Sainsbury’s ‘Feed your family for 50 pounds’ – Meal number 2… Sausage, tomato and cannellini bean pot with mash

Tonight’s dinner came courtesy of the Sainsbury’s ‘Feed the family for 50 pounds’ again. For those who don’t know what this is I have pasted the link for this recipe and the rest of the weekly plan can be accessed from here as well: http://www.sainsburys-feed-your-family.co.uk/MealPlan/Recipe/30
You can also cook along by following @sainsburys on Twitter or putting in #cookwithus and they will explain in real time how to cook the dish for the evening. New plan out on 15th June – can’t wait! This will definitely be a ‘go to’ booklet for the summer holidays.

This was a real winner all round – have to admit I added a bit of maple syrup for sweetness and a tsp of grain mustard at the end for a slight kick! I also added some leftover broccoli to the potato pan in the last 5 mins and then mashed this up as well. I also used sausages from our local butcher (pork, garlic and apple) and potatoes from our garden – but did everything else the same. These recipes create a great foundation for those who like to tinker with meals!

The finished dish!

Two thumbs up from the gril with the new haircut!

An easy and quick playdate lunch…

Abbie had a friend to play today and they were both famished after swimming…. so ‘Flash in the Pan Bangers’ it was – always a favourite – an alternative to sausages and baked beans – the unprocessed version! I also made homemade oven chips and served some really fresh sprouting brocolli on the side – not surprisingly the whole lot was wolfed down!

Flash in the Pan Bangers – from BBC Good Food ‘101 Recipes for Kids’

1 tblspn vegetable oil

8 pork sausages – I used 12 chipolatas

1 small onion – peeled and chopped

400g cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

400g chopped tomatoes

1 tblspn maple or golden syrup

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce or dash of Tabasco, to taste

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan until hot and fry the sausages, over a medium heat for 20 mins, turning them now and then, until golden and sticky. Remove the sausages from the pan and set aside.
• Add the onion and cook for 3-4 mins until softened. Tip in the beans and tomatoes, stir thoroughly and cook for 2-3 mins, then stir in the syrup and the Worcestershire sauce or Tabasco and 150ml/ 1/4 pt hot water. Cook for a further 2 mins or until slightly thickened.
• Return the sausages to the pan and cook for a further minute or until bubbling.

Serves 4 (plentifully)

Homemade oven chips/wedges

Preheat oven to 200C.

Cut potaoes into thin wedges and toss in rapeseed oil (and garlic puree – optional).  Spread over a baking sheet and cook in the hot oven for 30-35 mins, turning half-way through cooking.  They should be crispy when cooked – cook for extra 5 minutes if not. Sprinkle over Maldon salt to taste.

Flash in the Pan Bangers, homemade chips and sprouting broc

Two happy customers!