Monday, November 10, 2014

white beans with spinach and sausage

ingredients
1 package breakfast sausage
2 cups chicken broth (vegetable broth works great in a pinch as well)
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp.  dried oregano
2 c. cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 can petite diced tomatoes or two cups sliced cherry tomatoes
6 cups baby spinach 

directions:
cook sausage in a cast iron skillet.  once it is all cooked, add sausage along with whatever juice/grease that the sausage made from the pan and add it into the beans.  pour broth and garlic into a large pot.  place on medium high heat and bring to a simmer.  add in the oregano, then beans.  stir it up before adding tomatoes.  heat through until the beans are warm.  once beans are warm add the spinach and cook until the leaves are wilted.  stir spinach and add cracked pepper on top.

*original recipe from itsmysideoflife.com