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Asda had some of their extra special sausages on offer so I bought two packs. I portioned one pack and put them in the freezer. The other I put in the fridge..... and forgot about them.

Yesterday I found them and they were right on their use by date so I had to do something with them..... a Kaz style sausage casserole seemed like a good idea.

I fried the sausages without any oil, just their own juices. I then fried some onions and mushrooms in those same juices with a bit of flour towards the end. They all went in a casserole with a tin of tomatoes, ground pepper, a stock pot and enough water to cover. 45 mins in a medium oven and the whole lot was ready. It tastes superb.

Isn't that called cassoulet, or something like that?

No, it's definitely a sausage casserole

Cassoulet has variations, but originally has confit duck leg, piece of pork I think, Toulouse sausages, beans, all sorts - apparently takes about 3 days to make from start to finish But I think that includes confiting the duck

Sounds good WM, I do several different sausagey casseroles - I like that they taste different depending on the type of sausage

That gave me quite a turn Frank, I thought my inner Nigella had been publishing without my permission

Yep we all love those sausage type casseroles, I even make one sometimes that's just veggie with beans and stuff and plenty of bbq seasoning Scrummy, really cheap and fab with either rice or mash

I do sometimes make them in the main oven, if time is a factor, but this is great in the slow cooker - although you do have to arbebrown the bangers first, either frying or oven baking. This is the one time I do pre-brown for the slow cooker

We used to buy cassoulet au porc when in France. The veg and beans are in a big glass jar and the pok cubes/shreds and stock seasonings are in the "lid". It all goes in a pan to simmer till piping hot all through. A tasty and cheap one-pot camping meal.