Sausage Casserole Recipe

This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a rich, satisfying dish loaded with juicy sausages, mixed beans and mushrooms in a deep tomato sauce. An easy, filling family dinner that practically cooks itself.

Ingredients

• 8 pork sausages
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 150g (2 cups) button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 x 400g (14 oz) can baked beans
• 1 x 400g (14 oz) can mixed beans (kidney beans and borlotti beans), drained and rinsed
• 1 x 400g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
• 300ml (1¼ cups) chicken or beef stock
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• Salt and black pepper, to taste

Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole: Instructions

1. Put some oil in a pan and heat it until it gets hot.
2. Put the sausages in the pan and cook them for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn them so they get brown all over. Then put them into the slow cooker. This step is optional but adds extra flavour.
3. In the same pan, soften the onion, garlic, and mushrooms for 3–4 minutes.
4. Add the onion, garlic, and mushrooms to the slow cooker.
5. Mix the sausages gently until they are covered with the sauce and mostly sitting under it.
6. Pour in the stock, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato purée, mixing everything together well.
7. Add the dried mixed herbs, salt, and pepper.
8. Gently stir so the sausages are covered with the sauce and sit mostly under it.
9. Cover and cook on low for 6–7 hours, or on high for 3–4 hours, until the sausages are cooked through and the sauce has thickened.
10. Stir once or twice during cooking, if possible.
11. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
12. Ladle into bowls and serve hot, with crusty bread or mashed potatoes on the side.

This rich, bean-packed sausage casserole is a brilliant budget-friendly dinner — simply prepare, set the slow cooker, and come home to a comforting, ready-made meal.

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