Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total: 40 mins Yields: 6
Mary Berry’s Sausage Casserole is a hearty and flavorful dish that’s perfect for warming up on chilly days. This recipe brings together the succulent goodness of spicy pork sausages, the rich smokiness of bacon, and a medley of vegetables in a delicious sun-dried tomato-based sauce that infuses the casserole with delightful depth and aroma. Served alongside sliced baby new potatoes and freshly cooked green vegetables, this casserole is a complete and satisfying meal that will quickly become a family favorite. !
What’s the sausage casserole Mary Berry recipe?
Mary Berry’s Sausage Casserole is a comforting and wholesome dish that brings together a delightful combination of flavors and textures. The recipe starts by browning spicy pork sausages in sunflower oil, giving them a delicious golden hue. To intensify the taste, finely chopped smoked bacon is added, infusing the casserole with its rich smokiness.
Next, a medley of vegetables, including sliced onions, chunks of red pepper, diced carrots, and crushed garlic, are sautéed until tender. The addition of sun-dried tomato purée, chicken stock, and chopped tomatoes create a luscious and flavorful tomato-based sauce, while fresh thyme sprigs lend a delightful herbal aroma.
To complete the dish, baby new potatoes are sliced into thick discs and added to the casserole, creating a satisfying and hearty meal that will fill your kitchen with the aroma of home-cooked comfort.
Once the ingredients are combined, the casserole simmers gently, allowing all the flavors to meld together into a tantalizing harmony. Seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper, the final result is a wholesome and comforting casserole that will leave everyone eagerly reaching for seconds.
Why you’ll love it
- Ultimate Comfort Food: Mary Berry’s Sausage Casserole is the epitome of comfort, with its hearty sausages, smoky bacon, and a rich tomato sauce that warms both body and soul.
- Savory and Satisfying: The combination of spices from the sausages and the depth from the bacon creates a savory and delicious casserole that will leave you wanting more.
- Nutritious and Colorful: The addition of colorful vegetables adds a nutritious and flavorful touch to the dish, making it a well-rounded and wholesome meal.
- Simple and Flavorful: This dish is a fantastic way to impress family and friends without spending hours in the kitchen.
- Versatility: Customize the casserole by using different types of sausages or adding your favorite herbs and spices to make it uniquely yours.
Mary Berry sausage casserole recipe
Ingredients
- Sunflower oil – 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- Spicy pork sausages – 8 spicy port sausages (or normal ones for a milder version
- Smoked bacon – 4 rashers smoked bacon, finely chopped
- Onion – 1 onion sliced
- Red pepper – 1 red pepper with seeds removed and cut into large chunks
- Carrot – 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- Garlic clove – 1 garlic clove crushed
- Chicken stock – 300ml / ½ pint chicken stock
- Chopped tomatoes – 400g / 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- Sun-dried tomato purée – 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée
- Fresh thyme – 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- Baby new potatoes – 250g/9oz baby new potatoes skin on, sliced into thick discs
- Salt
- Ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Green veggies – 6 cups cooked green beans, and broccoli, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil over high heat in a large deep frying pan or casserole dish.
- Add the sausages and fry them until they are browned all over. Once done, remove the sausages from the pan and set them aside.
- Add the bacon to the pan and fry it for a few minutes until it becomes crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside together with the sausages.
- Add the onion, red pepper, carrot, and garlic to the pan and fry them for 5 minutes over high heat.
- Pour in the stock, tomatoes, tomato purée, and thyme, and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the sliced potatoes and season with salt and pepper according to your taste. Once the potatoes are in, return the bacon and sausages to the pan.
- Cover the pan and let the ingredients simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
- Simmer for an additional 10 minutes, this time removing the lid. At this point, the sauce should have been slightly reduced and the vegetables tender.
- Serve this delightful dish alongside freshly cooked green vegetables for a satisfying and delicious meal.
Tips
- Use your favorite type of spicy pork sausages to add a personal touch to the dish.
- Substitute baby new potatoes with regular potatoes if preferred, adjusting the slicing thickness as needed.
- Substitute the sundried tomato puree with standard tomato puree if required.
- Make up to 8 hours ahead and chill in the fridge or freeze for busy days. Remember to reheat well until it comes to a boil.
Variations
- You can use regular pork sausages instead of spicy ones.
- Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce for an extra depth of flavor. Personally, I love to add gochujang or red pepper flakes for a spicier meal.
How to serve this sausage casserole?
- Serve with a generous spoonful of tomato-based sauce, accompanied by freshly cooked green vegetables such as broccoli or green beans.
- As a side, you can serve fresh bread, rice, or garlic bread on the side.
This hearty and satisfying casserole makes for a delightful family meal or a comforting dinner for a cozy night in.
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Sausage Casserole Mary Berry with red peppers
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6
Ingredients
- Sunflower oil – 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- Spicy pork sausages – 8 spicy port sausages (or normal ones for a milder version
- Smoked bacon – 4 rashers smoked bacon, finely chopped
- Onion – 1 onion sliced
- Red pepper – 1 red pepper with seeds removed and cut into large chunks
- Carrot – 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- Garlic clove – 1 garlic clove crushed
- Chicken stock – 300ml / 1/2 pint chicken stock
- Chopped tomatoes – 400g / 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- Sun-dried tomato purée – 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée
- Fresh thyme – 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- Baby new potatoes – 250g/9oz baby new potatoes skin on, sliced into thick discs
- Salt
- Ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Green veggies – 6 cups cooked green beans, and broccoli, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil over high heat in a large deep frying pan or casserole dish.
- Add the sausages and fry them until they are browned all over. Once done, remove the sausages from the pan and set them aside.
- Add the bacon to the pan and fry it for a few minutes until it becomes crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside together with the sausages.
- Add the onion, red pepper, carrot, and garlic to the pan and fry them for 5 minutes over high heat.
- Pour in the stock, tomatoes, tomato purée, and thyme, and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the sliced potatoes and season with salt and pepper according to your taste. Once the potatoes are in, return the bacon and sausages to the pan.
- Cover the pan and let the ingredients simmer gently for about 20 minutes.
- Simmer for an additional 10 minutes, this time removing the lid. At this point, the sauce should have been slightly reduced and the vegetables tender.
- Serve this delightful dish alongside freshly cooked green vegetables for a satisfying and delicious meal.
Notes
- Use your favorite type of spicy pork sausages to add a personal touch to the dish.
- Substitute baby new potatoes with regular potatoes if preferred, adjusting the slicing thickness as needed.
- Substitute the sundried tomato puree with standard tomato puree if required.
- Make up to 8 hours ahead and chill in the fridge or freeze for busy days. Remember to reheat well until it comes to a boil.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: British
