30 Minute Sausage and Bean Casserole
This Sausage and Bean Casserole is a delicious dish that is great for a weeknight meal. It takes about 30 minutes to make which is perfect for those busy nights. You can even make it ahead of time!
The first time I had this sausage and bean casserole was when my parents were visiting. I think it was soon after I had my daughter and my mom was super nice and cooked us a ton of meals and then left the recipes with us. One of the meals included a Thanksgiving turkey which I have to say I have never tried to cook a turkey on my own. A turkey seems a bit daunting but this recipe is totally do-able. I like real recipes. And by real, I mean recipes that are pretty straightforward that most everyone can manage to replicate. I like my recipes to include ingredients that you will find at the regular grocery store and not a specialty store that people may not have access to. This sausage and bean casserole recipe checks off all those boxes.


Sausage and Bean Casserole
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 16 oz. pkg. turkey sausage cut into 1/4" slices
- 1 can 14 oz chicken broth
- 3 cans 16 oz. each cannelini beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 T brown sugar
- 2 T tomato paste
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.5 c. bread crumbs
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375
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Heat Dutch Oven over medium high heat
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Coat pan with cooking spray
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Add onion and turkey sausage to pan, saute for 5 minutes or until browned
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Add garlic and saute for 2 minutes
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Stir in chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
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Stir in brown sugar, tomato paste, pepper, beans and bay leaf
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Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat.
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Simmer for 5 minutes
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Remove from heat
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Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over bean mixture and lightly coat with cooking spray.
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Bake at 375 for 15 minutes
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Discard bay leaf before serving
This meal easily feeds a family of four and you will have leftovers. It’s a great hearty meal that I know your family will love!
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no amount of garlic is mentioned? drain the cans of beans? rinse?
Mary… sorry about the confusion. 2 cloves of garlic, minced and also drain and rinse the beans. The recipe has been updated.