Feed a crowd with this super easy to make and extremely Moorish recipe

Serves 4-6 hungry people

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed or finely grated
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tin of baked beans
• 1 tin of butter beans or other beans
• 400 g sausages, any type works well, cut into 2-3cm thick slices
• 200ml vegetable stock
• Fresh thyme (use dry thyme if out of season)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C
2. Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof saucepan or cast iron casserole over a medium heat, add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, cover and cook, stirring every now and then for 5-8 minutes until the onions are soft.
3. Add the sausages to the onions and leave the to take colour for 5 minutes
4. Add the tomatoes, beans and stock and bring to the boil. Season to taste with a few good pinches of salt, pepper and some fresh thyme.
5. Once bobbling transfer to the oven and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until the sausages are cooked and the mixture is bubbling.
6. Serve with baked potatoes, rice and/or lots of crusty white bread.

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