Name: Instant Pot Chicken Sausages with White Beans and Spinach
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1½ pounds raw hot or sweet Italian chicken sausage; 2 shallots, halved, and sliced thin; 3 garlic cloves, minced; ½ cup dry white wine; ½ cup chicken broth; 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed; 12 ounces cherry tomatoes; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; ¼ teaspoon pepper; 4 ounces (4 cups) baby spinach; 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, shaved

Why This Recipe Works

We started with cannellini beans and Italian chicken sausage, which was full of spices (fennel and caraway) that provided ample flavor to the dish. We combined broth, wine, minced garlic, and rosemary for a flavorful liquid that seasoned the beans as they cooked. Once the sausages were cooked, we moved them to a platter to rest. Stirring some baby spinach into the beans before serving allowed it to wilt slightly—giving it a pleasing bite.

Before You Begin

Feel free to use any flavor of uncooked chicken sausage that you think will work well in this dish, or substitute turkey sausage. Any canned small white beans will work well here.

Instructions

Using highest sauté function, heat oil in Instant Pot until just smoking. Add sausages and brown on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes; transfer to plate. Turn off Instant Pot.

Add shallots and garlic to fat left in pot and cook, using residual heat, until shallots are softened, about 1 minute. Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits. Stir in broth, beans, tomatoes, rosemary sprig, and pepper. Nestle sausages into bean mixture and add any accumulated juices.

Lock lid into place and close pressure-release valve. Select high pressure-cook function and cook for 4 minutes. Turn off Instant Pot and quick-release pressure. Carefully remove lid, allowing steam to escape away from you.

Transfer sausages to plate and let rest while finishing beans. Discard rosemary sprig. Stir spinach into bean mixture, 1 handful at a time, until wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer beans to serving platter and top with sausages. Sprinkle with Parmesan and drizzle with extra oil. Serve.