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Turkey Sausage and Kale Casserole
This Turkey Sausage and Kale Casserole with mushrooms, onions, and mozzarella is creamy and comforting. An easy, family-friendly fall dinner with holiday flavors!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Melissa Nolan📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●casserole dish
- ●pot
- ●bowl
- ●colander
- ●skillet
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather and prepare all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375°F, grease a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, and set it aside.
nonstick cooking spray ($0.01)
2
Cook the pasta
3
Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook for about ⏱️ 10 minutes, or just until tender. Drain and cool the pasta in a colander, then place it in a large bowl for later.
4
Brown the sausage
5
While the pasta is cooking, in a medium skillet over medium heat, add the oil and sliced sausage. Brown for ⏱️ 5 minutes on one side, then flip and continue to brown for an additional ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove the sausage from the pot and set it aside.
6
Saute
7
Add the mushrooms and onions. Continue cooking for ⏱️ 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
onion (small diced, (220g, 2 cups) $0.60)1
8
Melt the butter in the pan, then sprinkle in the flour and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute.
butter ($0.23)2 Tbsp
9
Make the sauce
10
Add the milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and nutmeg. Cook until the liquid has thickened, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
milk ($0.43)2 cupssalt ($0.04)1 tspgarlic powder ($0.04)1 tspItalian seasoning ($0.07)1 tsp
11
Combine
12
Add the kale and cream cheese and stir until the kale is wilted and the cheese is melted, for about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
13
Fold
14
Add the sausage and any drippings back in and fold to combine. Pour this mixture into the large bowl with the pasta and fold until combined.
15
Spread
16
Transfer the mixture into the 9x13 casserole dish and spread evenly.
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Bake
18
Top evenly with the mozzarella. Bake, uncovered, in the oven for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes.
19
Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
623 kcal
fat Content
39 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sodium Content
1221 mg
protein Content
25 g
carbohydrate Content
43 g
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