SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE & WHITE BEANS

All I wanted was something to go with crusty bread! I rarely eat bread with my meal but the crusty loaves were on sale at our local grocery store and I thought they would make great props for a food photo shoot and my husband would love it alongside a hearty dish. 
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Enter into my mind my love of beans! When I was a little girl, I absolutely hated beans and as an adult, I cannot get enough of them! Black beans, great Northern beans, chili beans, cannellini beans, beans beans beans, so much love for this nutrient packed goodness!

As you all know, I like to substitute ground turkey and turkey sausage wherever I can. A couple months ago for the first time, I trued this sweet Italian turkey sausage links and loved them. The Casings are so easy to take off and it cooks up so nice. I knew I wanted this dish to be hearty
 yet easy and what resulted was a one skillet wonder without a lot of ingredients. And for the record, my husband said it was perfect with the crusty bread!

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE & WHITE BEANS
INGREDIENTS

12 oz sweet Italian turkey sausage

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup chopped red pepper

1/2 cup chopped onions

1 (14.5 oz) diced Italian Style tomatoes, undrained

1 (19 oz) can Cannellini Beans or other white beans

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

DIRECTIONS

Remove casings from sausage. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add sausage, and cook 8 minutes, or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in oregano and remaining ingredients; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with some grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Another skillet meal like I did a couple weeks ago HERE

And in case you missed it yesterday due to the Labor Day holiday, make sure you check out my School Theme Q&A 

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