Recipes Rustic Sausage, Lentil and Swiss Chard Sauce simple

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You can cook Rustic Sausage, Lentil and Swiss Chard Sauce with 14 Ingredients and 4 steps. See the following guide!

1. 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil.
2. 1 lb Italian sausage, removed from its casing.
3. 2 onions, minced.
4. 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
5. 1 celery rib, minced.
6. 6 garlic cloves, minced.
7. 1 tbsp minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried.
8. 1/3 cup all-purpose flour.
9. 1/2 cup dry white wine.
10. 5 cup low-sodium chicken broth.
11. 3/4 cup lentilles du Puy or brown lentils (51/4 ounces), picked over and rinsed.
12. 2 bay leaves.
13. 1 lb swis chard, stemmed and leaves sliced 1/2 inch thick.
14. 1 Salt and Pepper.

1. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown sausage well, breaking up large pieces with wooden spoon, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat left in skillet..
2. Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and oregano to fat in skillet and cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in wine, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker..
3. Stir broth, lentils, and bay leaves into slow cooker. Cover and cook until lentils are tender, 9 to 11 hours on low or 5 to 7 hours on high..
4. Gently stir in chard, cover and cook on high until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Let sauce settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon. Discard bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste..