I’ve been making sausage casserole forever, but over the last few weeks I’ve been making this and testing and improving and oh, get ready to fall hard in love my friends ♥️ This is everything you need in winter warmer recipe. Thick, warming gravy, plenty of hearty vegetables and cooks away slowly, filling the house with the promise of something magic to dive into. I hope this recipe brightens your grey days as it has done for us. The short answer is no, they will still be edible if you don’t BUT the skins can be a bit chewy 😬 and also they look SO much nicer if you do. It’s worth the time in this case. ✅ It makes it’s own delicious gravy as it cooks. ✅ Just add crusty bread or mash for a complete meal. ✅ The ultimate in comfort food. If you don’t want to stand over the hob, your other option is to pop them into the oven for 15 minutes before you add the vegetables. I’m not normally organised enough for this as the oven is preheating whilst I’m browning them on the hob! Yes. Just replace the sausages with vegetarian sausages and leave out the bacon. You can add 1 tsp of Sweet Smoked Paprika to give a little of that smoky flavour if you’d like. You can make this in advance. If I know I’m going to prepare this and then heat it up later, I’ll just stop cooking before I add the apples. Then, when I want to serve, I’ll add the apples and heat through. Be sure to check it’s piping hot. Sure. Just pack it up into portions, label it and freeze when it’s cooled. When defrosted, just be sure to heat through fully before serving. Just be sure to use gluten free sausages and use a gluten free plain flour. Yes you can, just keep it on a low heat so that the bottom doesn’t stick. Stir it occasionally and keep the lid on. You may need to add a little more stock as more will evaporate if cooked this way.
