Low Calorie Sausage Casserole Slow Cooker Recipe
A comforting, budget-friendly slow-cooker sausage casserole with vegetables and beans.
Ingredients
Sausage casserole
- 8 reduced-fat pork sausages Choose a product suitable for your needs and check the label.
- 1 medium brown onion Diced.
- 2 medium carrots Sliced.
- 2 sticks celery Sliced.
- 2 cloves garlic Finely chopped.
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 400 g tin cannellini beans Drained and rinsed.
- 500 ml reduced-salt chicken stock
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Check the label for allergens and suitability.
- Freshly ground black pepper To taste.
Instructions
Method
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Brown the sausages on all sides, then transfer them to the slow cooker.
- Add the onion, carrots and celery to the same pan and cook for a few minutes until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and tomato purée and stir briefly.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, cannellini beans, stock, smoked paprika, mixed herbs, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper to the slow cooker. Stir carefully to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until the sausages and vegetables are cooked through and the sauce is bubbling.
- Check the seasoning, then serve hot with vegetables or a suitable accompaniment.
Notes
Cooking times are based on established slow-cooker sausage-casserole methods. Check that sausages are cooked through before serving and follow the instructions for your own slow cooker. Calories are estimated based on individual ingredients always check against the individual products and brands used.