A budget recipe idea

Serves: 4 people Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour

Easy Sausage and Bean Casserole

Recipe from Debbie Twitchen at Landport Food Bank

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil 8 sausages (meat/vegetarian/vegan) 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 800g cannellini (or other beans), drained 3 tablespoons tomato puree 1 stock cube 1 tablespoon brown sugar 400g chopped tomatoes 150ml of hot water Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the sausages. Stir in the onion and allow to cook for five minutes.

2. Add the garlic and cook for a further three minutes.

3. Add all the other ingredients to the pan.

4. Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for one hour, with occasional stirring to prevent food sticking to the pan.

5. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.