Italian Sausage Casserole (Paleo + Whole30)
Servings: 8
With a creamy, smoky sauce that's baked in with all the other savory ingredients, this Italian sausage casserole is a different type of healthy casserole.
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Equipment
- Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Italian sausage links (about 6-8 large links)
- 6 cups cauliflower rice
- 2 bell peppers, sliced into strips
- 1 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
For the sauce:
- 1 cup water
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 cups raw whole cashews
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (or sub 1 tbsp garlic oil)
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (adjust to taste based on desired spice level)
Instructions
- Make the sauce by placing all of the sauce ingredients in a high powered blender. Blend until smooth and creamy and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit and grease a 9x13 baking dish with ghee.
- Prepare cauliflower rice if needed. Chop bell pepper as noted.
- Place cauli rice and bell pepper in the baking dish and mix. Pour in the sauce and mix again to incorporate evenly.
- Nestle the sausage links into the dish with the veggies.
- Place in the oven to bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the sausage are cooked through.
- Remove and allow to cool at least 5 minutes before serving.