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Italian Sausage and White Bean Skillet

It doesn't get easier than this high protein, high fiber, high FLAVOR Italian Sausage and White Bean Skillet! 

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 about 1.5 cups each
Calories: 67223 kcal
Course: Main Course , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Italian sausage (hot, mild, or sweet) $3.49
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil $0.13
  • 2 oz. cans cannellini beans* $1.10
  • 8 oz. spinach $1.49
  • freshly cracked black pepper $0.05

Instructions

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  1. Remove the casing from the sausage and add the sausage to a large deep skillet, or wide bottomed soup pot, along with the olive oil. Sauté the sausage over medium heat, breaking it into pieces as you go, until the sausage is cooked through, brown, and crispy on the edges (about 10 minutes).
  2. While the sausage is cooking, rinse and drain the cannellini beans. Once the sausage is brown and crispy, add the beans and some freshly cracked pepper to the skillet. Gently stir the beans into the sausage to coat them in the fat, and allow them to heat through.
  3. As the beans are heating through, roughly chop the spinach. Add the spinach to the skillet or pot in batches, gently stirring it into the sausage and beans until it wilts down. Once the spinach is mostly wilted, turn the heat off. Taste the mixture and add salt if needed (this will depend on the salt content of your sausage and beans). Serve hot.

Notes

  • *Cannellini beans are the preferred white bean for this recipe because they are large, firm enough to hold their shape when stirred into the skillet, and have a wonderfully creamy flavor.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Serving Calories 672.23kcal (34%) Carbohydrates 51.58g (17%) Protein 38.83g (78%) Fat 35.15g (54%) Sodium 1317.5mg (55%) Fiber 11.83g (47%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4about 1.5 cups each

Amount Per Serving

Calories 67223

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Serving
Calories 672.23kcal 34%
Carbohydrates 51.58g 17%
Protein 38.83g 78%
Fat 35.15g 54%
Sodium 1317.5mg 55%
Fiber 11.83g 47%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.