Sausage and chorizo casserole

Ingredients
1 onion
2 celery sticks
2 carrots
A big clove of garlic / 1 tbsp garlic puree
1/2 chorizo ring
6 pork sausages (I used chipolatas 90% pork)
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tbsp thyme
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin cannellini beans
A few cooked baby potatoes, halved

Method
Chop the vegetables (inc garlic) and gently fry them till soft.
Add the sausages and, after 5 mins, the spices. Cook for a few mins.
Add the tin of tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add the chorizo, chopped, and simmer for 30-40 mins.
Add the cannellini beans and potatoes and cook for an additional 5 mins.

Cheat version: Make up a tomato soup at the beginning of the week using tinned tomatoes, a few sticks of celery, one or two onions, a few carrots and garlic. Use a blender to make it smooth. Then use this as the sauce for this casserole, which cuts out needing to prepare all the veg.

Pork and Peppers Casserole

This is another slow cooker recipe, but it could equally be made as a casserole in the oven.

Recipe
Brown pork steaks (1 per person), then add 1 onion, 2 cubed red/yellow peppers, 1 stick of celery and 1 clove garlic.
Stir in 2 tbsp flour, then add a tin of tomatoes. Add 200ml chicken stock, 1 tbsp thyme, salt and pepper.
Bring to boil, then put in the slow cooker for 8-10 hours.
Serve with mashed potato.

Hungarian Goulash

This makes a really flavoursome meal, and I like to use the slow cooker to get the meat really tender.

Recipe
Fry 1 onion, 1-2 green peppers, 1 carrot and 2 celery sticks in a saucepan.
Add 225g stewing steak (tossed in flour) and fry till browned.
Add 1 tsp paprika, 2 tbsp tomato puree, a pinch of nutmeg and 2 tsp mixed herbs.
Add ¼ pint beef stock, a can of tomatoes, a dash of red wine and 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce.
Boil then bake as a casserole/ put in the slow cooker med-high for 6-8 hours.
Serve with rice.