One Pan Chicken Sausage Skillet

How about a healthy, satisfying meal that's quick to make and delicious too?? This One Pan Chicken Sausage Skillet with beans & kale fits the bill! This easy chicken sausage recipe is satisfying and high in protein.

You know what's its like. The struggle is real. We want a decent dinner recipe that doesn't take too much effort to whip up and doesn't create too many dishes.

We want to feed our families a variety of great tasting, good for you meals as well. Weeknights can get crazy, especially if you have kids at home that have activities to get to and from and homework! SO easy dinner recipes are always helpful,

My daughter, Samantha, can only eat fish and chicken due to food allergies (tick bite). As a result, often I cook two main courses. One for her and one for the rest of us.

The evenings when I I am make something we can all eat are always a win for me. This One Pan Chicken Sausage Skillet with Beans & Kale is one of those chicken sausage recipes we all can enjoy.

Instructions

• Choose already cooked al fresco All-Natural Chicken Sausage, as I did here. Or cook your own chicken sausage. Either way works.
• Sauté onions in olive oil and butter.
• Season your chicken sausage slices with Cajun or blackening seasoning. Paul Prudhomme is my favorite blackening seasoning.
• Add in chicken sausage slices and Cajun or Creole seasoning and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add in garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
• Add in white beans, chicken stock, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Add black pepper. Taste and if it's not salty enough add in a pinch or two of Kosher salt.
• Add in kale and stir to combine.
• Remove from heat, sprinkle with scallions and shredded Parmesan cheese and serve.

Can I use another type of sausage?

Yes, feel free to swap for the sausage of your choice.

Tips

• Searing the sausage slices gives great flavor. You can sear them in the pan first, cooking them just about through and then remove them and add them back in at the end.
• If you do that, be sue to add any of the juice from your plate back in.
• Tomatoes are optional but give added moisture and flavor. You can also use stewed tomatoes.
• Since Cajun seasoning is typically salty, taste before adding additional salt.

Variations

• My husband enjoys this chicken sausage skillet over rice, while I enjoy it as is. 
• Swap out chicken sausage for
• Make this chicken sausage recipe more like a stew by adding more broth.
• Make this more spicy by adding jalapenos, red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.
• Switch out the kale for spinach (or add way more than shown here).
• Skip the tomatoes or add in mushrooms or other vegetables of your choice.
• This chicken sausage beans recipe is easy to customize to your tastes.

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Enjoy!! XO - Colleen

Recipe originally posted in March, 2018, updated January, 2024 with additional information. Post contains an Amazon Affiliate Link which means I may receive a small payment I you purchase an item I recommend.

One Pan Chicken Sausage with Beans & Kale

Colleen Kennedy

Protein packed one pan recipe. Chicken Sausage with white beans and kale dinner recipe leans healthy and is satisfying. Chicken Sausage Beans Skillet recipe.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Entree, One Pot Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 365 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 TBS grapeseed or olive oil
• 1 TBS butter
• 1 medium sweet onion sliced rings sliced in ahlf
• 12 oz chicken sausage I used al fresco Jalapeno however any chicken sausage will work for this
• 2 TBS Creole or Cajun seasoning something with heat
• 3 cloves minced garlic or 1 TBS garlic paste
• 14/16 oz can white beans Cannellini, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
• 2 cups baby kale or spinach or whatever greens you prefer
• *Kosher salt and black pepper see notes
• Scallions
• Parmesan cheese

Instructions

 

• In your skillet, saute onions for 4 minutes in olive oil and butter.
• Add in chicken sausage slices and Cajun or Creole seasoning and saute for 5 minutes. (If using uncooked sausage, season and add a bit of oil to the ban to sear and cook through).
• Add in garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Add in white beans, chicken stock, and tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Add black pepper. Taste and if it's not salty enough add in a pinch or two of Kosher salt. If you want more heat add additional seasonings, or red/cayenne pepper.
• Add in kale and stir to combine.
• Remove from heat, sprinkle with scallions and shredded Parmesan cheese and serve.
• Serve with a salad, crusty warm bread or over rice OR add more broth and serve like a soup.

Notes

Cajun and or Creole seasoning is often salty. So be sure to taste before adding in any additional salt.

For extra heat add in a diced jalapeno with the onions.

Choose sausage that has been cooked and just season and sauté in oil to warm through or snip raw chicken sausage with shears, season and sear in a bit of oil until cooked through.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 4servingsCalories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 19gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 1094mgPotassium: 547mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 5773IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 3mg

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