Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole

I've had the slow cooker out a lot more recently as it's just so easy to use and convenient around work and school. I like to look for alternative ways of using certain ingredients too so we don't get stuck with the same meals every week - this sausage casserole has a bit of a kick and goes lovely with mash or jacket potatoes in particular.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 tbsp garlic puree/2 cloves

8 thick sausages (we used Lincolnshire)

1 tbsp paprika

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp dried thyme

1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes

1 x 400g tin baked beans

1 chicken stock cube diluted in 80ml hot water
A few slices of chorizo

• Heat the oil in a pan and add the onions, cooking for a few minutes until browned.
• Add the sausages and brown for around 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, pepper, paprika, cumin and thyme and cook for 1 minute. 
• Empty the pan into the slow cooker.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and stir well.
• Cook on low for 5 hours or high for 2 hours.
• Scoff!