
Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
A slimming-friendly, hearty sausage casserole to pop in the slow cooker and have ready for dinner.
Ingredients
- chicken sausages600 g
- onions — diced2 ea
- peppers — diced2 ea
- carrots — peeled and cut into thick chunks; 5 medium400 g
- small potatoes — peeled and cut into big chunks600 g
- canned chopped tomatoes800 g
- tomato purée3 tbsp
- chicken stock cube — made up with 250 ml water1 ea
- garlic cloves — crushed2 ea
- dried oregano — ½ tsp0.5 g
- dried thyme — 1 tsp1 g
- fresh parsley — chopped15 g
- canned butter beans — drained400 g
- beef stock pot1 ea
- Worcestershire sauce — 1 tbsp15 ml
- bay leaf1 ea
Method
- Put all the ingredients except the sausages, butter beans and stock pot into the slow cooker. Stir well.
- Add the sausages and give another quick stir.
- Cook on High for 5 hours, or Low to Medium for 6-8 hours.
- Check to make sure all the veg is cooked through. Stir in the butter beans and stock pot. Check the seasoning and add some salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed.
- Allow to cook for another 20-30 minutes to heat up the butter beans, then serve
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Sausage Casserole
- 600 g vegetarian sausages instead of chicken sausages
- 1 ea vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 1 ea vegetable stock pot instead of beef stock pot
- 20 ml vegetarian Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce
Vegetarian sausages turn mushy over hours in the slow cooker, so brown them in a pan and stir them in with the butter beans for the final 20 to 30 minutes.
Vegan
Slow Cooker Vegan Sausage Casserole
- 600 g vegan sausages instead of chicken sausages
- 1 ea vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 1 ea vegetable stock pot instead of beef stock pot
- 20 ml vegan Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce
Vegan sausages turn mushy over hours in the slow cooker, so brown them in a pan and stir them in with the butter beans for the final 20 to 30 minutes.
Gluten-free
- 600 g gluten-free chicken sausages instead of chicken sausages
- 1 ea gluten-free chicken stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 1 ea gluten-free beef stock pot instead of beef stock pot
- 20 ml gluten-free Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Colesyou pay $56.17 · 28% spare
$40.24
missing 3 items
WoolworthsBest choiceyou pay $39.66 · 47% spare
$20.92
missing 4 items
Aldiyou pay $25.20 · 27% spare
$18.28
missing 7 items
$6.71a serve
from $6.71 a serve at Coles · 13 of 16 ingredients priced
About $40.24 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$46.69 across 3 shops · 15 of 16 items priced · $1.11 more for bigger packs, 41% spare for later
$40.24
missing 3 items
you'll pay $56.17 · 28% of it spare
$20.92
missing 4 items
you'll pay $39.66 · 47% of it spare
$18.28
missing 7 items
you'll pay $25.20 · 27% of it spare
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Coles$13.35

chicken stock cube
$0.41/10g
need 1 itemMassel Chicken Style Stock Cubes 105g$4.30 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Coles$0.41/10g$4.30·
WoolworthsN/A·
AldiN/A

dried oregano
$2.00/10g
need 0.5 gColes Oregano Leaves 10g$2.00closest match
Coles$2.00/10g$2.00·
Woolworths$2.00/10g$2.00·
Aldi$1.99/10g$2.79

beef stock pot
$2.86/100g
need 1 itemLee Kum Kee Mos Spicy Hot Pot 70g$2.00 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Coles$2.86/100g$2.00·
WoolworthsN/A·
AldiN/A

bay leaf
$36.67/1kg
need 1 itemColes Baby Spinach 60g$2.20 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Coles$36.67/1kg$2.20·
Woolworths$36.67/1kg$2.20·
Aldi$13.30/1kg$3.99
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Aldi$13.34
onions
$3.49/1kg
need 2 items2 × approx. 0.18kg per piece$0.63
Aldi$3.49/1kg$0.63·
Woolworths$0.83/1 ea$0.83·
Coles$4.20/1kg$0.84
peppers
$10.68/1kg
need 2 itemsDeli Originals Grilled Peppers 280g 0.28kg$2.99 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi$10.68/1kg$2.99·
WoolworthsN/A·
ColesN/A
small potatoes
$3.99/1kg
need 600 g5 × approx. 0.14kg per piece$0.56closest match
Aldi$3.99/1kg$0.56·
Coles$4.30/1kg$0.86·
Woolworths$5.33/1kg$4.00
garlic cloves
$29.99/1kg
need 2 items2 × No Brand approx. 0.06kg per piece$1.80
Aldi$29.99/1kg$1.80·
Woolworths$1.08/100g$3.90·
Coles$33.00/1kg$1.98
dried thyme
$1.08/10g
need 1 gStonemill Thyme Leaves 25g$2.69closest match
Aldi$1.08/10g$2.69·
Woolworths$1.20/10g$1.80·
Coles$1.20/10g$1.80
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Woolworths$20.00

chicken sausages
$22.22/1kg
need 600 gPeppercorn 7 Pack Extra Lean Chicken Sausages 450g$10.00closest match

carrots
$1.70/1kg
need 400 gWoolworths Australian Grown Carrots 1kg$1.70real special
Woolworths$1.70/1kg$1.70·
Aldi$2.09/1kg$2.09·
Coles$2.50/1kg$2.50

fresh parsley
$2.90/1 ea
need 15 gWoolworths Fresh Parsley Bunch each$2.90 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Woolworths$2.90/1 ea$2.90·
Aldi$2.99/1 ea$2.99·
Coles$2.20/10g$3.30

Worcestershire sauce
$1.08/100ml
need 15 mlHolbrooks Sauce Worcestershire 500ml$5.40
Woolworths$1.08/100ml$5.40·
ColesN/A·
AldiN/A
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- tomato purée · 3 tbsp

