Sausage & Kale Quinoa Recipe
Sausage and kale quinoa is both flavorful and healthy!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 471kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 pound sweet turkey sausage The sausage needs to be uncooked and not in patties
- 3/4 pound smoked kielbasa cut into 1 inch slices and then cut in half again (To fool our kids that there is more sausage than anything else.)
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and diced
- 1-1/2 cup Craisins
- 3-4 cups baby kale
Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa for 30 seconds or so in a colander and set aside.
- In a large pot over medium heat cook the sweet sausage and onion unit the onion is translucent.
- Add the cloves of garlic and stir until you can smell the garlic, about one minute.
- Add the kielbasa and stir and let it cook together for a minute.
- Add the quinoa and chicken stock. Stir a few times and wait for the pot to simmer.
- Cover the pot, turn to medium-low and simmer until the liquid is mostly adsorbed, about 30 minutes.
- Add the Crasins and kale, stir a few times and let it cook for three more minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 1083mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2602IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 9mg