Kale and Fennel Skillet

Total Time
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min.

Updated on Sep. 28, 2023

I love to mix different vegetables together and use a variety of herbs and spices to change things up. If you can't find apple sausage for this skillet, a good mild Italian sausage would work too. —Patricia Levenson, Santa Ana, California

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Kale and Fennel Skillet

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Yield: 6 servings
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min

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

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. Add kale; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until kale is tender, 15-17 minutes.
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