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sausage and bean casserole

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Thea Pappalardo
@Sassy01
Queens Village, NY

This is a good stick-to-the-ribs dish on a chilly night.

(3 ratings)

Ingredients For sausage and bean casserole

  • 1 c
    chopped onion
  • 1 lb
    smoked sausage (i use turkey sausage) sliced 1/4" thick
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 14 oz
    chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 2
    16 ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1/8 tsp
    cayenne
  • 1/2 c
    small pasta (i like small shells) uncooked
  • flavored bread crumbs

How To Make sausage and bean casserole

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375. Heat a dutch oven over medium high heat and spray with Pam. Add onion and sausage and saute for 5 minutes or until browned. Add garlic and saute 2 minutes more. Stir in chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen brown bits. Stir in brown sugar, tomato paste, thyme, black pepper, cayenne, beans, pasta and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is done. Pour into casserole, sprinkle with bread crumbs and lightly spray crumbs with Pam. Bake for 15 minutes or until browned.
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