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Cowboy Supper — Sausage & Bean Casserole

This hearty Cowboy Supper is the ultimate autumn comfort food — made with sausages, beans, and veggies in a rich, smoky tomato sauce. It’s budget-friendly, slow-cooker easy, and a real family favourite. Even better the next day and perfect for freezing, it’s one of those recipes you’ll come back to again and again.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Time in slow cooker 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Servings 4

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 –2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 6 pork sausages
  • 2 onions finely chopped (red or brown)
  • 4 carrots peeled and cut
  • into 2cm cubes
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato purée
  • 600 ml hot beef stock
  • 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans
  • drained - or butter beans
  • chopped fresh parsley to serve

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the sausages all over,then put them into the slow cooker. This step is importantbecause the sausages won’t brown in the slow cooker.
  • If you have time, brown the onions in the frying pan too, as this will give a better flavour to the finished dish.
  • Add all the rest of the ingredients except the cannellini beans and parsley to the slow cooker, and cook either on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours.
  • (- you can easily cook this in the hob on a medium heat for 1 hour, stir occasionally. )
  • Add the drained beans 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
  • Serve with crusty bread/mash or rice and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.
  • **If you kids aren’t keen on vegetables, remove the sausages and blend the sauce until smooth. My selective eater likes it this way!
  • Storage: Once cooked and cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
  • To freeze: To save space in your freezer, portion the cooked and cooled bean casserole and freeze in labelled ziplock bags for up to 3 months.
  • To defrost: Defrost overnight in the fridge. Reheat in a pot or in the microwave until piping hot.
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