Sausage and Bean Stew

Life of the Lowly

There is no shame in eating peasant style food, when you come from humble beginnings you should never forget the foods that kept you going and reminded you of home.  Beans definitely remind me of hard times, but I still love them because they are delicious and filling.  This stew is great, it is so simple and it really put a smile on my face.  I love food that is just comforting and lifts up your spirits when you have a 3 hour exam to prepare for.



Bean Madness

I have never cooked with butter beans before. Infact the only beans I think I have cooked are kidney beans and baked beans :)  I would suggest using a variety of beans and experimenting.  It's good to try something new.

This recipe was adapted from Asda's 'Fit 4 Life' menu plans

Ingredients:

2 quorn sausages or reduced fat sausages, 2tsps olive oil, 1 large onion (peeled and chopped), 2 garlic cloves (finely peeled and chopped), 400g passata, 1 tin of butter beans (drained from water), 1 big sweet potato (peeled), 1 medium courgette (chopped), 5 button mushrooms (chopped), 2 tsp dried mixed herbs, fresh avocado or basmati rice to serve or both.

Method:

1. Cook the sausages.
2. Cut the sweet potato into random segments and boil for a few minutes until soft.  Then cut into even smaller pieces.
3. While the sausages are cooking heat up the oil in the pan.
4. Gently fry the onions and the garlic for roughly 4 minutes.
5. Add the passata, and all of the vegetables including the herbs.
6. Let the stew simmer for 20 minutes and when vegetables are cooked.
7. Chop the sausages and mix in with the stew.
8. Stir for 2 minutes then remove from the heat and serve.