Sausage casserole for 60p a head
More than just a meal
The Meal
Ingredients for four
 400 grams sausages, (£1.00)
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2 large onions,(60p)
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A tin of mixed vegetables,(35p)
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400 grams potatoes (40p)
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2 oxo cubes. (5p)
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Seasoning to taste
Total £2.40
Method
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Cut the sausages into four and gently fry them in a large saucepan.
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Peel and slice the onions.
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Peel potatoes and cut into cubes.
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When sausages are brown remove from pan.
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Fry the sliced onions in the fat left over from the sausages until they are soft.
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Add the sausages, the tin of mixed vegetables, the potatoes and enough water to cover.
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Bring to the boil and add the oxo cubes then simmer until the potatoes are cooked.
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Season to taste
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Serve and enjoy
Variations
Replace

Variations
Replace
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sausages and oxo cubes with Quorn type mince or sausages and vegetable stock cube(s).
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potatoes with cooking apples
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mixed vegetables with tinned tomatoes
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mixed vegetables with a tin of butter beans / kidney beans / chick peas
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oxo with half a packet of sage and onion stuffing mix (add more water for this option)
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potatoes with sweet potatoes
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