White Bean & Smoked Sausage Skillet

Name a better pairing than pork and beans. I’ll wait…. exactly. There simply isn’t one. That means that this white bean and sausage skillet is guaranteed to have you scraping your bowl clean and coming back for seconds. Seared smoked sausage gets smothered in a creamy sauce made from shallot, garlic, chopped kale, and tender cannellini beans, then topped with crispy-crunchy homemade mini croutons to make this hearty skillet dinner. Since this comes together in 30 minutes and only uses a few dishes, it’s the perfect thing to whip up after a busy day when you can’t fathom being in the kitchen for more than half an hour.

There are two secrets to this skillet dinner’s extreme creaminess. The first is in how you prep the beans. I typically rinse and drain my beans before adding them to the pot, but sometimes, the liquid in the can is exactly what you need to get a sauce that has the perfect spoon-coating texture. Rinse and drain just one can of the beans and add the other with the liquid from the can for the ideal saucy bean balance.

The second secret is a Delish shortcut fave—a good ol’ block of Boursin cheese (as seen in our Boursin baked ziti, our Boursin-stuffed mushrooms, and our Boursin omelet). Yep! Your go-to cheeseboard choice deserves a chance to shine during dinnertime. In development, I found I was partial to the classic garlic and fine herb flavor, but the shallot & chive flavor also yields a delicious (and slightly more oniony) flavor.

Have you made this? Let us know how it went!