Sausage and Lentils Recipe~ Dinner Vlog

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while ground beef is often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while water + bouillon is a budget-friendly option.

Introduce the recipe and mention it's a family favorite that can be made from frozen ingredients.

Show the ingredients, emphasizing the use of spicy Italian sausages and the option to substitute with sweet Italian sausages or breakfast sausage.

Explain that the sausages are frozen and will be cooked directly from frozen in a pressure cooker.

Add 1 cup of water to the pressure cooker with the frozen sausages and mention to follow the pressure cooker guidelines for liquid.

Pressure cook the sausages for 6 to 8 minutes on high, noting that cooking time starts after reaching pressure.

While the sausages cook, rinse 1.5 to 2 cups of lentils in a strainer under running water to remove dirt and check for rocks.

Chop the onion and peel and chop the carrots while waiting for the pressure cooker timer.

After 6 minutes, turn off the burner and let the pressure release naturally for a couple of minutes.

Open the pressure cooker to check the sausages, noting the juices and fat released, which have colored the water orange.

Prick the sausage skins to release more juices and flavor.

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