Italian Beans And Greens

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) bag kale (can sub raw baby spinach, do not pre cook)
• 3 (12 ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
• 4 large shallots, chopped (can sub onion)
• 2 -3 tablespoons roasted garlic (can sub sauteed garlic)
• 1 lb italian sausage (or mushrooms)
• olive oil
• sea salt
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 simmer kale in a large pot of salted water until al dente, drain.
• 2 (can refrigerate kale after cooked for dish preparation at another time.).
• 3 pre-heat a large pot or frying pan. add olive oil to taste.
• 4 saute chopped shallot until translucent.
• 5 remove skin from the italian sausage, break up into bite sized chunks.
• 6 add sausage to the shallots and brown / cook sausage completely.
• 7 add drained beans to the sausage.
• 8 add roasted garlic, sea salt and pepper to taste and stir / flip mixture gently while cooking for 5 minutes.
• 9 if the beans start to stick, add a little water.
• 10 add cooked kale.
• 11 add a little water to make a small amount of thick sauce.
• 12 cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes or until ready to serve.
• 13 also very good made a head and reheated.
• 14 it will keep for a week.