Smoky braised white beans with greens and sausage is the first cozy one-pot dinner of the season — cheap, hearty, and deeply savory. It’s built on our Backyard blend (salt, pepper, smoke, parsley), which gives the whole pot a slow-cooked, over-the-fire flavor in a fraction of the time. Brown the sausage, wilt the greens, and let creamy white beans simmer until the broth turns silky.

It’s a real dinner that leans on the pantry: a protein, five vegetables, and beans doing double duty as the carb, all in one pot in about 45 minutes. Like most braises, it only gets better the next day. Finish each bowl with grated parmesan, a pinch of Smoky Maple Finishing Salt and a piece of crusty bread to catch the broth.

Smoky Braised White Beans, Greens & Sausage

Calicutts Spice Co.
Servings

6

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

The first cozy pot of the season — smoky braised white beans, greens, and sausage, mopped up with crusty bread. Cheap, crave, one pot.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Sausage (Italian or your favorite)
  • 2 Tbsp Olive oil, divided
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 1 Carrot, diced
  • 1 stalk Celery, diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1–2 Tbsp Calicutts Backyard Blend
  • 1 (14-oz) can Diced tomatoes
  • 2 (15-oz) cans White beans (cannellini), drained
  • 3 C Chicken broth
  • 1 bunch Kale, stemmed and torn
  • Grated Parmesan
  • Calicutts Smoky Maple Finishing Salt
  • Crusty bread, to serve

Directions

  1. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a heavy pot over medium-high. Brown the sausage well, ~6 minutes; remove and slice.
  2. Add the remaining oil; soften the onion, carrot, and celery 5 minutes. Add the garlic and Backyard blend; cook 1 minute.
  3. Stir in the tomatoes and cook 3 minutes. Add the beans, broth, and sausage; simmer 15 minutes to meld.
  4. Stir in the kale and cook 3–4 minutes, until wilted. Mash a few beans against the side of the pot to thicken the broth.
  5. Ladle into bowls and finish each with grated parmesan and a pinch of Smoky Maple Finishing Salt — richness against the smoky broth. Serve with crusty bread.