Sausage and Bean Casserole

Name: Sausage and Bean Casserole
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Ingredients: 1 c chopped onion; 1 lb smoked sausage (i use turkey sausage) sliced 1/4" thick; 2 clove garlic, minced; 14 oz chicken broth; 2 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 16 ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed & drained; 1 bay leaf; 1/8 tsp cayenne; 1/2 c small pasta (i like small shells) uncooked; flavored bread crumbs

By Thea Pappalardo
@Sassy01

This is a good stick-to-the-ribs dish on a chilly night.

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★★★★★ 3 votes5

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Ingredients

1 c

chopped onion
1 lb

smoked sausage (i use turkey sausage) sliced 1/4" thick
2 clove

garlic, minced
14 oz

chicken broth
2 Tbsp

brown sugar
2 Tbsp

tomato paste
1/2 tsp

dried thyme
1/2 tsp

black pepper
2

16 ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed & drained
1

bay leaf
1/8 tsp

cayenne
1/2 c

small pasta (i like small shells) uncooked
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flavored bread crumbs
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How to Make Sausage and Bean Casserole

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Preheat oven to 375.
Heat a dutch oven over medium high heat and spray with Pam. Add onion and sausage and saute for 5 minutes or until browned. Add garlic and saute 2 minutes more. Stir in chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen brown bits. Stir in brown sugar, tomato paste, thyme, black pepper, cayenne, beans, pasta and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is done. Pour into casserole, sprinkle with bread crumbs and lightly spray crumbs with Pam. Bake for 15 minutes or until browned.

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