Cannellini Stew With Sausage And Kale

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 4 (2 ounce) smoked turkey and duck sausages with fennel, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (such as gerhard's)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 2 (19 ounce) cans cannellini beans or 2 (19 ounce) cans other beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 cups bagged chopped kale
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons shredded provolone cheese
• french baguette

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. add minced garlic and sausage; sauté 1 minute. add water, broth, and beans; bring to a boil. stir in kale, black pepper, red pepper, and salt; bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until kale is tender. remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
• 3 while soup simmers, sprinkle 1 tablespoon cheese over each bread slice; broil 1 minute or until cheese melts. serve toasts with soup.