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Italian Sausage and White Bean Skillet with Kale

Browned Italian sausage simmered with creamy cannellini beans, tomatoes and tender kale in one pan. A hearty, rustic weeknight dinner with big savory flavor.

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min
Serves
4
Illustration of Italian Sausage and White Bean Skillet with Kale, drawn from its ingredients
Cook's note

Mashing some of the beans gives the sauce a creamy body without any cream. Serve with crusty bread for mopping up the juices. Check the sausage label for a plain ingredient list.

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and brown on all sides for . Transfer to a cutting board and slice into thick coins.

  2. In the same skillet over medium heat, cook the carrot and celery for until softened, scraping up the browned bits. Stir in the oregano, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes for .

  3. Add the tomatoes, beans and water and bring to a simmer. Return the sausage to the pan, then cook for , mashing a few beans against the side of the pan to thicken the sauce.

  4. Stir in the kale a handful at a time and cook for until tender.

  5. Off the heat, stir in the vinegar and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with extra Parmesan.

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Italian Sausage and White Bean Skillet with Kale
Step 1 of 5

Heat the olive oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and brown on all sides for . Transfer to a cutting board and slice into thick coins.

Step 2 of 5

In the same skillet over medium heat, cook the carrot and celery for until softened, scraping up the browned bits. Stir in the oregano, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes for .

Step 3 of 5

Add the tomatoes, beans and water and bring to a simmer. Return the sausage to the pan, then cook for , mashing a few beans against the side of the pan to thicken the sauce.

Step 4 of 5

Stir in the kale a handful at a time and cook for until tender.

Step 5 of 5

Off the heat, stir in the vinegar and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with extra Parmesan.

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