Chicken sausage & macaroni casserole

Recipe's preparation

Preparation

1. Fill mixing bowl with 500g of boiled water . Use spray oil on the tray of Varoma and place sausages in position ( I found 2 on bottom and 4 on the tray is perfect fit )

2. Set at 18mins / Varoma temp /speed 3 and once switched on , chop the onion in half and chop the carrot / zucchini in large chunks ( that fit through the home in mixing bowl lid ) . While the sausages are cooking , have a cup of tea or beverage of choice !

3. Cook the macaroni by soaking in the thermoserver ( Thermofun method) .

4 . Once the sausages have finished cooking , place the Varoma dish aside with the cooked sausages . Rinse the bowl ( no need to dry it !

5. Add onion , carrot and zucchini to the mixing bowl and chop for 4 sec/ speed 5 . Scrape down the sides and chop for 2 more seconds if preferred for finer consistency. Add 20 g of EVOO and set at 5 minutes / 100 deg/ speed 1 . Put simmering basket on mixing bowl lid .

6 . Add bottle of Passata & 2 teaspoons of veg stock paste and set at 8 mins/ 100deg / speed 1 . Replace the simmering basket on lid .

7. Chop the sausages into large bite sized pieces and brown in frying pan( if desired )

8 . Place sausage pieces in shallow baking dish ( 10 cups or more ) and add the Passata mixture and stir through with the cooked macaroni . Sprinkle with grated cheese of choice and place under grill to melt the cheese .