*A heartier, vegetarian version of a Trader Joe's recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 bag Trader Joe's 10 minute farro (cooked according to package)
2 handfuls kale, chopped
3 Trader Joe's (or other) meatless Italian sausages
3 Tbsp. butter or olive oil
1 cup (2/3 large) onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and diced
6 mushrooms, crumbled
Directions:
1. Cook farro according to package, adding kale to the pot 4 minutes before end of cooking. Drain and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil or butter over medium-high heat in a saute pan. Break up the sausages and cook until browned, adding an extra tablespoon oil or butter during cooking, stirring frequently.
3. Remove sausage and set aside. Heat last tablespoon oil or butter over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, mushrooms and apple to the pan, cooking and stirring until just starting to brown. Add sausage, farro/kale, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cook over low heat a few additional minutes.
Notes:
*For some reason, my kids actually ate this, kale and all.
*The hubby devoured it.
*It's even better the next day.
*If you insist, you could make this with regular chicken sausage...I'm sure it would be delicious, but it truly doesn't lose anything with the veggie sausage, so why not go veggie? :)
*In case you're not familiar with farro, it's a slightly chewier, nuttier, more interesting version of rice.
*Ready in 15 minutes!
.jpg)