Monday Meals: Sausage Kale Stew

Kale.

I think we've discussed our love/hate relationship with this polarizing green. We HATE it, but we LOVE the food value. We LOVE kale when it's cooked in some kind of pork fat, but HATE the calorie count.

Love/Hate. Kale.

But here's one recipe we've been making for a long time (it's a Cool Dads Original recipe!) and it makes us LOOOOOVE some kale.

White Bean, Sausage, Kale Stew

1lb. sausage (we like chicken apple sausage, but any kind will work well)
2 bunches kale, stems removed and roughly chopped
1 can white cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 cloves garlic
1 cup chopped onion
4 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon rosemary
salt & pepper
1 tablespoon sugar

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat and brown the sausages. **If you are using pre-cooked sausage, you only need to add some color. If you're using raw sausage, cook all the way through.

Remove the sausages from the Dutch oven, and add 1 tablespoon water, use a plastic spoon to scrape up any pieces that might be stuck to the bottom of the pot.

Add garlic and onion to the Dutch oven, cook until translucent (about 5 minutes).

 Add the rosemary and thyme, stirring constantly for one minute, and add the kale, letting it begin to wilt.

Once the kale has wilted slightly, pour the chicken stock, cannellini beans and sugar into the Dutch oven. Bring stew to a boil.

While you're waiting for the stew to boil, slice sausages into 1/2" thick slices.

Once stew comes to a boil, add sausage.

Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and serve with warm, crusty bread.

We decided a long time ago this dish is the epitome fall heartiness in a bowl. And with it being the first full week of fall- you're going to love this hearty, delicious dish.

Stay Cool,
The Cool Dads Crew