KALE AND FENNEL SKILLET

Kale and Fennel Skillet image

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 work just fine. -Patricia Levenson, Santa Ana, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

In a large cast-iron or other heavy 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 398mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein. Diabetic exchanges