Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a slimming-friendly, hearty meal to pop in the slow cooker and have ready for dinner – perfect for calorie counting or plans like Weight Watchers!
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories468
- Carbs60g
- Protein22g
- Fat12g
- Saturates3.4g
- Sugars23g
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This slimming friendly Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a one pot wonder and is perfect if you’re counting calories or following a plan like Weight Watchers.
Our Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is so easy to make! Just throw all of the ingredients into your slow cooker in the morning and dinner will be ready and waiting for you when you get home.
This hearty casserole is packed full of flavour and is a great way to warm up when the weather starts getting colder. It’s packed full with loads of yummy vegetables, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t serve it alongside even more!
What diets is this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole suitable for?
This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole recipe is suitable for dairy free diets.
It can be made gluten free as long as you swap out the following ingredients for gluten free versions;
- Sausages
- Worcestershire sauce
- Beef stock pot
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?
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You don’t need anything fancy to make this meal, in fact, you’ve probably got everything you need sitting in your cupboards already!
Sausages do vary in nutritional values, so make sure to check the ones that you choose.
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You’ll need a slow cooker for this recipe. You can often pick them up in large supermarkets, or online from Amazon if you don’t have one already.
How many calories are in this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?
There are 468 calories per portion in this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole, which means it falls into our Weekly Indulgence category.
This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Put all the ingredients except the sausages, butter beans and stock pot into the slow cooker. Stir well.
Step 2
Add the sausages and give another quick stir.
Step 3
Cook on High for 5 hours, or Low to Medium for 6-8 hours.
Step 4
Check to make sure all the veg is cooked through. Stir in the butter beans and stock pot. Check the seasoning and add some salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed.
Step 5
Allow to cook for another 20-30 minutes to heat up the butter beans, then serve.
What could I serve with this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?
This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is so hearty that it’s a meal in itself, but any of the following would also go really well:
How do you know when this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is cooked?
You should cook this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole for around 5-8 hours in the slow cooker (depending on the setting you use) or until the sausages are soft.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
Can I cook this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole any other way?
You can also cook this recipe in the oven in a casserole dish with a tight fitting lid, or in an oven tray with some foil tightly wrapped around the top. Cook for 2 – 3 hours at 170 – 180°C, checking every 30 minutes or so.
How long can you keep this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole in the fridge?
Once you’ve put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.
If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
Can I freeze this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?
Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;
- Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
- Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.
Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!
How do I reheat this Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole?
From chilled: Place in a microwave proof container with loosely fitting lid and heat for 4-7 minutes until piping hot.
From frozen: Allow to defrost, and heat covered in the microwave for 3-5 minutes then stir. Cook for a further 5-7 minutes until piping hot.
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Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
This Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole is a slimming-friendly, hearty meal to pop in the slow cooker and have ready for dinner – perfect for calorie counting or plans like Weight Watchers!
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
5 HR
- KCals 468
- Carbs 60G
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients except the sausages, butter beans and stock pot into the slow cooker. Stir well.
- Add the sausages and give another quick stir.
- Cook on High for 5 hours, or Low to Medium for 6-8 hours.
- Check to make sure all the veg is cooked through. Stir in the butter beans and stock pot. Check the seasoning and add some salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed.
- Allow to cook for another 20-30 minutes to heat up the butter beans, then serve
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ChloeThursday 28th November 2024
Do the instructions infer that you add the chicken stock at the start, along with everything else? Aside from the stock pot and the butter beans of course.
HollyMonday 2nd December 2024
Hey Chloe, yes everything is added in step one apart from sausages, butter beans and beef stock pot. Hope that helps!
MaryAnnWednesday 11th September 2024
The instructions say to add the STOCK POT to the crockpot (???) after cooking for a period of time. What does that mean?
HollyThursday 12th September 2024
Hey Mary Ann, this recipe uses a stock pot which are available in most supermarkets on the same aisle as the stock cubes. It’s a reduced down stock made into a jelly type pot that you can add directly to recipes with no need for extra water. Hope that helps!
ChezThursday 21st March 2024
Can this recipe be done in the oven as well or just the slow cooker?
HollyMonday 25th March 2024
Hey Chez, you can cook this recipe in the oven in a casserole dish with a tight-fitting lid, or in an oven tray with foil tightly wrapped around the top. Cook for 2–3 hours at 170–180°C (fan 150–160°C/ gas mark 3/4), checking every 30 minutes or so. Hope that helps!
BecksjohnsSunday 31st December 2023
Do I need to drain the butter beans?
