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Double sausage & bean casserole with cheese-on-toast crumbs

While simple to make, this one-pot still feels special enough for celebrating occasions like Halloween and Bonfire Night. Or, if you’re simply in a rut when it comes to cooking family meals, even the fussiest of eaters will enjoy this. It combines several favourites that are all simmered together with added smokiness from chorizo, plus it reheats well if your family has a busy schedule and everyone eats at different times.

SERVES 4-6 PREP 20 mins

COOK 1 hr EASY

3 tbsp olive oil
8 pork sausages
2 small cooking chorizo (about
100g), sliced
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp light brown muscovado sugar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 x 400g cans cannellini beans or any other white beans, drained but not rinsed

For the cheese-on-toast crumbs

50g crustless white bread, torn into chunks
15g parmesan, finely grated
2 tbsp thyme leaves

1 Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a shallow flameproof casserole over a medium heat and fry the pork sausages for 10 mins until browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate. Drizzle another 1 tbsp oil into the casserole, scatter in the chorizo and cook for 3-4 mins until beginning to crisp up and release its oil. Add the onions and bay, and cook for 5 mins more until the onions are soft.

Stir in the tomato purée and scatter over the sugar. Turn up the heat to medium-high and cook for another 2 mins until sticky and jammy, then splash in the vinegar. Simmer for 1 min more, then tip in the tomatoes and beans. Stir,