Prep Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Serves
4
Ingredients
1 lb. ground Italian sausage
1 Tbsp. butter
2 leeks, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
2 (15oz) cans butter beans, drained
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
2 cups bone broth
2 cups baby spinach or kale
Salt & pepper, if needed
Crusty bread, for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet, add ground sausage and cook until browned while breaking into small pieces. Set aside.
- Thinly slice the white/light green parts of the leeks, then rinse in a large bowl of water to remove dirt. Drain.
- Add butter, leeks and garlic to the skillet and cook until leeks are softened, stirring often.
- Add the sausage back in, plus the tomato paste and incorporate. Then add in butter beans, broth and Parmesan cheese.
- Bring to a simmer and mix often until broth begins to thicken.
- Remove from the heat, add a handful of greens and incorporate until greens are wilted.
- Garnish with fresh herbs and more Parmesan. Serve with crusty bread.



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