/kg
need 300 gMaharajah's Choice Green Brown Lentils 1 kg$4.60
Coles$4.60/kg$4.60·WoolworthsN/A·AldiN/A
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Chopped Tomatoes Canned 400 g$0.95closest match
Coles$2.38/kg$0.95·Woolworths$2.38/kg$0.95·Aldi$2.38/kg$0.95
Celery
$13.33/kg
need 100 gColes Fresh Celery Sticks Prepacked 300 g$4.00closest match
Coles$13.33/kg$4.00·Aldi$13.30/kg$3.99·Woolworths$16.33/kg$4.90
Buy at Woolworths$1.26
Brown onions
~$3.32/kg
need 200 g2 × Onion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63