Low Fat Sausage and Bean Casserole

Are you looking for a healthy supper you can mostly leave to cook by itself? Try this low fat sausage and bean casserole recipe, find out more below…

Reduced-fat sausages are just one of the ways you can reduce the saturated fat content of your family’s meals. Whilst we’re not rigid about buying low-fat dairy products we avoid meat with higher levels of saturated fat.

Most supermarkets sell reduced-fat sausages however if buying from a butcher, this is less likely. As an alternative look for chicken or venison sausages instead, as these are made from lower saturated fat meats.

Beans and sausage are a classic combination and just the job for an easy winter supper. This recipe is ideal to batch cook and freeze portions ahead or reheat in the microwave at work for a hearty office lunch. It’s a crowd-pleasing option families and single people or students alike can enjoy.

This recipe uses mostly store cupboard ingredients and can be made in around 80 minutes; for the last hour of this you only need to stir occasionally and then dinner is ready. Perfect for getting on with some study or homework!

If you have leftovers of this dish these can stretched further by adding some stock, slicing up the sausages and serving as soup. Whether you puree it or leave chunky is up to you. You might want to adjust the size of the vegetable chunks according to preference.

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Low Fat Sausage and Bean Casserole

A hearty family meal low fat and healthy; suitable for families and students alike.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Meals

Cuisine: Traditional

Servings: 4

Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp light cooking oil i.e. rapeseed or groundnut
• 8 reduced fat sausages
• 400 g butternut squash chopped into chunks
• 1 medium courgette chopped into large chunks
• 1 large onion roughly chopped
• 1 can butterbeans 400g
• 1 can chopped tomatoes 400g
• seasoning
• coriander optional garnish

Instructions

• Set the Redmond multicooker to "fry" mode and heat the oil.
• Fry the sausages for 10 minutes to brown the outsides. Remove and set aside. Next fry the onions for ten minutes until softened.
• Return the sausages to the multicooker pan and add the vegetables, tomatoes and butterbeans.
• Switch the multicooker to "stew" mode and leave to cook for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with either mashed potato or crusty bread. Top with chopped fresh coriander if you wish.

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