Lentil stew
Finished with a splash of vinegar and a spoon of mustard — even better on day two.
- Time
- 1 h
- Effort:
- easy
- Season
- autumn, winter
- classic
- budget
- batch-cook
- freezes well
- one pot
- hearty
Ingredients for 4 portions
300 gbrown lentils
400 gpotatoes
2carrots
1leek
100 gceleriac
1onions
100 gstreaky bacon
2smoked Mettwurst
1½ lvegetable stock (instant)
2 tbspvinegar
1 tspmedium mustard
1bay leaves
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Celery
- Mustard
- Sulphites
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 607 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 36 g |
| Fat | 20.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60.7 g |
| of which sugar | 10.2 g |
| Fibre | 18.3 g |
| Salt | 5.3 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Dice the bacon and render it in a large pot, sweat the onion in the fat.
- 2
Add the diced vegetables and lentils, pour in the stock, add the bay leaf.
- 3
Simmer for 30 minutes, then add the diced potatoes and cook for another 20 minutes.
- 4
Add the sliced smoked sausage for the last 10 minutes.
- 5
Season with vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper — salt only at the end, or the lentils stay hard.