Easy sausage casserole

Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.

Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.

Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.

Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.

Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 – 2 mins or until the aromas are released.

Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.

Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.

Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of cooked beans or lentils and cook for a further five minutes.

Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.