This is the first official recipe where I have enjoyed eating Kale…
You guys. This is HUGE! For those who know me personally, you may know that me and kale don’t get along well. Sorry so sorry to all my fellow nutrition buddies out there but kale is definitley not my cup of tea. Every time I have dared to try the stuff my mouth goes sour with bitterness and I swear to never touch kale again.
You should know I am very open to all ranges of food. It’s extremely rare for me to completely shun a food group out of my palate, but kale doesn’t make the cut. And neither do clams but that’s a whole other story.
Anways, there’s kale in this stir fry of chopped greens. I guess you can say I was feeling a little frisky with my life and accepted the kale challenge. I haven’t fully converted though. That stuff is going nowhere near my smoothies.
On another note, I could eat this stir fry every day and be a happy little nutritious camper. As a busy full time student, quick and healthy meals have become a staple. This dish is all that wrapped up in a bow.
Many will say that adapting a healthy lifestyle is hard. I may be biased towards nutrition in general (shouldn’t everyone be?!) but like with everything else in life, the hardest part is starting. Taking the plunge and buying a bag of apples instead of greasy potato chips. Or in my case a bag of chopped kale instead of the jar of cookie butter that haunts me every Trader Joe’s trip.
It’s simple little choices like these that will eventually grow into a lifestyle. Being healthy won’t be something you’re striving to work towards, it will simply become apart of you…with the occasional spoonful of cookie butter, because a little indulgence is always necessary in my opinion 
Following my own food philosphy I splurged on a bag of chopped greens from Trader Joe’s. Kale included. One of the funnest parts of having a food blog is creating something bland and boring into something tasty and fun. Enter–>Apple Glazed Turkey Sausage & Chopped Greens Stir Fry.
So even if you HATE vegetables or kale specifically, I promise you this stir fry will do wonders to your palate. And it doesn’t require a zillion ingredients or hours in the kitchen. 15 minutes out of your day, one skillet and boom…kale mindblown to the max
Apple Glazed Turkey Sausage & Chopped Greens Stir Fry
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 4 turkey sausage links, chopped (Trader Joe’s)
- 2 gala apples, chopped
- 1 bag Trader Joe’s Cruciferous Crunch Chopped Greens (about 8 cups worth)*
- Sea salt + pepper to taste
- Handful of chopped peanuts or almonds
Apple Glaze
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar (good quality)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil (melted)
- 1 Tbsp honey
Add in’s
- Quinoa or brown rice
- Roasted potatoes/sweet potatoes
Instructions
- Whisk together your apple glaze ingredients then set aside.
- Grease a skillet with olive oil and cook your sliced turkey sausage over medium high heat. Continue to cook for about five minutes then add in your apples, continually stirring. After a few minutes add in your chopped greens a few handfuls at a time with your apple glaze and seasoning.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until chopped greens begin to wilt and continue to add in more chopped greens. This will only take a few minutes. Once done, serve over quinoa or brown rice. This also pairs will with roasted potatoes!
Notes
- Makes 4 servings
- *I reccomend using Trader Joe’s cruciferous crunch mix since all the vegetables are already pre chopped for you. You can alternatively use your own chopped greens of kale, cabbage and brussels.