Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole Uk

Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole

10MINS
5HR
Serves 6
468KCAL

This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a slimming-friendly, hearty meal to pop in the slow cooker and have ready for dinner – perfect for calorie counting or plans like Weight Watchers!

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NutritionPer Serving

Calories468
Carbs60g
Protein22g
Fat12g
Saturates3.4g
Sugars23g

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This slimming friendly Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a one pot wonder and is perfect if you're counting calories or following a plan like Weight Watchers.

Our Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is so easy to make! Just throw all of the ingredients into your slow cooker in the morning and dinner will be ready and waiting for you when you get home.

This hearty casserole is packed full of flavour and is a great way to warm up when the weather starts getting colder. It's packed full with loads of yummy vegetables, but that doesn't mean that you can't serve it alongside even more!

What diets is this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole suitable for?

This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe is suitable for dairy free diets.

It can be made gluten free as long as you swap out the following ingredients for gluten free versions;

Sausages
Worcestershire sauce
Beef stock pot

Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you're cooking for people with allergies.

How Weight Watchers friendly is this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe?

You need to count 5 Points per portion of this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe if you're on WW Green.
You need to count 4 Points per portion of this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe if you're on WW Blue.
You need to count 4 Points per portion of this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe if you're on WW Purple.

Do you need any special ingredients to make Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?

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You don't need anything fancy to make this meal, in fact, you've probably got everything you need sitting in your cupboards already!

Sausages do vary in nutritional values, so make sure to check the ones that you choose.

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You'll need a slow cooker for this recipe. You can often pick them up in large supermarkets, or online from Amazon if you don't have one already.

How many calories are in this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?

There are 468 calories per portion in this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole, which means it falls into our Weekly Indulgence category.

This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is perfect if you're following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.

As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.

Step 1

Put all the ingredients except the sausages, butter beans and stock pot into the slow cooker. Stir well.

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Step 2

Add the sausages and give another quick stir.

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Step 3

Cook on High for 5 hours, or Low to Medium for 6-8 hours.

Step 4

Check to make sure all the veg is cooked through. Stir in the butter beans and stock pot. Check the seasoning and add some salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed.

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Step 5

Allow to cook for another 20-30 minutes to heat up the butter beans, then serve.

What could I serve with this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?

This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is so hearty that it's a meal in itself, but any of the following would also go really well:

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How do you know when this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is cooked?

You should cook this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole for around 5-8 hours in the slow cooker (depending on the setting you use) or until the sausages are soft.

Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.

Can I cook this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole any other way?

You can also cook this recipe in the oven in a casserole dish with a tight fitting lid, or in an oven tray with some foil tightly wrapped around the top. Cook for 2 – 3 hours at 170 – 180°C, checking every 30 minutes or so.

How long can you keep this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole in the fridge?

Once you've put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.

If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.

Can I freeze this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?

Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;

Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.

Don't forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!

How do I reheat this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?

From chilled: Place in a microwave proof container with loosely fitting lid and heat for 4-7 minutes until piping hot.

From frozen: Allow to defrost, and heat covered in the microwave for 3-5 minutes then stir. Cook for a further 5-7 minutes until piping hot.

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