Ainsley's Sausage and Butter Bean Bake

sausages

🥗Healthier: chicken or turkey sausages

💰Cheaper: pork sausages

Lower in fat and calories.

butter beans

🥗Healthier: cannellini beans

💰Cheaper: navy beans

Similar texture and flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the grill to high heat.

Lay the sausages on a tray and place them under the grill to brown.

Chop one large onion (or a couple of small onions).

Heat olive oil in a pan over low heat.

Add the chopped onion to the pan and cook until softened, without browning.

Add a little bit of dried sage to the onions and cook until aromatic.

Remove the sausages from the grill once browned and set aside.

Add a tin of tomatoes to the softened onions and stir.

Add the butter beans to the mixture and combine well.

Season with black pepper (no salt added).

Press the sausages into the butter bean mixture.

Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and place in the oven.

Bake at 180°C (356°F) for about 10-15 minutes until heated through and bubbling.

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