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Italian Sausage and Chestnut Casserole

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Italian Sausage and Chestnut Casserole

Ideal bonfire night food - serve it indoors in generous bowls with the vegetables before going out to watch the fireworks.

Preparation time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
35 minutes
Total time:
45 minutes 45 minutes
Serves:
 8

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 x 400g packs Waitrose Speciality Pork, Garlic & Herb Sausages
  • 250g shallots, peeled and left whole
  • 200g Waitrose Danish Smoked Lardons
  • 700g jar Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Passata
  • 350g tub Waitrose Fresh Napoletana Sauce
  • 2 x 200g jars Sierra Rica Organic Chestnuts
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary

Method

  1. In a large ovenproof casserole dish, heat the olive oil, add the sausages and fry for 4-5 minutes until brown all over. Remove and set to one side. Add the shallots to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until golden, then add the lardons and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously.
  2. Return the sausages to the pan along with the passata and Napoletana sauce, 250ml cold water, the chestnuts, rosemary and seasoning. Mix well and bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes, until the sausages are thoroughly cooked. Serve with a generous helping of sweet potato and parsley mash to mop up all the sauce, and the roasted parsnip and beetroot with sesame seeds.

Cook's tips

This recipe can be made ahead. Cover and place in a preheated 180°C, gas mark 4 oven for 25 minutes to reheat. To transport the casserole, leave it in the dish, remove the lid and cover in clingfilm. Replace the lid and wrap with clingfilm again - this will ensure no spillage when it is travelling.

Drinks recommendation

Grab a couple of wines sealed with screwcaps. The big, warm juicy flavours of an Australian red will be very welcome. Or mix up some spicy mulled wine using ready-made sachets.

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ROZELLA

ROZELLA 29 December 2009 15:21

Made this for family on Monday after Christmas> Really made a nice change from the usual after christmas foods!

Liz

Liz 14 July 2007 12:29

I made this for last year's bonfire night celebrations (2006) - one using the recipe as shown, and a separate vegetarian version using veggie sausages and veggie bacon instead of the lardons. Both worked really well - clean plates all round.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 616.0kcal
Sugars 13.2g
Fat 44.2g
Saturated Fat 17.0g
Salt 3.2g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in September 2005