A hot supper for a chilly evening

Sorry there's no photo of this one because Eden and I just ate it!! I'll make another one sometime and put it on the recipe page too!

Sausage Casserole

1 lb good sausages

2 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil

2 onions chopped

1 each of red, yellow and green sweet peppers

de-seeded and chopped

4 oz mushrooms sliced

1 pint vegetable stock

1 teaspoon paprika

half teaspoon each of sage, parsley, marjoram and grated nutmeg

1 tablespoon tomato puree

freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon cornflour

1. Fry sausages until browned all round and put to one side
2. Put olive oil into same pan then gently sweat the onions until soft but not coloured
3. Add peppers, mushrooms, spices, tomato puree and stock and cook for about ten minutes
4. Mix the cornflour with a little water then mix into the vegetables to thicken
5. Cut each sausage into three or four chunks and add to vegetables
6. Put into a very large casserole then cook in oven heated to 190C/375F for one and a half hours

This makes enough for 4 or 5 people. If you only need enough for two you can divide it before cooking and freeze it. It's great with a baked jacket potato but goes just as well with potatoes and a green vegetable such as broccoli or beans. Chilli can also be added for a kick and if you want to make it a favourite with children, leave out the chillies but add a tin of baked beans!