Sausage & Bean Casserole

Sausage & Bean Casserole

By OcadoLife
Swap the sausage for chicken thighs for a Provenҫal-style stew. Looking for more winter recipes? Look no further.
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Ingredients

15 total
  • 300 g of dried cannellini or borlotti beans, soaked overnight in water
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 handful of parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 handful of thyme, finely chopped
  • 1 handful of rosemary, finely chopped
  • 12 sausages
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 20 g of sage
  • 1 onion, peeled and cut into half moons
  • 500 ml of chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp of sun-dried tomato paste
  • 2 sticks of celery, thinly slices
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 800 g of tinned tomatoes, chopped

Method

7 steps
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°c/ 160°c fan/ gas 4

  2. Step 2

    To cook the beans place them in a saucepan and cover with cold water, adding the stock cube, garlic and sage. Bring to the boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for 45 mins until tender.

  3. Step 3

    While the beans are cooking, grill the sausages to colour all over and set aside.

  4. Step 4

    In a casserole dish suitable to use on the hob, saute the onions, celery and bay leaves in the olive oil for 5 mins. Tip the herbs in and cook for a further 2 mins.

  5. Step 5

    Add the tinned tomatoes, stock and sun-dried tomato paste, then bring to the boil

  6. Step 6

    Add the sausages and beans, strained from the stock water.

  7. Step 7

    Place the lid on the casserole dish and place in the oven for 40 mins then it's ready to serve.