SAUSAGE KALE BEANS RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, using a wooden spoon to break it up, until browned, about 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove sausage to a plate. 
• Return pot to medium-high and add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring until the onions and garlic are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, water, Italian seasoning, and cooked sausage and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook over medium until carrots and celery are tender, about 6 minutes. Add the kale and beans and cook until the kale is wilted, about 5 minutes. 
• Season with salt and pepper and serve with a drizzle of oil, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes.

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned. Add the garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, carrots, onions and potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables are soft, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the kale and nutmeg. Add the wine to deglaze the pot, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom. Stir in the chicken stock and 2 cups water and bring to boil (for thicker soup, use 2 cups less liquid).
• Stir in the lentils and cook at a low, bubbly simmer until the lentils are tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the rosemary stems and bay leaves.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a drizzle of EVOO and the shaved Pecorino.