Sausage casserole

This casserole dish is easy made, feeds up to 6 people and if there are leftovers can be used the next day , I doubt there will be though. The calories are based on serving 4 people and using reduced fat pork sausages. adjust calories for your substitutions (if you make any)

Total calories for dish 1184

Per portion 296

Serves 4 or 6 depending on how generous you are with portions

Ingredients

6 reduced fat pork sausages , if you want you use turkey sausages

440g of peeled potatoes

2 leeks , washed and finely sliced

2 large carrots peeled and sliced

1 onion chopped

3 garlic cloves sliced finely

a small bunch of chives , approx. 6 stems, to garnish, cut finely

1 teaspoon of dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

Large pinch of black pepper

500ml of vegetable or chicken stock

120ml of light single cream

80g of low fat cheese

Spray oil to grease

Method

Preheat the oven at 180C

First you want to parboil the potatoes by bringing a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the potatoes and cook for 10 mins, you don't want them cooked through as you will be slicing them, drain and leave to the side for now.

Put the sausages in your casserole dish (give it a few sprays with oil) and place in the oven for 12/15 minutes, just until the sausages are browning , you may want to give them a shake halfway through.

Whilst the Sausages are cooking heat a frying pan and fry off the onion, carrot and leeks. after 8 minutes add the garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.

Cut the sausages up (not too small), add the contents of the frying pan to the casserole dish with the sausages, stock, thyme, salt, pepper ,cream and stir . Next with the parboiled potatoes, slice and layer on top evenly then sprinkle with cheese to cover the dish.

When ready to serve garnish with your chives and season more with salt and pepper if you need to.

I hope you enjoy this hearty dish, it goes down a treat with my family . My children love it with baked beans poured over too.