Sausage and bean soup
Sausage and bean soup is easy to make and is a lovely recipe for a cold day. Serve as a light lunch to fill you up or a starter with a light main course.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- Non-stick pan
- Wooden spoon
- Sharp knife
- Measuring Jug
- tin opener
Ingredients
- 1 packet sausages
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ½ red chilli seeded and chopped
- 1 red pepper diced
- 400 g can chopped tomatoes
- 400 g can mixed beans
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 200 ml chicken or vegetable stock
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Heat your grill to medium and cook the sausages according to the pack instructions.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan and tip in the onion. Fry gently for 5 minutes until softened, then add the garlic and chilli and cook for 2 minutes.
- Tip in the red pepper and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes to the pan, stir for a minute then pour in the stock.
- Continue stirring and tip in all the other ingredients apart from the sausages. Cook for 20 minutes until the soup thickens. Season to taste.
- Slice the sausages and add to the soup. Add a little more stock if its too thick.