Braised Chicken & White Beans

Braised Chicken & White Beans

🥘 Ingredients

  • Parmesan cheese
    6 tbsp
  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • cannellini beans
    2 unit
  • chicken stock concentrate (divided)
    6 unit
  • chili flakes
    2 tsp
  • chopped chicken breast
    20 oz
  • cooking oil
    1 tsp
  • garlic
    2 clove
  • kale
    8 oz
  • lemon
    2 unit
  • pearl couscous
    1.5 c
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • sausage
  • water
    1 c, ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

  • small pot
  • strainer
  • large pan
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Set chopped chicken breast aside. Bring pearl couscous , half the chicken stock concentrate , and water (2 cups for 4 servings) to a boil in a small pot . Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, ⏱️ 8 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 3. While couscous cooks, drain and rinse cannellini beans in a strainer . Peel and mince or grate garlic . Remove and discard any thick center stems from kale . Quarter lemon .
    chopped chicken breast: 20 oz, pearl couscous: 1.5 c, chicken stock concentrate: 6 unit (divided), water: 1 c, cannellini beans: 2 unit, garlic: 2 clove, kale: 8 oz, lemon: 2 unit
  2. 2
    Remove sausage from casing if necessary; discard casing. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add beans and garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in kale, remaining stock concentrates, and water (½ cup for 4 servings). Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until kale is wilted, ⏱️ 2 minutes . (For 4, add half the kale and stir until slightly wilted; add remaining kale and cook ⏱️ 4 minutes more.)
    sausage, cooking oil: 1 tsp, water: ¼ cup
  3. 3
    Reduce heat under pan with sausage-kale mixture to low. Add cooked couscous, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice. Cook, stirring, until butter has melted. Add another squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and black pepper if desired.
    butter: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
  4. 4
    Divide sausage and white beans between plates. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and as many chili flakes as you like. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
    Parmesan cheese: 6 tbsp, chili flakes: 2 tsp