This creamy and delicious meal is the perfect weeknight comfort food. Sausage and Kale With Polenta, broccolini, and cherry tomatoes cooked in a little white wine makes this a simple and flavorful recipe.
Gluten-free comfort food that will leave you going back for seconds in a heartbeat. Is there anything better when the temps start to drop? It’s a great weeknight meal because it requires very little prep and is ready in 20 minutes for those busy late nights.
The polenta cooks in less than 10 minutes and the sausage cooks in about 8-10 minutes making this a simple recipe to serve in a pinch. The whole family will love it. If you don’t like polenta, try serving this on a bed of homemade mashed potatoes or better yet, cauliflower mashed potatoes.
Here’s what you need…
Ingredients
- Italian ground sausage
- fennel
- broccolini
- white wine
- cherry tomatoes
- polenta
- garlic
- kale
- bell pepper
- parmesan cheese (optional)
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I hope you give this tasty recipe a try. If you do, let me know what you think by commenting below!
Xo,
Natalie
Sausage and Kale With Polenta
Sausage and Kale With Polenta
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1 ½ tbsp avocado oil
- 1 bunch broccoli rabe
- 2 cups chopped dino kale or lacinto kale
- 3 galic cloves sliced
- ½ fennel sliced or diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ cup white wine
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup polenta or grits cooked according to the package
Instructions
- Cook the polenta according to the package.
- In a large skillet set to medium heat, add the avocado oil and ground sausage. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon and once it’s 3/4 of the way cooked, add in the sliced garlic, broccoli, fennel, kale, salt, pepper, and tomatoes.
- Add in the wine and cover to cook for about 8 minutes.
- In a bowl, add the creamy polenta and top with the sausage and kale mixture.
- Serve and enjoy!
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