{"id":879,"date":"2026-01-17T23:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=879"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:07:51","slug":"make-ahead-sausage-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/make-ahead-sausage-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Make-Ahead Sausage Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Make-Ahead Sausage Casserole<\/h2>\n<p>This hearty Make-Ahead Sausage Casserole is perfect for busy days. It\u2019s packed with savory sausage, tender potatoes, colorful peppers, and a rich tomato-based sauce. You can prep it in advance, refrigerate it, and simply bake when you\u2019re ready\u2014comfort food made easy!<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb sausage (beef or chicken), sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 red bell pepper, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 green bell pepper, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chicken or beef broth<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp cumin<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Optional: red pepper flakes or chili powder<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In the same skillet, saut\u00e9 the onion until soft.<\/li>\n<li>Add the garlic and bell peppers; cook for 2\u20133 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the tomato paste, paprika, cumin, thyme, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Add the diced tomatoes and broth. Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the potatoes and sausage, stirring until well combined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Baking:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer the mixture to a lightly greased casserole dish.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with aluminum foil.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>45\u201350 minutes<\/strong>, until the potatoes are tender.<\/li>\n<li>Remove foil for the last 10 minutes to brown the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Make-Ahead Option:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow the casserole to cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>Cover tightly and refrigerate for up to <strong>24 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>When ready to bake, place it straight into the oven and add <strong>10 extra minutes<\/strong> to the baking time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with crusty bread, rice, or a simple green salad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Make-Ahead Sausage Casserole This hearty Make-Ahead Sausage Casserole is perfect for busy days. It\u2019s packed with savory sausage, tender potatoes,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":881,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions\/881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}