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Health & Fitness

Kale Baked Casserole

Kale Bake: A delicious cheesy casserole with crusty bread chunks, sausage, noodles and veggies. Good for you comfort food.

By eatmorekale.com

  • Begin by taking 2 Butternut squash peeled & cut into chunks.
  • 1 Tbs of E.V.O.O.  
  • 6-8 sprigs of Thyme
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp Pepper
  • 1 Lb, Italian sausage cut into pieces 
  • 1 bunch Organic Kale *The Super Star of this recipe!
  • 6 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 8 ounces, Rigatoni noodles, uncooked
  • 1 cup half & half 
  • ¾ cup Chicken Stock 
  • 2 cup Mozzarella shredded 
  • ¼ cup crumbs Goat cheese
  • 2/3 cup Bread cubed 
Roasting! Fill a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish with squash pieces.
Toss with olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
Bake on 400 F. For 20 minutes or until tender. 
  1. Boil rigatoni for 2 minutes less than package instructs. Drain. 
  2. Saute sausage on medium-high heat until sausage is cooked, discard excess oil. Lower heat to medium, add chopped kale, garlic, ¼ teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste, sauté until kale is wilted (3-5 minutes). 
  3. Combine Reduce oven heat to 375 F. Mix noodles, sausage, cubed bread and all of the cheese (except for ½ cup of Mozzarella) with the butternut squash in the casserole dish. Pour the cream and broth over the top, stirring so the bread cubes are moist. 
  4. Sprinkle generously over the top with ½ cup of remaining cheese. Bake for 25 minutes until heated thoroughly and golden crisp on top. 

Casserole Tip: You could make this gluten free with quinoa noodles and gluten free bread chunks. You could make this dairy free by blending raw cashews and garlic into a ‘cream’ sauce. You could make this vegetarian by using tempeh or veggie sausage instead of sausage. That’s the beauty of casserole, it’s heart warming no matter how you make it.
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