Sausage, casserole, lentils, smoked, winter, good food

Ingredients

• 3 Montbelliard or other smoked sausages (Kielbasa for example)
• 300 g lentils (dark green or brown)
• 2 large carrots
• 1 onion
• 1 stick of celery
• 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 30 g very dark chocolate
• A little chilli (to taste)
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 500 ml chicken stock or bone broth
• 300 g butternut squash 1 cm diced and roasted
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard