Sausage And Chickpea Casserole Recipes

EASY SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Turn the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Peel the potatoes and carefully cut them in half, then into quarters. Peel the carrots and cut each carrot into about 4 or 5 even pieces.
• Prick the sausages all over with a fork - this helps the fat to run out of the sausages, so that they don't split open as they cook. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based casserole and fry the sausages, turning often, until lightly golden all over - this should take about 10 minutes. Remove the sausages from the pan and put them on a plate.
• Add the chopped onion to the casserole (there will still be some oil in the pan from the sausages) and continue to cook over a low heat for 5-10 minutes, until the onion is slightly soft. Add the garlic and paprika and cook for another minute.
• Add the chopped potatoes and carrots and stir everything around in the casserole so that the vegetables are coated with the oil.
• Add the tomatoes and stock (to measure the stock, you can use the empty tomato can - filled up, it will hold 400ml of stock) and the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer (so it's just bubbling gently). Return the sausages to the casserole.
• Using your oven gloves, carefully put the casserole into the oven. Cook for 45 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked through, and serve. Want more? Find our https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/collections/discover-one-pots/collection of one-pots here.

SAUSAGE AND CHICKPEA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the sausages. They don't have to be cooked through. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Cut the bacon into strips and fry in the oil.
• Add sliced onions and continue cooking, stirring occasionally until the onions are soft.
• Cut the sausage into slices and put in a casserole dish.
• Add the tomatoes, drained chickpeas and chopped leek.
• If there is a lot of fat in the bacon you may want to drain the fat off the onions and bacon. Add them to the casserole dish.
• Add paprika, salt, pepper and thyme and stir to combine. Dried mixed herbs or dried thyme will do.
• Finely chop the parsley and add half of it to the dish.
• Cover and bake in the oven at 170C/340F for 35 minutes.
• In the last few minutes of cooking, steam some cauliflower and/or broccoli or cook in the microwave.
• Stir the steamed vegetables into the casserole.
• Garnish with the reserved parsley.

CATALAN CHICKPEA AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Combine the drained chickpeas with enough water to cover by 2 inches in a large soup pot or Dutch oven, add the bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and skim off any foam. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt to taste (about a tablespoon), and simmer for another hour, until tender. Drain over a bowl and retain 2 cups of the cooking liquid. Set aside.
• While the beans are cooking, heat a large, heavy casserole over medium-high heat and when it is hot, add the sausages. Brown the sausages on all sides and remove from the heat. Slice and set aside.
• Add the olive oil to the pan, turn the heat down to medium, and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, and add the diced pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the onion and pepper are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic, stir together for a minute or two, until fragrant, and stir in the tomatoes, sliced sausage, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring often over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly. Add the chickpeas, dried cayenne or chili flakes, and the 2 cups of their liquid that you set aside. Bring back to a simmer, stir together, turn the heat to very low, cover and cook gently for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until the beans are very tender and the broth fragrant. Taste, adjust seasonings, and serve.

SAUSAGE & CHICKPEA SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, celery, carrot and garlic in olive oil for until vegetables are tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes and sausage. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered until heated through, 4-6 minutes.