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Simple Sausage and Bean Casserole

Bean Recipes, Comfort Food, Easy Dinners First Published: February 11, 2021 | Last Updated: April 13, 2025

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A simple but delicious sausage and bean casserole with cannellini beans, carrots and a rich tomato sauce. Perfect comfort food!

Fat pork sausages in a red casserole sauce with cannellini beans and carrots. Garnished with fresh chopped parsley in a blue casserole dish on a wicker place mat.

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Perfect Comfort Food

When you were a kid did you ever eat those tins of baked beans and sausages? I won’t lie – I did use to love them! This sausage and bean casserole is kind of like the grown-up version, with actual vegetables and no added sugar, just good stuff. Am I selling it to you?

An Easy One-Pot Dinner

This sausage casserole is a really easy one-pot dinner which can be on the table in less than an hour. I love to serve it with some creamy mashed potatoes to soak up all the sauce and some peas or broccoli to add some greens. A great winter warmer dish, I guarantee this will make you feel all warm and cosy!

Sausage and bean casserole on a round plate with a side of mashed potato.

What Sausages Can I Use?

I typically use some good-quality Cumberland pork sausages from my local butcher. They’re my favourite, but any quality sausages will work. Use your family favourite or even try it with chicken or veggie sausages. I absolutely love these Cauldron vegetarian sausages and they work perfectly in this casserole.

Can I make this Sausage and Bean Casserole Vegetarian?

Yes! Use vegetarian sausages as above, and swap out the chicken stock for veg.

Can I Freeze It?

Yes – this recipe is perfect for freezing. Allow the dish to cool and transfer in portions to a suitable freezer safe container. Freeze within 2 hours of cooking. To serve, defrost in the fridge overnight. Reheat either on the hob or in the microwave, until piping hot throughout – you may wish to add a splash of water when reheating to loosen the sauce.

What Do I Serve with this Simple Sausage & Bean Casserole?

I love it best with mashed potato and peas. Any steamed greens are great, especially broccoli or buttery peas. You could also serve this casserole with rice, boiled potatoes or even simply some crusty bread.

I used a 30cm Shallow Casserole Dish to cook this recipe.

Close up of sausage and bean casserole.
I hope you like this recipe as much as I do!

Don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave a comment or tag me on Instagram @carrieskitchen_ if you make it!

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Simple Sausage & Bean Casserole

A simple sausage and bean casserole with cannellini beans, carrots and a rich tomato sauce. The perfect comforting, easy dinner for a cold evening.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine British
Servings 4 servings
Calories 652 kcal

Equipment

  • Shallow Casserole Dish or Fying Pan with a Lid

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 good quality sausages - use your preference – pork, vegetarian or chicken
  • 1 onion - diced
  • 2 garlic cloves - diced
  • 3-4 carrots - chopped
  • 400 gram tin of cannellini beans - drained and rinsed
  • 400 gram tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 300 ml chicken stock - or vegetable stock
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves - can substitute 1/2 tbsp dried
  • 1 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
  • salt & pepper - to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in your casserole dish over a medium to high heat and brown the sausages – you don't need to fully cook them at this point, you just want some colour on the skins.
  • Take out the sausages and set aside on a plate, turn the heat down to medium then add the onion to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes until soft but not browned.
  • Add in the garlic and carrots and cook for another 2 minutes, then add in the tomato paste, bay and thyme leaves.
  • Pour in the tinned tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil, then return the sausages to the pan.
  • Cover with the lid, turn the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Take off the lid, give it a good stir to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pan, add the beans then let it simmer on low with the lid off for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Season to taste and serve with some veggies and potatoes, rice or crusty bread to mop up the sauce – I love this with creamy mashed potatoes and some peas or broccoli.

Notes

This dish freezes well – cool and portion to freezer safe containers then freeze.
Defrost fully before reheating and heat in the microwave or on the hob until piping hot.ย 
*Please note, nutrition facts are estimated and are based on using pork sausages for this recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 652kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 32gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 1210mgPotassium: 1312mgFiber: 8gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 8017IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 6mg
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