Slow-cooker sausage and butter bean casserole recipe

Name: Slow-cooker sausage and butter bean casserole
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 454g pack 50% less fat Cumberland sausages; 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 2 celery sticks, trimmed and sliced; 1 garlic clove, sliced; 150g mushrooms, quartered; 150g pack Tendersweet carrots; 1 leek, trimmed and sliced; ½ tsp crushed chillies; 2 x 400g tins butter beans, drained and rinsed; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 300ml red wine; 1 chicken stock cube, made up to 800ml; 10g fresh rosemary, leaves only; 4 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 5 tbsp water; green beans and crusty bread, to serve (optional)

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Put your slow-cooker through its paces with this super sausage and butter bean casserole – the perfect meal to cook while you're working from home. Veggies cooked until tender and juicy Cumberland sausages make up this hearty stew, just chuck them all into your pot and let the magic happen. Just remember to keep an eye on your slow cooker throughout the cooking process!

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Serves 6
3 hrs 15 mins (or 2 hrs 15 mins in the oven)
395 calories / serving

Freezable
Healthy

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Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco British Cumberland Sausages 8 Pack 454G
Aldi Price Match
454g pack 50% less fat Cumberland sausages
£1.79
£3.94/kg
Tesco Red Onions 3Pack Minimum
2 red onions, cut into wedges
£1.00
£0.33/each
Tesco Celery Sticks 250G
75p Clubcard Price
(£3.00/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 22/09/2026 until 05/10/2026
2 celery sticks, trimmed and sliced
£0.90
£3.60/kg
Tesco Large Garlic
1 garlic clove, sliced
£0.50
£0.50/each
Tesco British Baby Chestnut Mushrooms 150g
150g mushrooms, quartered
£1.15
£7.67/kg
Tesco Carrots Loose
Aldi Price Match
150g pack Tendersweet carrots
£0.11
£0.69/kg
Tesco Sliced Leeks 200g
80p Clubcard Price
(£4.00/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 22/09/2026 until 05/10/2026
1 leek, trimmed and sliced
£1.00
£5.00/kg
Tesco Crushed Chillies 28G
Any 4 for 3 Clubcard Price - Cheapest Product Free - Selected Cooking Ingredients
Offer valid for delivery from 29/09/2026 until 26/10/2026
½ tsp crushed chillies
£1.00
£35.71/kg
Biona Organic Butter Beans 400g
Everyday Low Price
2 x 400g tins butter beans, drained and rinsed
£1.75
£7.29/kg DR.WT
Grower's Harvest Chopped Tomatoes 400G
Aldi Price Match
400g tin chopped tomatoes
£0.43
£1.08/kg
Hardys VR Merlot Red Wine 75cl
£6.25 Clubcard Price
(£8.33/litre)
Offer valid for delivery from 08/09/2026 until 02/11/2026
300ml red wine
£7.00
£9.33/litre
Tesco Chicken Stock Cubes 10 Pack 100g
1 chicken stock cube, made up to 800ml
£1.00
£10.00/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Rosemary 20G
Aldi Price Match
10g fresh rosemary, leaves only
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco Cornflour 500G
4 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 5 tbsp water
£2.55
£5.10/kg
Tesco Green Beans 220G
Aldi Price Match
green beans and crusty bread, to serve (optional)
£0.85
£3.86/kg

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the sausages for 6-7 mins, turning frequently, until golden. Transfer to a 2.5ltr or bigger slow-cooker using a slotted spoon.
Add the onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook in the remaining oil for 4-5 mins over a medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften. Transfer to the slow-cooker with the carrots and leek.
Mix the remaining ingredients together in a bowl, then add to the slow-cooker and season well. Cook on high for 3 hrs or until thick and bubbling.
Spoon into bowls and serve with green beans and crusty bread to mop up the juices, if you like.

Cook's tip: No slow-cooker? Follow the method to brown the sausages and veg, then put in a 2ltr casserole dish, cover and bake at gas 6, 200 ̊C, fan 180 ̊C for 2 hrs.

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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.