Low Fat Sausage Casserole with Beans

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5 from 2 votes

Low Fat Sausage Casserole with Beans

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

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Main Meals

Cuisine: Traditional

Keyword: low fat meals, low fat sausages, sausage casserole, sausage stew, sausages and beans

Servings:

Calories: 408kcal

Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

1 tbsp cooking oil such as rapeseed or groundnut
400 g low fat sausages (around 8)
400 g butternut squash chopped into chunks
1 courgette medium, chopped into large chunks
1 onion large, roughly chopped
400 g white beans canned
400g g tomatoes canned, chopped
salt to season
pepper to season
fresh coriander leaves optional, to garnish

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

In a large saucepan, 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 pan. Add the vegetables, tomatoes and butterbeans.
Bring to a simmer 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.

Notes

To note here, that the automated nutritional information is based on turkey sausages as low fat sausages are not in the nutrition database and turkey sausages were the closest fat content.

My personal estimation is that using low fat sausages from a supermarket, such as those regularly sold by Tesco or Aldi, would result in a similar calorie count per portion - around 400 calories. The exact calorie and fat content will vary greatly according to the type of sausages used.

Generally reduced fat pork varieties are available with fat content around 5-8%. Heck Chicken sausages are a good brand to look for but supermarkets' own label versions are good too.

To make this low fat sausage casserole vegetarian, you can use Quorn sausages - these are also low fat.

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