Sausage and Bean Casserole

Ingredients for  4  Servings

• 150ml

  Olive oil
• 8

  Sausages
• 4 tbsp

  Chopped fresh rosemary
• 2

  Cloves garlic, cut in quarters
• 1 tsp

  Finely chopped dried chilli
• 4

  Carrots, peeled and finely chopped
• 4

  Celery sticks, finely chopped
• 2 x 400g

  Tins of borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 x 400g

  Tins of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• -

  Salt to taste
• 400ml

  Boiling water
• 20

  Cherry tomatoes, halved

Approximate Times

• Preparation :

  Less than 30 minutes
• Cooking :

  10 to 30 minutes

Method

1. In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil until hot. Shallow fry the sausages, rosemary, garlic and the chilli for one minute.
2. Add the carrots and celery and fry for a further three minutes.
3. Add the borlotti and cannellini beans and season with salt.
4. Add the boiling water, cover with a lid and leave to simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes.
5. Remove the lid, remove the sausages and cut into three pieces.
6. Place the sausages back in the casserole with the cherry tomatoes and carry on cooking without the lid on a low heat for another 10 minutes allowing the sauce to thicken.