One-pan harissa sausage and bean bake - Women's Health Australia

One-pan harissa sausage and bean bake

We'll never not love a one-pan bake recipe

One-pan meals have become a staple during my week. They are quick, easy, you can mix them up to ensure you get the nutrition you need … and just one pan to clean? I’m in! This recipe is balanced as it contains fibre (veggies), protein (your sausages of choice) and starchy carbs (the beans in this recipe).

If you want to make it lower in starchy carbohydrates, you can omit the beans and add more veggies. Pumpkin is the hero ingredient here. Pumpkins are high in fibre and lower in carbs than you may think. They contain only half the carbs found in a sweet potato or normal potatoes, for example.

Yields: 4
Total Time:50mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 sausages of choice (gluten free if preferred)
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 700g (1lb 9oz) pumpkin or butternut squash, cut into medium chunks
  • 1 tbsp harissa paste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 400g (14oz) tin white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 75 ml (1⁄3 cup) fresh vegetable stock (or use a low-sodium stock cube)
  • Handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF)
Step 2
In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over a medium-high heat and briefly fry the sausages to get the browning started, but not to cook them
Step 3
Transfer the sausage to a large roasting dish. Add the red onion, pumpkin, harissa paste and cumin seeds and toss together with plenty of seasoning
Step 4
Roast for 30 minutes, then stir the pumpkin, add the beans and stock and roast for 10 minutes more. Scatter with parsley and serve
Step 5
Tip You can serve this with crumbled feta cheese and toasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

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