Kale with Sausage and White Beans

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 pound bulk sweet or spicy Italian sausage, or other sausage
• 1 onion, sliced thin
• 2 large garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1 pound kale, center thick rib removed, leaves roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 15-ounce can of white beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans
• Salt and pepper
• Splash of vinegar

Directions

1. Warm the olive oil in a roomy sauté pan set over medium heat. Add the sausage, taking it out of the casings first if you’re starting with links instead of bulk sausage.
2. Cook the sausage for 3-4 minutes, until it is nearly done, then lift it out with a slotted spoon and set it in a bowl.
3. Put the sliced onion into the same pan and turn the heat up to high. Cook until the onion edges begin to brown, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute.
4. Add the sausage back to the pan with the onions.
5. Pile in the kale, season everything with salt, and pour in the chicken stock. Put the lid on, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Take off the lid, stir well since the kale will have wilted down, and add the beans.
7. Cover the pan once more and turn the heat down to low. Cook for another 5 minutes, then take the pan off the heat.
8. Let it sit for 5 minutes, add a splash of vinegar, and serve.