Roasted Italian Sausages with Tomatoes and White Beans

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs. sweet Italian sausage links
2 pints of cherry tomatoes
1 medium onion, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
4 garlic cloves, pressed
3 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1 tsp. dried bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
3 - 16 oz cans white beans (i.e. cannellini) drained with 1/2 cup of liquid from the beans reserved

Directions

1. adjust oven rack to lowest position and, 5 minutes before you are ready to put the food in, turn the oven on to 425 degrees
2. mix everything but the beans and their reserved liquid in a 13x9 pan.
3. roast until sausages are brown and tomatoes have reduced to a thick sauce, about 45 minutes.
4. remove from oven, stir in beans and reserved liquid, and continue cooking until casserole has heated through, about 10 minutes longer.

serves 8

Nutritional info

with pork sausage: 695 kcal, 38g carbs, 32g protein, 51g fat (17 sat), 108mg cholesterol, 11g fiber, 1,667mg sodium

with turkey sausage: 425 kcal, 38g protein, 18g fat (4g sat), 1,471mg sodium

I got this recipe from USA Weekend magazine and slightly modified it with time. And to cut on cost I assume you could use 2 cans of crushed tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes and drain some of the juices before adding.