Pan Fried Sausage with Spring Broccoli and White Beans
If you need to make dinner but haven't gone to the store, Chef Makini Howell of Plum Bistro has a solution. It's a plant-based recipe that incorporates ingredients you may already have at home.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Beyond Meat ground
- 1 small bunch Broccolini (or broccoli)
- 1 small can White beans
- Italian Seasoning (recipe follows)
- Sausage Seasoning (recipe follows)
- ½ cup veggie stock
- Your favorite artisan bread
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Parmesan
- olive oil
Italian Seasoning (You can make this and store in spice container for later use)
- 2 tbsp dried basil
- 2 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp dried rosemary
- 2 tbsp dried marjoram
- 2 tbsp dried thyme
- 2 tbsp dried savory
- 2 tbsp dried cilantro
- 2 tbsp dried red pepper flakes
Sausage Seasoning
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp fennel seed
- ¼ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tbsp fresh garlic minced
- ½ tsp fresh onions minced
Instructions
- Season your sausage and make into hand formed sausage links. Set aside.
- Heat a pan on medium high, add some olive oil and cook sausages 2-4 minutes until firm and well done.
- Remove sausage from pan and add in broccolini cook for about 2 min.
- Drain white beans and add in to the skillet, cook for a bit.
- Season with a little Italian seasoning if you like, add in stock and add sausage back. Allow the skillet to simmer down until liquid is evaporated.
- Squeeze lemon and add parmesan on top. Serve with artisan bread if using.