Description
Sicilian Homemade Sausages with Beans Stew is a rustic, hearty dish made with juicy sausages, creamy beans, vegetables, and a savory tomato base. Slow-cooked for deep flavor, it’s a comforting meal perfect for cozy dinners with bread, polenta, or salad.
Ingredients
2 cups canned red beans
2 cups canned white beans
8 sausages (about 2 per person)
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 onion, medium, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 celery stalk, chopped
Chili pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Olive oil, for cooking
Instructions
- Set slow cooker to high (300°F / 150°C).
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Brown sausages for about 2½ minutes per side, then remove and set aside.
- In the same oil, sauté onion, celery, garlic, and chili pepper for 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Add tomato sauce and cook with vegetables for 10 minutes.
- Stir in canned beans, water, salt, and black pepper. Mix well.
- Transfer mixture to slow cooker. Nestle sausages into the stew.
- Reduce slow cooker to low (195°F / 90°C) and cook for 2 hours until sausages are tender.
- Serve hot with bread, polenta, or salad.
Notes
Swap white beans with chickpeas for variation.
Add diced carrots, zucchini, or bell peppers for more vegetables.
For smokier flavor, add smoked paprika with the chili.
If no slow cooker, simmer on stovetop over low heat for 1½ hours.
Freeze portions up to 2 months and thaw before reheating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion (about 2 sausages with stew)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
