Sausage And Clams With Chickpeas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 lb hot italian turkey sausage
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons madeira wine or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 8 cups kale, chopped (about 10 ounces)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth or 1 (14 ounce) can low sodium chicken broth
• 16 littleneck clams
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (garbanzo beans)

Recipe

• 1 heat a dutch oven over high heat. coat pan with cooking spray.
• 2 remove casings from sausage. add sausage to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
• 3 reduce heat to medium. stir in chopped onion and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
• 4 add madeira; cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates.
• 5 add kale, salt, and chicken broth; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• 6 stir in clams and chickpeas; cook, covered, 10 minutes or until shells open. discard any unopened shells.