This recipe came from a Facebook friend, who got it from
Budget Bytes (www.budgetbytes.com). It
sounded like a winner to me – easy to make, subtle in flavor, and very
inexpensive. Budget Bytes estimated that eight servings will cost $1.04 each.
In Hawaii that probably works out to $1.50 to $2.00 a
serving, due to the higher cost of ingredients, but who’s counting?
As usual, I had to do a substitution: I couldn’t find any
Kale in the market, so I used baby spinach; I added about a teaspoon of garlic
salt. Everything else was the same.
Ingredients
- ITALIAN SAUSAGE, ½ pound
- OLIVE OIL, few drops (I used a teaspoon of butter)
- ONION, 1 medium, diced
- GARLIC, 2 cloves, minced
- GREAT NORTHERN BEANS, 1 15-ounce can, drained and rinsed
- SMOKED PAPRIKA, ½ teaspoon
- CHICKEN BROTH, 3 cups
- WATER, 1 cup
- HALF-AND-HALF, 2 cups (1 pint)
- RED POTATOES, 3 medium
- KALE (I used baby spinach), 1 bunch, about a half-pound
- RED PEPPER FLAKES (Optional, I left it out), pinch
- BLACK PEPPER, freshly cracked, to taste
- GARLIC SALT (My option), 1 teaspoon
Directions
- Remove the sausage from its casing and sauté over medium heat in a large pot, breaking it into small pieces while cooking. Use a few drops of olive oil if needed to prevent sticking.
- Add in the onions and garlic and sauté until the onions are softened.
- Add in the beans, paprika, chicken broth, water and half-and-half. Cover and bring to simmer over medium heat.
- Peel (optional) and cut each potato in lengthwise quarters, then slice across to make thin slices.
- Add the potatoes, kale and garlic salt to the pot, stirring to help the kale wilt.
- Simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- Season with the red pepper flakes and cracked black pepper.
- Serve with buttered rolls or bread.
