Kale and Fennel Skillet

Name: Kale and Fennel Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced; 1/2 pound fully cooked apple chicken sausage links or cooked Italian sausage links, halved lengthwise and sliced into half-moons; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 tablespoons dry sherry or dry white wine; 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 bunch kale, trimmed and torn into bite-sized pieces

I love to mix different vegetables together and use unexpected herbs and spices to change things up. If you can't find apple sausage for this skillet, a good mild Italian sausage would substitute just fine. —Patricia Levenson, Santa Ana, California

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced
1/2 pound fully cooked apple chicken sausage links or cooked Italian sausage links, halved lengthwise and sliced into half-moons
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons dry sherry or dry white wine
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 bunch kale, trimmed and torn into bite-sized pieces

Directions

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and fennel; cook and stir until onion begins to brown, 6-8 minutes. Add sausage, garlic, sherry and seasonings; cook until sausage starts to caramelize, 4-6 minutes.
Add kale; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until kale is tender, 15-17 minutes.

Editor's Note

Look for herbes de Provence in the spice aisle.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 167 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 398mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Kale and Fennel Skillet Side in Taste of Home September/October 2017