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.

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Sausage and Bean Casserole 

Author Kelly

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

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Heat Dutch Oven over medium high heat
3. Coat pan with cooking spray
4. Add onion and turkey sausage to pan, saute for 5 minutes or until browned
5. Add garlic and saute for 2 minutes
6. Stir in chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
7. Stir in brown sugar, tomato paste, pepper, beans and bay leaf
8. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat.
9. Simmer for 5 minutes
10. Remove from heat
11. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over bean mixture and lightly coat with cooking spray.
12. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes
13. 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!

For more weeknight meal recipes, check out this post:

50 Easy Weeknight Meals