Sausage and Bean Bake

This is what I made for tea last night, it was a new recipe and I was pleased with how it turned out. It takes a while, but it's not all hands and time, it tastes yummy and I found it very filling. There's also plenty of change to be flexible about the amount of different ingredients that you use, just adjust to taste.

You need: (for 1 person)

• 1/2 an onion


• 2 sausages


• 1/2 a small tin of butterbeans


• 1/4 of a 400g can chopped tomatoes


• 200ml Chicken stock


• Frozen veg


• 50g self-rasing flour


• 20g butter/margarine


• Teaspoon of dried herbs (I used oregano)


• Splash of milk

Here's what you do...

• Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6 (180C)


• Soften the onions in a little bit of oil (for about 3 minutes) before adding the sausages and frying until the sausages are cooked and the onions are soft.


• Pour in the tomato and stock, then bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes (put the lid on if it's getting too dry)


• Stir the drained butterbeans and enough frozen veg to keep you happy, then put into your ovenproof dish


• Put the flour into a bowl and mix in the butter using your fingertips until you have fine breadcrums, then stir in the herbs and add enough milk until it comes together.


• Put dollops of the mixuture on top of the tomato sauce, then put in the over and cook for 25 minutes


• Enjoy

Hope you like it. You could use bacon instead of sausage, and if you want to make it vegetarian, then maybe put some more beans in.