Sausage and Bean Pasta Bake
Sausage and baked bean pasta with carrots is a such simple, but fabulously delicious midweek dinner that’s perfect for kids!
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 735kcal
Ingredients
- Cooking Spray
- 8 Pork Sausages
- 250 g Pasta Something like Penne, Rigatoni or fusilli is great
- 1 Onion Finely Diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic Crushed
- 1 Orange or Red Pepper Diced
- 2 Large Carrots Peeled and Sliced
- 415 g Tin Baked Beans
- 400 g Chopped Tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
- 100 g Cheddar Cheese Grated
- 100 g Mozzarella Cheese Grated
Instructions
- Cook the sausages to packet instructions, and leave to cool slightly before chopping into 1cm chunks. Leave to one side.
- Cook the pasta to the packet instructions, but for about half of the time.
- Drain and rinse in cold water. Leave to one side.
- Mist a large, heatproof and flameproof pan with cooking spray and warm over medium heat on the hob.
- Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Stir often.
- Add the garlic and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
- Tip in the carrots and pepper and stir well.
- Add the beans, chopped tomatoes and a pinch of salt and pepper and stir well.
- Bring to a simmer and reduce the heat.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the sausages and pasta.
- Top with grated cheese and bake at 180 degrees C (fan-assisted) for around 20 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown.
Notes
- I use a large cast iron Dutch oven dish. If you don’t have a pan that is both flameproof and heatproof, start in a large frying pan on the hob before transferring to an ovenproof casserole dish to bake.
- See the post above for more tips and advice.