Super Sizzlin’ Sausage Casserole

INTRODUCTION

Hi! It’s Rach Ford here from the inspiring healthy Lifestyles marketing team.

This super simple recipe works fantastically as a big hearty meal! The beauty of this that once you have done all your prep, it’s a case of tip, mix and leave until cooked. In the half an hour it took to cook I managed to wash and dry my hair- multitasking at its finest!

Details

Difficulty: easy
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: around 30 mins

INGREDIENTS

1 teaspoon of Sunflower oil
3 medium peeled potatoes cut into 1 cm thick discs
2 Roughly chopped onions
3 crushed garlic cloves
10 Sausages (I used Veggie sausages, but meat sausages are fine)
1 teaspoon on paprika (if you don’t have this then hot chilli powder or cayenne pepper will do)
400g chopped tomatoes
300ml Stock (vegetable or Chicken)
2 tbsp tomato pureee
2 tablespoons of Worcester sauce
2 teaspoons of sugar
2 bay leaves
3–4 teaspoons of dried tyme (or a few sprigs of fresh)

METHOD

Get a pan of water to a rolling boil and chuck your sliced potatoes in – par boil for 10 mins

Heat the oil in frying pan and fry the sausages gently for 10 minutes turning frequently until cooked. Transfer to a casserole dish or big saucepan with a lid. Drain your spuds and add them to the dish too

Add the onions to the frying pan on a medium heat for about 3 mins sprinkle over sugar and stir for a further 2 mins

Add the garlic and cook for 2–3 minutes then add the paprika and stir in for a further 30 seconds

Sprinkle over the chilli powder and cook together for a few seconds longer

Add the tomato puree and stir in for one minute then add the tomatoes, stock, tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaf bring to a simmer for around 5 mins

Tip the tomato mixture carefully into dish with the sausages and potatoes and either stick in the oven (if casserole pot at 200c/gas mark 6) or if using a pan simmer stove top on a low heat for 30 mins (the longer you leave it the better)