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Sausages have been having sex in my freezer...

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Arlanymor · 25/10/2025 18:51

... so it's autumn clearout time, which also means emptying out the freezer. It turns out I have inadvertently created an ice cold love palace for the procreation of a million sausages. I need to make a Whatchagot Casserole STAT. Any tried and tested recipes?

I found this and I have mediterranean veg as well as some lentil mix that is pre-soaked because I forgot I did it last night for another reason so this seems a good call, but any better ideas? I have quite a lot of cupboard stuff, so looking to use stuff up... but could also pop to Tesco as someone has rudely drunk all the wine (probably the sausages, explains the sex rampage).

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QueenAnnesHat · 26/10/2025 06:35

I second Hairy Bikers sausage casserole. Also BBC Good Food sausage and winter greens canneloni - I just make the ragu and have it with pasta and lots of Parmesan.

minipie · 25/10/2025 20:47

BBC good food Lincolnshire sausage simmer

Hairy Bikers sausage casserole - my family’s favourite

Your lentils and med veg - I would fry the sausages and cut them up, roast the veg separately whilst sausages cook, then mix it all together in the sausage pan and add lots of chopped herbs.

Evolutionarygoals · 25/10/2025 20:41

Stick the sausages in a saucepan to brown. Whilst that happens slice an onion - I like to leave it in half rings. Stick that in with the sausages, try to get the sausages on top so the onion cooks.. Meanwhile chop some garlic. Once the onions are done enough for your liking (personally I don't mind them still a bit crunchy, but it depends how much wine I've had by this point) add the garlic. Give it a good splosh of Worcester sauce or balsamic vinegar and add some herbs if you have them. Pour in a tin of tomatoes (or, chopped up fresh Tom's if you've accidentally got too many). Let it simmer until the sausages are deffo cooked. Add spinach or chard (or kale if you're a masochist). Serve with carb of your choice

Smileybutwily · 25/10/2025 20:38

Sausage pasta.
Warning - contains coriander (I know it's the food of the devil to some strange people)

*Squeeze out of skins
*Fry in a small amount of olive oil with a chopped red onion, few garlic cloves and most of a pack of chopped coriander
*Add a tin of chopped tomatoes. Cook out for 20 mins
*Add a glug of cream
*Add cooked pasta (penne or fusili)
*Sprinkle with the remaining coriander
*Scoff & enjoy

Also, 10/10 for the wurst comment 👏

Supersimkin7 · 25/10/2025 20:34

Sausage and carrot (grated) makes a fantastic pasta sauce + tin tomatoes.

ozarina · 25/10/2025 20:34

Best title ever 😂😂😂

persisted · 25/10/2025 20:31

I’d get some pastry, strip the skins and make sausage rolls. Or one giant sausage plait. Grate an apple to add to the sausage meat, and put some chutney on the pastry base.

Cerialkiller · 25/10/2025 20:29

I do sausages as the meat for a roast, so bangers, red cabbage, stuffing gravy etc.

Toad in the hole

Squese out the meat into balls and use them as meatballs or wrap bacon around them and bake and they make great stuffing ball alternatives.

Cook them and put them in the fridge for lunches/breakfast

sausage sandwiches

Chop up cooked, cold sausages and add to frued onions, copped tomato and feta, serve with any carb and veggies

Honestly finding a trove of sausages would not be an issue in my house!

KTheGrey · 25/10/2025 20:28

UninitendedShark · 25/10/2025 19:07

When a mummy sausage and a daddy sausage love each other very much..

Chipolatas

NamelessNancy · 25/10/2025 20:27

I make this loads. I use haricot beans instead of cannellini, prep the day before then stick it in the slow cooker.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/french/poor-mans-cassoulet

lissie123 · 25/10/2025 20:25

Mumsnet at its best 😂

TheChristieAffair · 25/10/2025 20:14

toomuchfaff · 25/10/2025 19:30

Sausage bean bake, it is a bit coronary but its lush.

Sausages, couple tins beans, add some cut up cooked bacon, mix, then cover with mash, and a sprinkling of cheese. Bake in the oven til the cheese is all melted and crispy...

Cowboy pie!

FOJN · 25/10/2025 20:12

Strip them out of their skins and make sausage burgers. Add whatever additional ingredients you like to make them a bit fancier.

Strip them out if their skins and brown them in pan, break them up as they cook, with onions, garlic and mushrooms. Throw in some of your lentil mix and your usual cottage pie seasonings and make a sausage & lentil cottage pie. Would probably be good with leek and potato mash, which includes lots of butter and black pepper, on top.

Break them up and brown them in a pan with onion and garlic, add some stock, a splash of wine and some creme fraiche, stir in a dollop of pesto (colour of your choosing) at the end of cooking and serve with pasta.

Wincher · 25/10/2025 20:01

We’re having Delia’s sausage casserole tonight. Basically sausages, onions, mushrooms, bacon, braised in red wine and served with mash. Proper hearty!

senua · 25/10/2025 19:59

a million sausages ... mediterranean veg as well as some lentil mix.
That sounds a bit cassoulet-ish. Add tomato, some beans, paprika and thyme. And some bacon?

DrowningInSyrup · 25/10/2025 19:50

Squeeze them out of their skins and make a sausage meat snowman......essentially a sausage man.

Don't keep him in the house though, sounds like he would try and hump you. Leave him to the badgers.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 25/10/2025 19:47

my fave recipe for using up sausages is sausage and fennel pasta.

You have to undress the sausages first…

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Arlanymor · 25/10/2025 19:45

FaceBothered · 25/10/2025 19:04

This is how cocktail sausages are made.

😂

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Arlanymor · 25/10/2025 19:45

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 25/10/2025 19:01

I think a diagram is needed.

I would but they do it in the dark!

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shellyleppard · 25/10/2025 19:41

Diagram please....rofl!!!

Yamamm · 25/10/2025 19:40

It’s because of those ‘3 for £x’ offers. I always pick up sausages and put them in the freezer.
Get some fat white bread and have sausage sandwich Sunday breakfast.

TheAutumnCrow · 25/10/2025 19:32

UninitendedShark · 25/10/2025 19:07

When a mummy sausage and a daddy sausage love each other very much..

They wear special sex blankets at Christmas.

toomuchfaff · 25/10/2025 19:30

Sausage bean bake, it is a bit coronary but its lush.

Sausages, couple tins beans, add some cut up cooked bacon, mix, then cover with mash, and a sprinkling of cheese. Bake in the oven til the cheese is all melted and crispy...