Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Sweet Potato, Kale, and Sausage Bake with a White Cheese Sauce.


This recipe has been on my meal plan for two different weeks now, but things have always managed to come up. Nice weather? Let's go get drinks and apps instead. Friday night? Let's grill steak instead. This poor recipe kept being pushed to the back burner, but now that I actually made it, I wish I would have made it SO much sooner. It is that good. 

Sweet Potato, Kale, and Sausage Bake with White Cheese Sauce
Recipe from Pinch of Yum

2 teaspoons olive oil
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (3-4 cups)
16 ounces Italian pork or chicken sausage, cut into small rounds
2 cups finely chopped kale
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
¾ cup milk
¼ cup flour
¾ cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over high heat. Add the sweet potatoes and Italian sausage. Shake to coat in oil, let sit for a few minutes to brown, and shake the pan gently again to move everything around. Repeat until the sweet potatoes and sausage both have golden brown exteriors. Toss with the kale and transfer to a greased 9-inch square baking dish.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring the broth and ½ cup milk to a low boil, then turn the heat to keep it at a low simmer. Whisk the flour and remaining ¼ cup milk to form a thick paste. Add this to the broth, whisking to keep the sauce smooth. Add ¼ cup Gruyere and stir until melted.

Pour the sauce over the sweet potatoes, kale, and sausage in the baking dish. Top with remaining ½ cup cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted.

This makes quite a bit of sauce - you might not need all of it depending on how sau-say you like things.


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17 comments :

  1. Looks amazing! Will be pinning for sure!

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  2. This looks amazing!!!! I'm going to have to try this!

    www.madeintheshadeblog.com

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  3. Yummmm! So many of my favorite things!

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  4. yum this sounds SO good!! i need to try this soon. xo jillian - cornflake dreams

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  5. So glad you posted this, it looks amazing! Must make soon! : )

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  6. Wow, looks delicious!!! I have been LOVING one-pan "all in" bakes. Clean up is a cinch and all of the flavors get to blend really well.

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  7. i was drooling when i saw your post yesterday. i definitely want to make this!

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  8. this looks so amazing!!! Have you tried the Trader Joe's chicken sausage? It is our favorite!

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  9. That looks really good - and really different from anything that I typically make during the week. Sticking it on my pintrest right now!

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  10. Oh wow! I will definitely be making this soon--it looks delicious!!

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  11. Ummm this looks absolutely amazing. Need to make this! Xx.

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  12. Sounds/looks amazing!! Definitely will be making this soon!

    Paige
    tomatoesforcucumbers.com

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  13. oooh yummy!! i haven't been much on the kale trend but maybe i need to more and start with this dish!

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  14. this looks delish! we have so much kale at home and we only use it for smoothies. now i have another idea!

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  15. Um, yum! This recipe looks AMAZING! I'm absolutely going to add this to my list of recipes to try.

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  16. This looks delicious!! Excited to start following along :)

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