Kale & Sausage Stuffed Shells Featuring Nello's Lavender Piedmont Pomodoro Sauce

 

Happy Monday! Did you know that March is National Sauce Month? Let's celebrate and cook some of these Kale & Sausage Stuffed Shells Featuring Nello's Lavender Piedmont Pomodoro Sauce! Read my recipe below!

First, in a medium non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat. Add Italian sausage and red pepper flakes; cook sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon, about 4-5 minutes.

 

Add onion and saute with the sausage until translucent, 2-3 minutes.

 

Add chopped kale and continue to cook until kale softens, another 3-4 minutes.

 

Add in minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, making sure not to brown garlic. Turn off heat and let sausage and kale mixture cool.

 

While your sausage mixture cools, cook pasta shells according to package instructions.

 

Drain noodles, and lay shells on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Set aside to cool.

 

 

 In a large bowl mix ricotta, egg, oregano, basil, Parmesan cheese and Italian parsley. Stir in sausage and kale mixture. Season with freshly cracked pepper and a pinch of kosher salt, stir to combine. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

 

Cover the bottom of a 13 x9 baking dish with 2-3 cups marinara. Fill each shell with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the sausage kale mixture. Layer shells in the prepared baking dish.

 

Pour remaining marinara on top, making sure to cover each shell.

 

Sprinkle the top with mozzarella, cover baking dish with aluminum foil bake for 30 minutes.

 

 

 

Kale & Sausage Stuffed Shells Featuring Nello's Lavender Piedmont Pomodoro Sauce 

 

 

Ingredients:

12 ounce box of jumbo pasta shells

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound Italian sausage, bulk or link with casing removed

1 heavy pinch of red pepper flakes

1/2 medium yellow onion, diced

1 bunch kale, roughly chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced

15 ounce ricotta cheese

1 large egg

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1/2 cup Italian parsley, finely chopped

Freshly cracked pepper

Pinch kosher salt

6-7 cups of Nello's Lavender Piedmont Pomodoro Sauce

1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. In a medium non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat. Add Italian sausage and red pepper flakes; cook sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon, about 4-5 minutes.

Add onion and saute with the sausage until translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add chopped kale and continue to cook until kale softens, another 3-4 minutes. Add in minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, making sure not to brown garlic. Turn off heat and let sausage and kale mixture cool.

 

2. While your sausage mixture cools, cook pasta shells according to package instructions. Drain noodles, and lay shells on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Set aside to cool.

3. In a large bowl mix ricotta, egg, oregano, basil, Parmesan cheese and Italian parsley. Stir in sausage and kale mixture. Season with freshly cracked pepper and a pinch of kosher salt, stir to combine. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

4. Cover the bottom of a 13 x9 baking dish with 2-3 cups marinara. Fill each shell with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the sausage kale mixture. Layer shells in the prepared baking dish and pour remaining marinara on top, making sure to cover each shell. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella, cover baking dish with aluminum foil bake for 30 minutes.

4. Take off aluminum foil and cook for another 5-10 minutes until cheese is lightly browned and sauce is bubbling. ENJOY!


8-10 servings
Prep time: 30 minutes

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This recipe was SO good! The Lavender Piedmont Pomodoro Sauce with the sausage and red pepper flakes was a perfect pair. The perfect balance between hot and sweet. Which made for one awesome stuffed shell recipe that I plan on making for Easter! This recipe is perfect for getting kids to eat their veggie because the kale is hidden in it :) Serve with a salad & bread and you have a meal! Om nom nom!

 

Print this recipe out and make a quick during-the-week meal that everyone will love! <3

 

I am a Nello's Sauce #mombassador! I received free sauce in exchange for awesome recipes ;)

 

~Melissa~

 

www.nellositaly.com