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Sausage and Bean Casserole

Budget sausages baked with baked beans, tomatoes and herbs in a rich one-pot casserole. Costs 78p per portion and is proper comfort food.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: british
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 budget sausages
  • 2 tins baked beans (400g each)
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g)
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 beef stock cube
  • 100ml water
  • Pinch black pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan or casserole dish on the hob.
  2. Brown the sausages all over for 5 minutes, then remove and set aside.
  3. Add the onion and carrot to the same pan and cook for 5 minutes until softening.
  4. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the dried herbs.
  5. Pour in the baked beans, chopped tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, beef stock cube and water. Stir well.
  6. Return the sausages to the pan, nestling them into the sauce. Season with black pepper.
  7. Cover with a lid or foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes until the sauce is thick and the sausages are cooked through.
  8. Serve hot with mashed potato or crusty bread.