A French inspired one-pan sausage and bean supper

I did promise Christmas cakes, but I realised it was still only early November so instead I wanted to share an easy recipe that celebrates autumn.

- Former Great British Bake Off contestant Karen Wright

Maybe you are going to a bonfire party next week, and if so, a big dish of this beans and sausage recipe will be perfect to take along with you.

Sausages and beans are both very everyday ingredients, and most people probably have some beans in a cupboard and sausages in the fridge or freezer.

Building on that idea I took inspiration from a French dish called cassoulet which I am very partial to.

A cassoulet is a hearty casserole very popular in south west France and includes Toulouse sausages, belly pork and ham along with a tomato sauce which is packed full of beans.