This is a hearty, tasty and comforting dish, ideal for the cowboys and cowgirls in your life! Beans and sausages are the perfect pair for a tasty midweek supper, and it’s also a budget-friendly meal if you’re trying to keep food costs low. Imagine a cold wintry Wednesday when it’s damp and dreary and everyone’s coming home to a warm house. The first smell they get as they open the door is this comforting slow-cooker casserole… perfect.
Cowboy Supper – Sausage and bean casserole
Serves 4
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
3-6 hours
Ingredients
- 1–2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 6 sausages, cut into quarters (450g)
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 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
- 600ml hot beef stock
- 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans, drained
- chopped fresh parsley, to serve
Method
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the sausages all over, then put them into the slow cooker. This step is important because 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.
2. 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.
3. Add the drained beans 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
4. Serve with crusty bread and a sprinkling of fresh parsley
