Turkey Sausage And Bean Chili

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean turkey sausage, cut into dime size pieces
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried celery flakes
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans
• 2 (19 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 bunch broccoli
• garlic, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in large soup pot.
• 2 cook onions until translucent.
• 3 add sausage and brown well.
• 4 add garlic, sage, parsely and celery.
• 5 deglaze pot with chicken broth until all sausage pieces are scraped from bottom of pot.
• 6 add remaining chicken broth and simmer.
• 7 add 1 can of northern beans and 1 can of cannelini beans. (strained slightly in can. leave some of the juice.).
• 8 take the remaining can of cannelini beans, strained slightly and pour into bowl. use your hands and "mash the beans." it's messy but adds a some starchy thickness to the chili.
• 9 add smashed beans to the pot and stir well.
• 10 chop just the florets of the brocolli into small pieces and add to the pot.
• 11 simmer until ready to serve. (about 20 minutes.)
• 12 you can substitute chopped spinich for the brocolli and/or add cheese when serving.