Easy sausage cassoulet
9
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 40 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
A true French cassoulet takes days to make, so try this delicious simplified and lighter version instead.
Ingredients
Calorie controlled cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Reduced fat pork sausages, grilled
300 g, pork, chopped
Onion
2 medium, sliced
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Carrots, raw
2 medium, chopped
Celery, cooked
2 stick(s), sliced
Thyme, Dried
1 teaspoon(s), level
Haricot Beans, cooked
400 g, rinsed and drained
Tinned Tomatoes
400 g
Vegetable stock cube
1 cube(s), dissolved in 150 ml hot water
Salt
1 teaspoon(s), and
Black pepper
1 teaspoon(s)
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Breadcrumbs, fresh
300 g
Parsley, fresh
2 teaspoon(s)
Instructions
1
Heat a large flameproof casserole dish and mist with low fat cooking spray. Add the sausages and cook over a medium-high heat for 3 – 4 minutes. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and celery and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes.
2
Stir in the dried thyme, haricot beans, tomatoes and stock. Cover and simmer over a low heat for 35 – 40 minutes, removing the lid for the final 10 minutes. Season to taste.
3
Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F.
4
For the topping, mist a non-stick frying pan with low fat cooking spray. Add the garlic and cook over a medium heat for 2 – 3 minutes, then stir in the breadcrumbs and chopped parsley. Sprinkle over the cassoulet, then transfer to the oven and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, or until crusty golden brown on top.
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