SAUSAGE & BEAN CASSEROLE

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A comforting and hearty one-pot sausage stew with chorizo, smoked paprika and plenty of vegetables

Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 17

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 medium sticks celery, finely chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
6 cooking chorizo sausages (about 400g)
6 pork sausages (about 400g)
3 fat garlic cloves, chopped
1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
½ tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp dried thyme
125ml white wine
2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 chicken stock cube
1 x 400g can aduki beans, drained and rinsed
1 bunch chives, snipped (optional)

Steps:

Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.
Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.
Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.
Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.
Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 - 2 mins or until the aromas are released.
Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.
Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.
Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of aduki beans and cook for a further five minutes.
Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 519 calories, Fat 33.8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11.7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25.9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11.7 grams sugar, Fiber 5.2 grams fiber, Protein 24.5 grams protein, Sodium 2.9 milligram of sodium