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A comforting and hearty one-pot sausage casserole recipe with spicy chorizo, smoked paprika and plenty of vegetables, perfect for a filling family meal.

PREPARATION TIME: 15 mins

COOKING TIME: 60 mins

SERVES: 4-6

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 medium sticks celery, finely chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 6 cooking chorizo sausages (about 400g)
• 6 pork sausages (about 400g)
• 3 fat garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp dried thyme
• 125ml white wine
• 2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 x 400g can aduki beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bunch chives, snipped (optional)

METHOD

1. Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.
2. Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.
3. Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.
4. Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.
5. Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 – 2 mins or until the aromas are released.
6. Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.
7. Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.
8. Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of aduki beans and cook for a further five minutes.
9. Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.

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Source: BBC Good Food: Caroline Hire – Food writer