Cotechino con Lenticchie

Name: Cotechino con Lenticchie
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cotechino sausage; 300g lentils; 1 carrot, diced; 1 cup tomato passata

Cotechino con Lenticchie/koh-teh-KEE-noh kon len-TEEK-yeh/

About this dish

A rich, slow-cooked pork sausage served over stewed lentils, traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve.

📍 Find the best Cotechino con Lenticchie near me

AI-powered — Google, TripAdvisor and food blogs

Ingredients

🌭1 cotechino sausage

🫘300g lentils

🥕1 carrot, diced

🍅1 cup tomato passata

Method

Serves 3

Simmer the cotechino sausage gently in water for the time indicated on the packaging, usually a few hours.

Sauté carrot, celery, and onion, then add the lentils and passata.

Simmer the lentils until tender, adding stock as needed.

Slice the cooked cotechino.

Serve the sausage over the stewed lentils.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cotechino con lenticchie is a classic Italian New Year's dish, with lentils symbolizing coins and prosperity.

User Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first!

Members can create lists, save favourites and get recommendations.

🌍 Food Vlogs

Eating and cooking it at the source

🌍

No videos yet

What To Eat

The World's Food Guide