Bangers and Beans Casserole

Bangers and Beans Casserole

 

 

Two kinds of beans, tomatoes, sausage and stock are the basic ingredients. How simple can this get? It is a classic winter warmer to fill you up after a long day at work or in the cold and just hit the spot.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 1 tbsp. chilli powder (leave out if the little ones haven't got the taste buds round it yet)
• 1 tbsp. ground pepper
• Low calorie cooking spray
• 1 can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 can of baked beans
• 1 can of kidney beans
• 150ml vegetable stock OR 150ml beef stock
• 6 thick sausages cut into four segments each

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

 

1. Heat the casserole dish on the hob and add in the cooking spray, chilli powder and ground pepper.
2. Add the chopped sausages into the dish and keep moving them around the dish until a light brown and are evenly covered in the powders.
3. Once a light brown, add the stock, kidney beans, baked beans and tomatoes and stir in thoroughly. Replace the lid on the dish.
4. Leave for around 30 minutes, stirring regularly so it doesn't stick.
5. Serve into four dishes, ideal with jacket potatoes!

 

 

 

 

You may also want to visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookingstheword/?fref=ts

 

It is a fun, shared page where everyone can post pictures and recipes of what they are cooking, very useful when you are stuck for ideas on what to do the family for dinner. I would recommend a look.

The lady who set up the page also did a similar recipe to this that I thought you may all like to try, so I have copied and pasted below, other recipes are available on her page under the files section.

 

 



https://www.facebook.com/notes/cookings-the-word/jessica-veltmans-spicy-sausage-lentil-and-bean-casserole/790243961002282

 

 

Ingredients

• Sausages (However many one desires)
• Poi lentils (However many one desires)
• Risotto rice
• 1 can of baked beans
• A good squeeze of tomato puree
• Passata (I tend to use half a bottle or a whole small carton)
• 1 chopped large onion
• Handful of mushrooms
• Couple of carrots
• 3 garlic cloves
• Chilli flakes and black pepper

As I said it is a very loose recipe.

Technique

1. Dice garlic, mushrooms, carrots and onion and fry in a large oven proof dish until onion become transparent.
2. Add sausages and brown.
3. Add as many chilli flakes as one desires along with a good twist of black pepper.
4. Add your passata and tomato puree and leave to simmer for a few minutes.
5. Top up with boiling water so that all ingredients are covered.
6. Add lentils and rice.
7. Pop in a pre-heated oven (150) for 1 hour and 15 mins. Keep checking your casserole cookers. You don't want the bad boy to burn. 



Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch or Tea? You decide!

A Meal For All Suitable at Any Meal Time

 

Are you stuck for ideas again? Breakfast getting boring? The little one got up too late for breakfast but needs something before lunch? Need a light lunch or a top up tea? No problem. I have this meal that I pull out of the bag every time I have no time to cook for either me or Ty! Lazy I know but sometimes, we don't fancy being super mum and this meal takes 2 minutes to prepare and cook, if you will call it cook, and it will provide your bundle of love calcium, vitamin c, protein, fibre, carbohydrate and of course good fats, among other nutrients.

 

 

Well mum, let me watch telly while I eat, I don't need you right this second!

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 1/3 can of baked beans (17p, Aldi)
• 1 slice of white bread (55p, Lidl)
• 1 large free range egg (89p, Lidl)
• 10-20 ml whole milk (£1, Asda)

 

This will literally not cost more than 35p per portion. Mummys and Daddys I recommend you have and extra egg each so 5 eggs in total, 5 slices of bread, 50 - 60 ml of milk and a whole can of baked beans.

 

The REALLY not-so Nitty Gritty Bit

 

1. Beat the egg with the milk. Put in the microwave for approx. 1 and half minutes, to be safe and stop the egg getting too dry, check every 30 seconds and mix with a fork to keep it nice and fluffy.
2. Once the egg is done, heat the beans in a plastic container, covered in cling film for 2 minutes, check every 30 seconds to stop the beans exploding. Yes, that does happen, well only to numptys like myself, but it can happen.
3. Toast your toast last minute and spread with  butter.
4. Serve

 

Little Monster's Opinion

 

   Little Monster loves egg, loves beans and loves toast. Was like feeding strawberries to a donkey. He only used his fork for his beans, and even then it didn't last long. Thank god for wet wipes, great for cleaning everything, including the mucky pup sat in front of you!

 

Basic, quick, cheap, filling, comforting, what is not to love? Yeah you read my blog for recipes, I'm giving you an idea, add what you want, it is a good base for your nutrients.

 

Photos are always appreciated!