Smoky lentil stew with kielbasa and potatoes from Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals (page 214) by Melissa Clark

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  • ShayLRoss on February 28, 2026

    Good, solid recipe. I unfortunately ran into an issue with my pressure cooker and had to swap to the stovetop, but the results are still good. I would increase the seasoning to make it stronger overall.

  • ozzzzzz22 on February 14, 2026

    Horrible. Disappointing and frustrating. I got three burn notices and the pot never reached pressure. After all the time wasted getting burn notices, everything was cooked anyway so I just stopped and served it but it took ages and made me frustrated. I had to add probably triple the amount of water called for. The end result was really boring and mushy. The potatoes basically dissolved. I like a lot of Melissa Clark recipes but I gotta say all the instant pot recipes from this book that I’ve tried have been awful and most have resulted in burn notices. By contrast, I recently made a serious eats recipe for instant pot lentils and sausage (which worked great - no burn notice) and it called for so much more liquid than this recipe. It feels like these instant pot recipes were just thrown in untested at the last minute.

  • eatswhilestanding on December 30, 2025

    I doubled most of the seasonings after reading the other comments about it being bland. I also used sage instead of rosemary. It was relatively flavorful, but just not very interesting. It will be a good lunch but I don't think I'll make it for dinner again.

  • Skamper on April 25, 2025

    This was pretty meh. I added the optional carrot and celery, plus used cilantro as the herb. Had to add almost 2 cups of chicken broth because it was so thick. Also added extra salt & smoked paprika. it makes a ton.

  • mikeyeatsstuff on March 13, 2025

    I made the vegetarian version without kielbasa, and added carrot and celery. It did need more seasoning. I was worried it wouldn't be enough water and would burn in the instant pot, but it did just fine. Overall decent, not a knockout but very easy.

  • Soulkitchenjen on January 19, 2023

    This tastes like flavorless mush. Followed directions to a t. Very disappointing dinner.

  • Lepa on September 14, 2022

    This is very satisfying. I made it in my stovetop pressure cooker but followed the directions exactly. I was concerned that there wasn't enough water but it turned out perfectly. I doubled the kielbasa because I wanted to use up the whole package and didn't regret that decision.

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