Braised Italian Sausage & White Beans

🥘 Ingredients

• Israeli couscous
  5 oz
• Parmesan cheese
  6 tbsp
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cannellini beans
  2 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  4 unit
• chili flakes
  2 tsp
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• italian pork sausage mix
  18 oz
• kale
  8 oz
• lemon
  2 unit
• pepper
• salt
• water
  ¾ cup, ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large skillet

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. Bring Israeli couscous , half the chicken stock concentrate , and water (1½ cups for 4 servings) to a boil in small pot . Once boiling, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until tender, ⏱️ 7 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 3. While couscous cooks, drain and rinse cannellini beans . Peel and mince or grate garlic . Remove and discard any thick center stems from kale . Quarter lemon .

   Israeli couscous: 5 oz, chicken stock concentrate: 4 unit, water: ¾ cup, cannellini beans: 2 unit, garlic: 2 clove, kale: 8 oz, lemon: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Remove italian pork sausage mix from casing if necessary; discard casing. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add beans and garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in kale and remaining stock concentrate, and water (½ cup for 4 servings). Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until kale is wilted, ⏱️ 2 minutes . (For 4 servings, add half the kale and stir until slightly wilted; add remaining kale and cook 3-4 minutes more.)

   italian pork sausage mix: 18 oz, cooking oil: 1 tsp, water: ¼ cup
3. 

   3

   Reduce heat under pan with sausage-kale mixture to low. Add cooked couscous, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice. Cook, stirring, until butter has melted. Add another squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

   butter: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
4. 

   4

   Divide sausage and white beans between plates. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and as many chili flakes as you like. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on side. Pork Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.

   Parmesan cheese: 6 tbsp, chili flakes: 2 tsp