Kielbasa Stew
A hearty, somewhat smoky and spicy stew to warm you on a cold winter day, filled with nutritious vegetables, quinoa, lentils, and kielbasa sausage.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: kielbasa, soup, stew
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 482kcal
Author: Eating With Deb
Cutting board and knife
4 quart sauce pan
Fine mesh sieve
6 quart sauce pan
Lentils and Quinoa
- ½ cup lentils
- ½ cup quinoa
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock
Kielbasa and Vegetables
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ pound kielbasa chopped
- 1 cup carrots diced
- ¼ cup yellow onions diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 each bell pepper diced
- 1 each chipotle pepper or jalapeno pepper, diced, optional
- 1 cup corn frozen
- 1 cup peas frozen
- 2 cups broccoli frozen, chopped
- 4 handfuls spinach
- ¼ cup parsley fresh, chopped
Sauce:
- 1 can diced tomatoes in sauce 15 ounce can
- 2 cups chicken stock
Put quinoa in a fine mesh sieve and rinse well. Sort lentils to ensure there isn’t any rocks.
Add rinsed quinoa, lentils and 2 ½ cups chicken stock or water in a 3 to 4 quart sauce pan on the stove over high heat, Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until done. Strain if there is excess liquid.
Prepare kielbasa and vegetables. Open tomatoes and get chicken stock. Measure out frozen veggies and spinach.
In a 6 quart or larger sauce pan, heat oil. Add kielbasa, onions, carrots, bell pepper, and celery. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the onions become translucent.
Stir in chipotle or jalapeno pepper, tomatoes in sauce, chicken stock, lentils and quinoa. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Rough chop the frozen (thawing) broccoli to bite size pieces.
Stir in corn, peas, broccoli, spinach, and parsley. Simmer for another 3 - 5 minutes to heat the frozen veggies and wilt the spinach.
Enjoy!
Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 885mg | Potassium: 1286mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 7464IU | Vitamin C: 68mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 6mg