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Slow-cooker sausage and butter bean casserole recipe

Slow-cooker sausage and butter bean casserole recipe

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Put your slow-cooker through its paces with this super sausage and butter bean casserole – the perfect meal to cook while you're working from home. Veggies cooked until tender and juicy Cumberland sausages make up this hearty stew, just chuck them all into your pot and let the magic happen. Just remember to keep an eye on your slow cooker throughout the cooking process! See method

  • Serves 6
  • 3 hrs 15 mins (or 2 hrs 15 mins in the oven)
  • 395 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Healthy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 454g pack 50% less fat Cumberland sausages
  • 2 red onions, cut into wedges
  • 2 celery sticks, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, sliced
  • 150g mushrooms, quartered
  • 150g pack Tendersweet carrots
  • 1 leek, trimmed and sliced
  • ½ tsp crushed chillies
  • 2 x 400g tins butter beans, drained and rinsed​
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 300ml red wine
  • 1 chicken stock cube, made up to 800ml
  • 10g fresh rosemary, leaves only
  • 4 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 5 tbsp water
  • green beans and crusty bread, to serve (optional)
If you don't have red onions, try using white, brown or spring onions

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1650kj
    395kcal     20%

  • Fat

    15g 21%

  • Saturates

    4g 20%

  • Sugars

    9g 10%

  • Salt

    1.7g 28%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 32g Protein 20g Fibre 9.8g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the sausages for 6-7 mins, turning frequently, until golden. Transfer to a 2.5ltr or bigger slow-cooker using a slotted spoon.

  2. Add the onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook in the remaining oil for 4-5 mins over a medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften. Transfer to the slow-cooker with the carrots and leek.

  3. Mix the remaining ingredients together in a bowl, then add to the slow-cooker and season well. Cook on high for 3 hrs or until thick and bubbling.

  4. Spoon into bowls and serve with green beans and crusty bread to mop up the juices, if you like.

Cook's tip: No slow-cooker? Follow the method to brown the sausages and veg, then put in a 2ltr casserole dish, cover and bake at gas 6, 200 ̊C, fan 180 ̊C for 2 hrs.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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