Summer Sausage, Sage, and Eggplant Stew - The Scramble

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 10 fresh sage leaves (thinly sliced)
• 3 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
• 1 lb. chicken sausage (or use meatless sausage, sliced, or use 15 oz. canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed)
• 1 small eggplant (diced (about 1 lb.))
• 1/2 yellow onion (diced)
• 1/2 red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 tomato (diced (about 1 lb.))
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. salt (to taste)
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper (or to taste)