Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing

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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
1 pound sweet Italian fennel sausage, casings removed, broken into small pieces
3 large leeks, white and light-green parts only, sliced
1/2 medium butternut squash, peeled and diced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 bunch kale, leaves trimmed and chopped
1 pound stale onion focaccia, cubed
1 large egg
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or turkey stock
1 cup diced parmesan cheese, plus 1/4 cup shredded

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish.

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add the leeks and squash and season with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cook until the leeks are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the kale, toss and cover until the kale wilts, about 4 minutes. Add the focaccia cubes and the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and toss until the butter melts.

Whisk the egg and chicken broth in a bowl until smooth; stir in the diced parmesan and 1 teaspoon salt. Pour the broth mixture over the bread mixture; cook until the liquid is absorbed by the bread, about 1 minute.

Transfer the bread mixture to the prepared casserole dish. Scatter the shredded cheese evenly on top and bake until golden and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Set aside for 5 minutes before serving.

Photograph by: Anita Calero

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recipe Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing
stefanie san jose, CA 12-01-2009
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The hit of Thanksgiving 09!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I get together with the same group every year for Thanksgiving and every year for the last 4 years I have been asked to make... Dressing. I love to do it but never really feel like it's something that can really show off my cooking capabilities. As the youngest contributor of the group (I'm 25) I do feel the need to impress with my food sometimes. I made this recipe this year and it was the absolute, hands-down favorite this year! Everyone was ranting and raving about how good it was! I did all my prep work for it the night before and found that since I was doubling the recipe I had to follow my instincts on some things, for instance, doubling the focaccia would have been too much so I did slightly less. I just followed what looked right to me. I will absolutely make this again in the future, it was so wonderful and even survived a 3 hour car ride! :)Read more
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Amanda Hyde Park, VT 11-30-2009
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Glad I rolled the dice!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this dressing in addition to another, as a couple of my family members have food allergies. They told me not to fuss... for their sake, but boy are they glad I did! They raved and raved, asked for the recipe, and altogether made me feel pretty good. Not bad for a first-time Thanksgiving cook!Read more
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Mary Beth Hilliard, OH 11-29-2009
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Interesting and best without the Sausage!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I was adding Pork Roast (Giada's recipe for Honey-Mustard with Bacon) to this year's T-day feast , so though I would also... change up the stuffing. My daughter recently became a vegetarian, so decided to make one batch as written and one eliminating the sausage and substituting veggie broth for the chicken for our feast for 11 people. The veggie version was even better than the original. Even though we all love Italian sausage on pizza and in spaghetti sauce, the fennel was a bit much for this dish. Had to substitute vegetable focaccia from Whole Foods for the Onion (none to be found in Columbus), but otherwise followed the recipe as written. The only caution is to truly cook the leek squash mixture only until the leek is soft. I over cooked the first batch and the squash didn't keep as nice a look and texture as I would have liked. Will likely make it again, but maybe not for Thanksgiving1Read more
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null null, null 11-26-2009
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Nutrition packed
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved the fact that this dish has such added nutritional value. I substituted EVO in place of some of the butter, and it... is delicious and pretty. Next time I will omit the cheese on top I don't think it really needed it...Read more
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Eileen Stuart, FL 11-21-2009
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Help for Melissa
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The bread is the stale onion focaccia. Made this as a test for this Thanksgiving last weekend, and I found the butternut... squash to be a wonderful addition of flavors and although the top was crusty, the inside was gloriously moist! Also, no kale available, so used spinach...terriif substitution!Read more
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Melissa Arlington, TX 11-19-2009
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How much Bread
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

What kind of bread I need to use with this recipe and what mixture is it I could not find in any part where it talked about... the bread mixture except at the end where it says to add everything together. If someone can write back and let me know. mely_yvonne@yahoo.comRead more