| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 40 min |
| Active: | 45 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 8 good-quality sausages (Italian style if possible)
- 1 onion, sliced into thin half-moons
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 stick celery, finely chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 8 new potatoes, halved or quartered, skin on
- One 28-ounce can peeled plum tomatoes
- Two 15-ounce cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
- Sugar, to taste
- Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- One 5-ounce bag baby spinach
- 10 fresh basil leaves, cut into chiffonade
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Rosemary and Cheddar Soda Breads, recipe follows, for serving
- Neutral oil, for oiling the baking sheet, optional
- 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups self-rising flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 packed cup grated Cheddar (grated on the large holes of a box grater)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- In a large, heavy-bottomed Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and sear on all sides until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the pot and set aside.
- Add the rest of the olive oil to the pot, turn the heat down to medium and add in the onions, carrots and celery. Add a pinch of salt, which will help draw some moisture out of the vegetables and keep them from browning too much. Cook gently, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes, being sure to scrape up all the caramelized sausage bits on the bottom of the pot.
- Add the garlic and rosemary and continue to sweat until the garlic is fragrant and translucent, about 5 minutes more. If the vegetables begin to brown, turn down the heat.
- Add in the sausages, potatoes and plum tomatoes, breaking apart the tomatoes with a wooden spoon or your hands as they go into the pot. Fill the empty tomato can halfway with water, then add this water to the pot. Stir well and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked through, adding a few tablespoons of water if the sauce begins to look dry. Add in the butter beans and stir gently so as not to break up the beans. Taste the casserole and add salt, pepper, sugar and red pepper flakes to taste.
- Just before serving, add in the spinach and stir until just wilted. Plate into individual bowls and garnish with basil and lemon zest. Serve with the Rosemary and Cheddar Soda Breads.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
- Sift the flours, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the Cheddar and chopped rosemary. Make a well in the middle. Add the buttermilk and, using a fork, mix until just combined. This will give you a soft, sticky dough, which makes a nice moist loaf. With floured hands, divide the dough into 4, scrape each one onto the prepared baking sheet and pat into a light round. Using a chef’s knife, deeply score each soda bread with a cross on top (this will allow the heat to penetrate the center of the dough).
- Bake until the breads are dark golden all over and sound hollow when you tap the bottoms, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 653 |
| Total Fat | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 82 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 13 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Sodium | 1134 mg |
Reviews
I love this stew! I’ve made it per the recipe which is fabulous and I love also made it with andouille and red beans when I had that on hand w thyme and a bit of Cajun seasoning. Fabulous as written or to change and lightly tweak for a different flavor profile. Fabulous!
I’ve made this a couple of times now it it is delicious! It’s a must try and I’ve worked it into my regular rotation!
This is easy to prepare and everyone said it is a keeper recipe!
Super easy and very tasty! So much flavor with so few ingredients. Perfect make ahead for lunches at work too! Will be making this on a regular rotation. Do yourself a favor and don’t skip the lemon zest!!!
DELICIOUS!!! Incredible flavor!
Very hearty & rustic with the whole sausages and larger chucks of potatoes in the stew. Very flavorful and a nice change. The only thing that I omitted was the lemon zest.
So easy and delicious! It was a five star!
We have made this quite a few times and it is very delicious! It freezes well too! We make a double batch and freeze the leftovers in individual containers that my husband can take to work.
What a great recipe! So many layers of flavors and it feels like a warm hug in this nasty weather. Didn’t make the bread due to time and that our grocery has awesome breads.
Made this using my Instant Pot and it was delicious. Added the potatoes after 20 minutes of pressure cooking the italian sausages, tomatoes, carrots, onions, etc., and pressure cooked another 4 minutes, then
stirred in the butter beans, greens, basil and lemon peel right before serving. We loved it!