- 1lb ground beef or turkey (Or, if you're vegetarian, Morningstar Farms soy breakfast crumbles are really good in this dish. I haven't tried the non-soy Quorn version in this dish, but I bet those would be pretty tasty, too.)
- 1 large bunch of kale (or chard, spinach, a bunch of broccoli, 2 cups of peas)
- 1 box of rotini (any smallish pasta will do—the multi-colored kind is fun!)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2T olive oil
- 2T unbleached all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup warmed milk
- At least 1c of shredded cheese (we usually use more like 2c)
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta al dente and drain. Set aside.
In a skillet, brown the meat with the garlic powder (and crushed peppers). Wash, and chop or rip the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces. (If you're using broccoli, cut the head into small florets.) Add the vegetable to the top of the skillet with the meat and saute until it's cooked down a bit and the color has changed to bright green. Pour the meat/vegetable mixture into the pot of drained pasta.
Pour the cheese sauce over the meat/veggies/noodles and mix. Pour the whole lot into a greased 9x11 baking dish, smooth out so it's relatively flat on top, and top with the remaining cheese.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted and golden brown on top.
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What an excellent recipe - warming and comforting, good for you and easy to put together! Thanks for sharing it. By the way, I love the name of your blog - and you are so right about the right word not always being a real word!!
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ReplyDeleteOh boy does this look good! What time is dinner? :)
ReplyDeleteHow yummy! Great twist on one of my favorites! Thanks for linking up last week for Friday Favorites!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, Amy.
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