This easy meal cooks up sausage and beans with rich canned tomatoes, fresh kale, and just a few herbs and spices for a pantry-friendly dinner you can get on the table in under 30 minutes! It's perfect for families can be modified to be vegetarian or paleo.
2 15-ouncecans cooked white beansI recommend great northern or cannelloni
1candiced or crushed tomatoes14-15 ounces, fire roasted is also good
8cupsraw chopped kale
optional: parmesan cheese
to taste: saltpepper, red pepper flakes
Instructions
Prep ingredients: Slice pre-cooked sausage into thin rounds. Slice onions into thin wedges. Mince garlic. Wash and dry kale and roughly chop. Drain and rinse white beans.
Heat a pot or large pan over medium-high heat. If using lean sausage, heat about ½ a Tablespoon of oil in the pan. Add sausage and brown on both sides. (Or, optionally remove the casing, crumble into the pan, and brown.)
Add onions to the pan. Sauté for about 2 minutes, then add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes, and sauté about 30 seconds more.
Add the drained and rinsed beans and tomatoes to the pot and stir well. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. This helps to break down the tomatoes and remove any tinny flavor from the can.
Place the clean & chopped kale on top and cover with lid so it can wilt. Cook, covered, for about 8-10 minutes or until wilted. Stir to combine the kale and cook another minute or two if needed.
Add additional salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes as desired and serve.
Notes
Use the recipe as a guide rather than a rigid set of rules you need to follow. Check above for inspiration for different ways to flavor and prepare your one-pot sausage recipe.Prep all your ingredients before you start cooking. It cooks quickly so you won't have time to prep while other elements cook.Cook dry beans to make this dish even easier on the wallet!Be cautious with the salt. The salt needed will vary greatly based on the sausage you use and whether or not your tomatoes and beans are salted. I recommend cooking with only a pinch of salt, then tasting at the end and adding it as needed.