Name: Lentil and Pasta Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped -; 3 tablespoons olive oil -; 3 tablespoons butter -; 1 cup cubed peeled potatoes -; 3/4 cup sliced fresh carrots -; 1 celery rib, sliced -; 1 small onion, finely chopped -; 5 cups beef broth -; 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed -; 1 cup canned diced tomatoes -; 1 bay leaf -; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small pasta -; Shredded Romano cheese -

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Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Lentil and Pasta Stew

1. 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped -

2. 3 tablespoons olive oil -

3. 3 tablespoons butter -

4. 1 cup cubed peeled potatoes -

5. 3/4 cup sliced fresh carrots -

6. 1 celery rib, sliced -

7. 1 small onion, finely chopped -

8. 5 cups beef broth -

9. 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed -

10. 1 cup canned diced tomatoes -

11. 1 bay leaf -

12. 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper -

13. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

14. 1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small pasta -

15. Shredded Romano cheese -

How to cook deliciously - Lentil and Pasta Stew

1. Stage

Brown kielbasa in oil and butter in a large skillet. Add the potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Cook and stir for 3 minutes over medium heat. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the broth, lentils, tomatoes, bay leaf, pepper and salt.

2. Stage

Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until lentils are tender. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Stir pasta into slow cooker. Discard bay leaf. Sprinkle servings with cheese.