Looking for a delicious and easy stuffing recipe? Make this Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing! Not only does this awesome dish make a beautiful presentation and feed eight, but it is also easy to whip up, and it cooks in less than an hour. I enjoy cooking the Thanksgiving dinner for my family, and it wouldn’t be complete without a giant bowl of this dressing. And who makes the Thanksgiving dinner in your house?
This delicious dressing features Italian fennel sausage, butternut squash, kale, focaccia, and Parmesan cheese. It’s flavorful and healthy and makes a perfect accompaniment to your holiday meal. The key to this recipe is sautéed veggies. By sautéing the leeks, butternut squash, kale, and Italian sausage before baking, you’re not only starting the cooking process for the veggies and meat, but you are also bringing out all the lovely flavors, which will make this dressing deliciously flavorful.
To make the Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and butter a 3-quart casserole dish..
In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter and add 1 pound sweet Italian fennel sausage. Cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes.
Add 3 sliced leeks and ½ diced squash. Season with 1 teaspoon each salt and black pepper and cook until the leeks are soft, about 3 minutes.
Add 1 bunch of kale and toss. Cover and cook until the kale wilts, about 4 minutes.
Add 1 pound stale focaccia cubes and the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and toss. Cook, stirring, until the butter melts.
In a bowl, whisk 1 egg and 2 cups chicken broth until smooth. Stir in 1 cup diced Parmesan and 1 teaspoon salt.
Add the broth mixture to the bread mixture and cook for about 1 minute until the liquid is absorbed by the bread.
Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and scatter ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese evenly on top.
Bake for about 40 minutes until golden and cooked through.
Set aside for 5 minutes before serving alongside your Thanksgiving turkey.
This Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing is a flavorful and delicious accompaniment to your Thanksgiving dinner. Give it a go this year, and please make sure you tag your Thanksgiving cooking photos with #cookmerecipes. We love seeing what you’ve made!
Superb holiday dish!
I made this Sausage and Kale Thanksgiving Dressing for the first time this year, and it was a hit! It was simple to make, and my family couldn't stop raving about it. The flavors blended so well together. This will be a new tradition for sure.
Simply amazing!
Awesome! I made this for my friend's Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone loved it. It's simple and so tasty!
Superb
This dressing is delicious! I made it for Thanksgiving, and it was a hit! My family couldn’t stop complementing the flavors. The sausage and kale are simply perfect together. Thank you for this fabulous recipe!
This dressing is a must for Thanksgiving. My family loved it and it was easy to make.
I made this dressing for Thanksgiving, and it was simply great! The flavors were so rich, and my family loved it. I will definetly make it again!
Absolutely loved it!
Yummy
This Sausage and Kale Dressing was easy and super tasty! I made it for my first Thanksgiving alone, and my friends loved it. Thank you!
I made this dressing for my Friendsgiving, and wow it was a hit! The flavors popped, and everyone loved the kale and sausage mix. I usually stress over the menu, but this recipe made it super chill. So grateful I found it – I'll def make it again.
Wow! I made this for my first solo Thanksgiving, and it was a hit with my friends. The flavors are just amazing and so comforting. It really captured the spirit of the holidays.
Superb!
Delicious! This dish was a hit at our Thanksgiving dinner last year. Everyone raved about the flavors!
