Sausage & Cabbage Casserole

**Mandy**'s Note:

This recipe was in an old Kelloggs cookbook I picked up from a thrift shop. I thought it quite strange as it called for sultana bran in the main casserole. Admittedly I left out the sultana bran when I made this but instead added some cooked pasta to make a great one dish meal full of veggies.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 8 sausages, pricked
• 60 g butter or 60 g margarine
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cabbage, finely shredded
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 2 small zucchini, sliced
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sultana natural bran
• salt & pepper

Topping

• 3/4 cup shredded tasty cheese
• 1/2 cup corn flake crumbs
• 1 slice bacon, diced

Directions:

1. Heat oil & brown sausages, remove from pan & slice thickly & place in a casserole dish.
2. Melt butter & saute onion & garlic until tender, add tomato paste, cabbage, tomatoes & zucchini and cook for a few minutes.
3. Blend all remaining ingredients, bring to the boil & pour over sausages.
4. Bake covered in a moderate (180.C) oven for approx 1 hour.
5. Combine topping ingredients & sprinkle over casserole.
6. Bake for a further 5-10 mins uncovered.

Reviews

[Mustang Sally 54269]

Very tasty recipe. I caution those watching fat/sodium/sugar intake though. Even though the bran helps with the fibre, it is very high in the the others also. It could be made more healthly by using chicken/turkey sausages, sub olive oil for butter & salt-reduced chicken broth for water/cubes. Topping can be sub'd also. I found it very salty so I will also cut the salt out on the next try. Nice variation to normal cabbage recipes, thanks for sharing.

[TasteTester]

This is a really delicious casserole, and was so easy & quick to put together. I loved the fact that it had several veggies in it, but I also could not find sultana bran (or any bran, for that matter). I used some bulgur wheat I had and it turned out good, but I think Mandy's substitution of pasta was a much better choice, so I'll be using that next time. We especially loved the topping -- so yummy and crunchy. Thanks for sharing this recipe!