Sweet and Sour Sausage on Greens

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Beet greens make a perfect bed for sweet, smoky sausage and pineapple.

Ingredients

2 (12-ounce) bags Cut `n Clean Greens Beet Greens
1 red pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 pound low-fat smoked sausage (such as Polska kielbasa)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped (or use 1 14- to 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice, drained)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
A couple of squirts Tabasco (can omit)
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks in own juice, drained (2- 2 1/2 cups pineapple chunks)

Preparation

Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet and wilt beet greens, one bag at a time. Sprinkle greens with about 2 tablespoons water if needed during wilting, to keep them from sticking to the pan. Each bag of greens will take only 2-3 minutes to wilt. When done to your liking, transfer greens to a bowl and wilt second bag. Transfer greens to the bowl and wipe skillet out.

Return skillet to the stove. Over medium-high heat, sauté red pepper, onion and sausage for about 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently. During last minute of cooking time, add garlic powder and stir to combine. Then stir in tomatoes and cook for an additional 1 minute. (If using canned tomatoes, you may add them at the end of the recipe with the drained pineapple.)

While sausage mixture is cooking, in a bowl stir together cornstarch, ground ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, Tabasco and preserves. Stir sauce into sausage mixture. Heat to boiling, stir and boil for 30-60 seconds; sauce will thicken. Stir in drained pineapple chunks (and drained canned tomatoes, if using).

Place drained, wilted greens on dinner plates. Top with Sweet and Sour Sausage mixture.

Serves 4-5.

Can be served over steamed rice, with the wilted greens on the side, if you like.

Another good vegetable side dish to accompany this is stir-fried sugar snap peas.

If you are serving children, you might like to omit the Tabasco and offer it at the table for those who wish to add hot sauce.