Piece of life
Have you noticed the weather? Has the spring finally arrived? I’m cautious, usually, one last snowstorm comes to dampen our spirits in April. So, it seems to me that one last recipe for the cold weather is not completely out of place. Who knows, maybe it will cheer you up when Mother Nature will trick us with her mischievous spring turn.
About the sausage, vegetables & apple casserole
This recipe is inspired by Jamie Oliver. I watched this recipe a few months ago and since then I’ve made it many times, always with the same success. It’s a “one-pot” style recipe, so, it’s super easy. It takes no time at all to prepare and it’s ultra-delicious.
Which vegetables to use?
Well, you can use more, use less, use others… In fact, you can use any vegetable. This version is for a winter dish, so, I chose seasonal vegetables, but we could also imagine a summer version with eggplant and zucchini, for example.
And fruits?
The same, we can vary. Some pear or pineapple could lead to a good result. Regarding the apples, I tried different varieties, and my favorite for this recipe is the granny smith, with its soft tart taste.
And the sausages?
I have used apple and maple sausages to make reference to the ingredients, but you can use other flavours or smoked sausages, for example, or even replace with chicken.
Sausage, vegetables & apple Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 sausages (I have used apple and mapple sausages)
- 1 butternut squash
- 6 carrots
- 4 parsnip
- 2 apples
- 1 onion
- 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to (400°F)
- Chop the onions and cut the parsnips and carrots into strips.
- In an oven-safe frying pan (or saucepan), heat a drizzle of olive oil. Add the onions and the parsnip and carrot strips. Let them saute while you cut the squash.
- Cut the squash into rounds and the apples into quarters.
- Once the squash is cut, pour 2 tbsp. of cider vinegar into the pan. Let them saute for 2-3 minutes, then add the squash rounds. Place the apple quarters and the sausages on top. Drop an olive oil drizzle, salt and pepper.
- Take it to the oven for 30 min. Take the pan out, pour 2 Tbsp of maple syrup and return it to the oven for more than 5 min.
