Festive feasts: Christmas kale and sausage meat stuffing

Keen to impress friends and family with your festive meals? Cooking with kale is a great way to add unexpected new taste and texture.

Health-wise, kale is a great addition to any winter meal, as it is full of vitamin A and C, as well as folate – which all play a role in immune function. It’s also a fantastic source of fibre – 2.2g in four heaped tablespoons – which plays a role in digestive and heart health.

Try this nutritious twist on a Christmas classic!

Makes 16 jackets
½ x 500g pack kale
1 tbsp oil
1 onion (160g), finely chopped
10g sage, chopped
454g sausagemeat
100g breadcrumbs

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6. Grease a large baking tray.
2. Cook the kale in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and roughly chop in a food processor. Cool.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion for 2-3 minutes, add the sage and cook for a further 1 minute. Cool and stir into the sausage meat with the kale and breadcrumbs, season.
4. Mould into 16 balls and place on the prepared tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and cooked throughout.
5. Serve with roast turkey and all the trimmings.

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Head to Discover Kale for more information on how to include delicious kale in your Christmas meals this year.

Summary

Recipe Name

Christmas kale and sausage meat stuffing

Author Name

Francesca Specter

Published On

2015-12-11

Cook Time

0H25M