Prep
15 min
15 min
Cook
1 hr 15 min
1 hr 15 min
Total
1 hr 30 min
1 hr 30 min
Yield
4 servings
4 servings
Category
Dinner
Dinner
Cuisine
British
British
This easy sausage casserole is built around simple ingredients and plenty of flavour. Browning the sausages first gives the sauce extra depth, while potatoes and carrots make it a complete one-pot dinner.
It is a useful family recipe because it needs very little attention once everything is simmering. It also reheats well, so you can make it ahead for busy evenings or batch-cook extra portions.
For a self-catering ski holiday, this is exactly the sort of meal that works well after a day on the mountain. Serve it with crusty bread, steamed greens or simply on its own.
Ingredients
- 8 pork sausages
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 3 medium carrots peeled and cut into thick slices
- 500g potatoes peeled and cut into 3cm chunks
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 500ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 bay leaf
- Fine salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Chopped parsley, to serve (optional)
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a large casserole dish over a medium-high heat. Add the sausages and brown them for 6 to 8 minutes, turning regularly. Lift them out and set aside.
- Add the onion to the same dish and cook over a medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic, carrots and potatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato purée, thyme and smoked paprika and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the chopped tomatoes and stock, add the bay leaf and return the sausages to the dish. Season with black pepper and a little salt.
- Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and cook over a low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the lid and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are tender and the sauce has thickened.
- Remove the bay leaf, taste and adjust the seasoning. Scatter with chopped parsley, if using, and serve hot.