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Slow-cooker sausage and butter bean casserole recipe

269 ratings

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)

Perfect with:

Tesco Finest Valpolicella Ripasso 75Cl
Tesco Finest Montepulciano D'abruzzo 75Cl
Tesco Finest Rioja Reserva 75Cl

Perfect with:

Tesco Finest Valpolicella Ripasso 75Cl
Tesco Finest Montepulciano D'abruzzo 75Cl
Tesco Finest Rioja Reserva 75Cl

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

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.
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.
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.
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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For top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.