Italian Beans And Greens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) bag kale (can sub raw baby spinach, do not pre cook)
3 (12 ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed
4 large shallots, chopped (can sub onion)
2 -3 tablespoons roasted garlic (can sub sauteed garlic)
1 lb Italian sausage (or mushrooms)
olive oil
sea salt
black pepper
red pepper flakes (optional)

Preparation

Simmer kale in a large pot of salted water until al dente, drain.
(Can refrigerate kale after cooked for dish preparation at another time.).
Pre-heat a large pot or frying pan. Add olive oil to taste.
Saute chopped shallot until translucent.
Remove skin from the Italian sausage, Break up into bite sized chunks.
Add sausage to the shallots and brown / cook sausage completely.
Add drained beans to the sausage.
Add roasted garlic, sea salt and pepper to taste and stir / flip mixture gently while cooking for 5 minutes.
If the beans start to stick, add a little water.
Add cooked kale.
Add a little water to make a small amount of thick sauce.
Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes or until ready to serve.
Also very good made a head and reheated.
It will keep for a week.