Healthy Creamy Chicken Sausage Skillet

Healthy Creamy Chicken Sausage Skillet

from eatloveeats.com
40 min
4 servings

Chicken sausages cooked in a simple creamy sauce with asparagus, cannellini beans and peas, perfect for weeknight dinners and completely adaptable too!

Ingredients

  • 6-8 chicken sausages (cut into chunks diagonally)
  • 1 tablespoon olive or rapeseed oil
  • 1 medium carrot (finely diced)
  • 2 shallots (sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 bunch asparagus ((about 225g or 8oz) diced or cut into short lengths)
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup chicken stock ((240ml))
  • ¾ cup frozen peas
  • 1 can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream/double cream ((60ml))
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • chopped fresh parsley (to garnish)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a cast iron skillet or frying pan, fry chicken sausage chunks on all sides according to package instructions and until cooked through. Remove to a plate.

  2. 2

    Add the oil to the pan and add the finely diced carrots along with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the shallots and cook for another 2 minutes. Next add the asparagus and garlic and cook for another minute or two.

  3. 3

    Add the flour and stir well. Cook for a minute before adding the mustard and the chicken stock. Stir well and bring to a simmer.

  4. 4

    Add the cannellini beans, peas and double cream and stir well. Return the cooked sausages to the pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the veggies are tender and the sauce has thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.