One Pot Chicken Sausage Beans and Greens
A very easy one pot dish of chicken, sausage, kale and beans, hearty, healthy, and full of flavor.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- two pounds of chicken pieces can be all thighs, or a mix
- oil for browning chicken see notes
- 1 pound of brats or two large links
- 1 onion diced
- 1 carrot diced
- 1 box organic chicken broth
- 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans
- 1 bunch lacinto kale
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Pat chicken pieces dry.
- Put oil in frying pan or dutch oven.
- Once oil is hot, brown chicken on both sides. Brown deeply. This can take 8 minutes a side.
- You can dredge chicken in flour if you desire; it's not necessary.
- Once chicken is deeply browned, remove from pan.
- Add in sausage and brown on all sides. Remove.
- Add in onion and cook until softened.
- Add meat back in to pot.
- Add chicken broth.
- Rinse beans in water to remove sodium.
- Add to pot.
- Add bay leaf
- Cook on very for two to three hours or add to crock pot on very low.
- During the last hour of cooking, add chopped kale. To prepare kale, cut out middle ribs and chop. If using curly kale, cut out any large ribs and chop.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Once the kale is melted into the broth which can take up to 30 minutes, the dish is done.
Notes
I cut up a whole chicken, but only used one thigh/leg and 2 chicken breasts with wings attached. You can mix it anyway you prefer, even using all thighs.