Sausage & Beans Casserole
The flavours in this sausage & beans casserole is smoky and complex from the Kransky sausage and Cajun seasoning. Made in one pot makes clean up a breeze. A warming winter meal that is just delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 300 g smoked kransky sausage, thinly sliced
- 1 miedium onion, diced
- 1 large red capsicum, diced
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 3 cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce, optional
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage, onion, capsicum and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste, garlic and Cajun seasoning and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Stir in beans, chicken stock, tabasco sauce (optional) and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover and continue to simmer for an additional 15 minutes or until reduced.
- Using a wooden spoon, mash beans until slightly thickened if desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove bay leaves and serve immediately, topped with a little cooked white rice and garnished with parsley, if desired.
Notes
- If you don't have cajun seasoning available, try making your own. Simply mix together the following ingredients:
2 tablespoons garlic powder, 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning, 2 tablespoons paprika, 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon dried thyme and 1 tablespoon onion powder. - If you have spice sensitive children like me, add the tabasco sauce when you serve up the meals so you can have some heat while the kids get this dish nice and mild.