Sausage and mash recipe

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You can’t go wrong with a classic sausage and mash recipe and this lovely spring version uses tasty chipolatas and spring greens to give it a really light feel

spring sausage and mash
Serves4
SkillEasy
Preparation Time10 mins
Cooking Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories520 Kcal26%
Fat37 g53%
Saturated Fat19 g95%

A healthier take on sausage and mash, bulking up the potato with other mashed roots.

Sausage and mash is probably this country's favourite comfort food - a real pub grub classic. However, it can be hard on the waistline. This recipe uses carrots and swede mixed into the mashed potato, reducing calories and boosting the health benefits of the meal. The sausages themselves are slim chipolatas with a lower fat content than regular sausages. And finally it comes with a healthy helping of spring greens, adding to your five-a-day. All in, it weighs in at just 520 calories per portion - nearly half of what you'd expect from some pub versions.

Ingredients

  • 200g King Edward potatoes
  • 150g swede
  • 150g carrots
  • 12 pork and herb chipolatas
  • 200ml half-fat crème fraiche
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 150g spring greens, chopped
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard

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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Peel and roughly chop the potatoes, swede and carrots into small pieces and steam over a pan of simmering water for 15 mins, until tender.
  2. While the vegetables are cooking, tip the sausages into a roasting tray and bake for around 15-20 mins, until cooked through.
  3. Drain the potatoes, add half the crème fraîche and season well. Mash the vegetables and keep warm.
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the spring greens over a high heat for 3 mins. Reduce the heat slightly and spoon over the remaining crème fraîche and the mustard. Stir well to mix and serve with the hot mash and the sausages.

Top tips for making sausage and mash

If your are not a fan of goats cheese, swap it for crumbled feta and stir a spoonful of cream cheese through the hot pasta to add a little extra creaminess. If you can find sage infused olive oil, drizzle some of this over the top for extra flavour.

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Octavia Lillywhite
Food and Lifestyle Writer

Octavia Lillywhite is an award-winning food and lifestyle journalist with over 15 years of experience. With a passion for creating beautiful, tasty family meals that don’t use hundreds of ingredients or anything you have to source from obscure websites, she’s a champion of local and seasonal foods, using up leftovers and composting, which, she maintains, is probably the most important thing we all can do to protect the environment.