Saucy Sausage Casserole
Upgrade your classic sausage casserole with vibrant Mediterranean flavours of smoky chorizo, artichokes, creamy cannellini beans and sweet cherry tomatoes!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 8 Pork sausages such as Cumberland or your favourite
- 1 onion
- 1 red or yellow pepper
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 5-8 slices cured chorizo
- 400g/14oz canned cherry tomatoes
- 400g/14oz passata/crushed tomatoes
- salt to taste
- 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
- 400g/14oz canned artichokes, packed in water or frozen and defrosted
- 400g/14oz canned cannellini beans, drained
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.Parmesan cheese
- 1 sprig thyme, leaves only
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F
- Brown sausages in 1 tbsp of olive oil until golden on all sides but not cooked all the way through. Remove to a separate plate.
- To the same pan add sliced onions, red or yellow peppers and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, then add minced garlic and sliced chorizo, cook for 30 seconds longer until chorizo releases its red paprika colour into the pan. Add both cans of tomatoes, paprika and thyme, salt to taste and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat and add halved artichokes, cannellini beans and return the sausages back to the pan. Bake in the preheated oven uncovered for 20-25 minutes until bubbly and the sauce has reduced in volume by a third.
- While the casserole is in the oven mix the breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan cheese and thyme leaves together in a small bowl. After 20 minutes take the casserole out of the oven and sprinkle with the Parmesan breadcrumbs, broil/grill for 3 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are golden.
Nutrition
Calories: 664kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 1162mg | Potassium: 1405mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1357IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 6mg