Cumin-Scented Lentils With Sausage and Dandelion Greens

Bloom your cumin seeds to build a deeply flavored base for this hearty but light dinner of saucy lentils and sausage.

One-Pot Sausages and Lentils with Sweet Roasted Shallots

Sausages full of red wine, caramelized sweet shallots, and canned Puy lentils come together in this hearty one-pot, half-hour meal.

French Lentils with Sausage, Wilted Arugula, & Dijon Mustard

If I had one week left to live, I'd have to devote a meal to a plate of French lentils. They have a flavor and bite lacking in the common supermarket variety, which too often melts into starchy mush. Not that this dish is much of a looker: It's olive drab lentils with brown sausage. The arugula, which you'd hope would add color, wilts down to puny green strands that snake through the bowl. But what it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in flavor, which packs a wallop. Cloves add sweet and spicy...

One-pan baked sausage and lentils

Sausage and lentils baked in the oven in one pan. Excellent hands-off dinner where the lentils get a massive free-flavour boost!

Hearty One-Pot Black-Eyed Pea Stew With Kale and Andouille

This easy black eyed pea stew starts with andouille sausage and pork belly cooked until browned and crisped, then gets flavored with the Holy Trinity of Cajun cuisine: onions, celery, and green bell peppers, along with some leeks and garlic for extra flavor. Tender braised kale transform this into a full-on meal, while a shot of apple cider vinegar brightens up all the flavors.

Autumn Vegetable Soup with Sausage and Green Lentils

This Autumn Vegetable Soup is truly comfort in a bowl! It's full of more veggies than you can count on both hands, hearty sausage, and green lentils.

Cassoulet-Style Sausage 'n' Beans

Here's a shortcut to a seriously good cassoulet knockoff featuring crispy sausage, garlicky white beans, and toasty breadcrumbs.

Easy French Lentils With Garlic and Herbs

With the right technique, these simple, earthy lentils shine bright with layers of complex flavor. The secret is using the right aromatics and herbs, and then enriching it all with butter and vinegar.

Italian Sausage with Cannellini Beans and Pickled Peppers

Nutty, chewy beans, savory chicken sausage on boldly flavored, pickled peppers: they're a perfect match.

Easy Sausage, Kale, and Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Lemon and Rosemary

An easy, hearty, sausage and kale soup with black eyed peas, flavored with rosemary and lemon zest.