LisaThursday 11th January 2024
Hi
Yes, the beans should be drained first
FaithSunday 22nd October 2023
Is the cooking time the same if I just want to make the main base and do my sausages in the air fryer later on
SharonMonday 23rd October 2023
Hi Faith, if you want to slow cook the vegetable mixture without the sausages, we would estimate it will take around 2 1/2 – 3 hours on high. We haven’t tested this so this is an estimation and we can’t guarantee the result. Hope this helps!
kerryMonday 17th July 2023
Hi, can I miss the tinned tomatoes out? I don’t like tomato based foods.
SharonThursday 19th October 2023
Hi kerry, the tomatoes are a main ingredient in our Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole so you can’t leave them out. You might like this sausage recipe instead as it doesn’t contain any tomatoes: Sausages with Creamy Lentils Hope this helps.
LynsayThursday 4th May 2023
Can I use frozen sausages and just add them into pot frozen or should I defrost first or cook them off a bit first in a frying pan?
SharonTuesday 9th May 2023
Hi Lynsay, if you’re using frozen sausages, you will need to thoroughly defrost them in the fridge before using them in this recipe. There’s no need to fry them before adding into the recipe; once defrosted, just follow the method as it’s written. Here’s an article that you may find useful: Top Tips for Food Safety and Hygiene Enjoy the recipe!
BeccyTuesday 31st January 2023
Do the sausages brown at all following this recipe (so putting the sausages in uncooked)? My hubby is funny about anaemic-looking sausages, so I just want to be sure. Thanks.
HollyThursday 2nd February 2023
Hey Beccy, If you prefer you can lightly brown the sausages before adding them to the casserole to give them a little colour, hope that helps!
LeighWednesday 18th October 2023
Brown them first. Then follow rest of instructions
JacqMonday 9th January 2023
I have followed this recipe to the gram but it won’t all fit in my slow cooker? The lid just about shuts but lots isn’t covered…
HollyMonday 16th January 2023
Hey Jacqueline, We use a 3.5L slow cooker to test all of our recipes so it sounds like your slow cooker may just be a little smaller than the size we suggest, hope that helps!
CatherineTuesday 3rd January 2023
The butter beans put me off as I don’t like them (and my children don’t either). Could I just miss them out or would I end up with too much liquid?
HollyThursday 5th January 2023
Hey Catherine, you could swap for a tin of baked beans instead or add some extra peppers, carrot or potato, hope that helps!
CatherineTuesday 19th March 2024
Has anyone left out the butter beans completely and not replaced them with an alternative?
HollyMonday 25th March 2024
Hey Catherine, you can omit the butter beans or swap them for extra peppers, carrot or potato, hope that helps!
KellyMonday 2nd January 2023
How do you work out what a portion size is to get the right calorie count?
SharonMonday 2nd January 2023
Hi Kelly, this recipe serves 6, so simply divide the finished dish into 6 portions and the calories stated will be correct for one portion. We make our calorie calculations based on serving size and not by weight, as the weight of a portion may vary due to variation of ingredients and water content so isn’t something we can do as an exact measure. Do hope this helps.
KathrynSaturday 31st December 2022
Which book is this recipe in please?
SharonMonday 2nd January 2023
Hi Kathryn, you can find this recipe in our Quick & Easy book on pages 122-3. Enjoy the recipe!
SusanSaturday 3rd December 2022
I found this was too acidic for my taste, but my partner loved it. I did substitute vegetarian sausages for regular ones and wonder if this may have made a difference.
SharonMonday 12th December 2022
Hi Susan, thanks for making our Slow Cooker Casserole but sorry you found it too acidic for your taste. The acidity will have come from the tinned tomatoes. Some cheaper brands can be a bit acidic so we would recommend using good quality tinned tomatoes.You can add a pinch of sweetener or sugar to reduce the acidity if needed.
JamieWednesday 2nd November 2022
It says at the stock pot in both steps 1 and 4. When do I add it? I added it all in step 1 and added air fried sausages chopped and butter beans in step 4. But just noticed it said add stock pot in both. Which is correct?
HollyThursday 3rd November 2022
Hey Jamie, in step 1 you add all the ingredients except for the the butterbeans and stock pot. The butterbeans and stock pot are then added in step 4, hope that helps!
LaurelThursday 27th October 2022
Could I try this with Veggie sausages and stock?
HollyMonday 31st October 2022
Hey Laurel, yes this recipe should work great with vegetarian sausages and stock, hope that helps!
MillieFriday 14th October 2022
If I use pork sausages should I still use chicken stock or is there an alternative you recommend?
SharonMonday 17th October 2022
Hi Millie, if you use pork sausages you could use either chicken or pork stock. Either would work well.Enjoy!
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