Chicken Sausage Spinach and Beans Recipe

Cooked sausage is great for weeknight meals because they cook up easily and make a meal come together fast! This weeknight dinner recipe is an example of a cooked sausage recipe packed with flavor. This chicken sausage spinach and beans recipe only takes less than 30 minutes to make. Follow along and see how easy this recipe is to make for dinner tonight.

What is in this chicken sausage spinach and beans recipe?

1 lb of cooked chicken sausage sliced into ¼ to ½ inch pieces
One can of Cannelloni beans drained
1 tablespoon olive oil
One - 16 oz. of frozen spinach thawed
2 garlic cloves minced
1 teaspoon basil dried
1 teaspoon parsley dried
½ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of pepper

How to make this chicken sausage spinach and bean recipe?

Heat the skillet. Add to the skillet olive oil, thawed spinach, ½ of the salt and pepper, then break up the spinach so it will cook faster —Cook for 3 minutes.

Then add the cannellini beans, garlic, basil, parsley, rest of the salt and pepper to the skillet. Add the cooked sausage and stir together. Reduce heat to medium. Cover it for a few minutes to heat through for about 7 minutes.

Remove lid and continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until the liquid evaporates. That's it! Enjoy!

Chicken Sausage Spinach and Beans Recipe

1 2 3 4 5

Rate this recipe

|

0 ratings

Save to BigOven

Yum

March 23, 2021

by Sabrina Quairoli

Cuisine American

Category Chicken Recipes Dairy Free Recipes Gluten Free Recipes Quick Weeknight Recipes Recipe

Add fresh raw avocado to the top if you want.

Persons

4

Serving Size

1 cup

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb of cooked chicken sausage sliced into ¼ to ½ inch pieces
• 1 can Cannelloni beans drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1- 16 oz. of frozen spinach thawed
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 1 teaspoon parsley dried
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon of pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the skillet. Add to the skillet olive oil, thawed spinach, ½ of the salt and pepper, then break up the spinach so it will cook faster—Cook for 3 minutes.
2. Then add the cannellini beans, garlic, basil, parsley, rest of the salt and pepper to the skillet. Add the cooked sausage and stir together. Reduce heat to medium. Cover it for a few minutes to heat through for about 7 minutes.
3. Remove lid and continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until the liquid evaporates.
4. Let cook for a few minutes and enjoy!

Calories

439

18%

Fat

19 g

29%

Saturated

4.5 g

22%

Carbs

32 g

10%

Protein

28 g

Fiber

7.7 g

31%

Sugar

1.2 g

Sodium

917 mg

38%

Trans fat

0.1 g

Cholesterol

108 mg

36%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Notes

Tip: If you wanted more browned chicken sausage, you could heat the chicken sausage in a separate skillet.

Share on social

Tags

30 minute meals,

Chicken,

quick recipe,

quick recipes,

Recipes with Chicken,

Weeknight,

weeknight meal

© 2021 Recipes owned by Sabrinas Organizing blog and owner Sabrina Quairoli

I added fresh avocado to the top of this dish to add a little more fat. It was delicious! I will definitely do this again soon.

Tip: If you wanted more browned chicken sausage, you could heat the chicken sausage in a separate skillet.

What do you think? Would you make it for your weeknight dinner? Please leave a comment below. If you do try this recipe, please come back and rate it on the recipe card.

Want more weeknight dinner ideas? Check out our other posts below.

SAUSAGE PEPPERS AND BROCCOLI LEAVES RECIPE

FIVE SUPER CHEAP FAMILY DINNERS TO MAKE TONIGHT

5 QUICK AND EASY DINNER RECIPES TO MAKE THIS WEEK

Below are some other weeknight dinner recipe ideas from other publications for your inspiration.

Family-Friendly Weeknight Dinners

48 Quick and Easy Family Meals to Bust Weeknight Dinner Stress