Tuscan sausage, kale & ciabatta stuffing

Tuscan sausage, kale & ciabatta stuffing

If your favourite part of stuffing is the crispy bits, you’ll love this recipe. It can be prepared up to two days in advance, then baked on the day. Cavolo nero or kale work beautifully in this dish, but if you prefer your stuffing to be just meat and bread, simply leave it out.

SERVES 8-10 PREP 20 mins COOK 50 mins EASY

270g loaf ciabatta, torn into chunks 350ml milk 4 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds pinch chilli flakes (optional) 4 garlic cloves, grated 3 large handfuls cavolo nero or kale, de-stalked and shredded 8 x good-quality pork sausages, meat removed from their skins 50g pine nuts, toasted 85g grated parmesan handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped large rosemary sprig, finely chopped 1 lemon, zested 1 egg, beaten

1 Soak all but one handful of the bread chunks in the milk and set aside. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and cook the onions with the fennel and chilli flakes (if using) for 10 mins until softened. Add the garlic and the cavelo nero or kale and cook for 5 mins until softened, adding more oil if needed. Leave to cool.

2 Tip the onion mixture and the remaining ingredients (aside from the handful of bread) into a large bowl, season generously and use your hands to scrunch everything together really well. Scatter the stuffing into a shallow roasting tin or baking dish. Can be kept in the fridge for up to two days before baking.

Top the stuffing with the remaining torn bread. To cook, heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and bake for

30-35 mins until the top is crispy.

GOOD TO KNOW calcium

PER SERVING (10) 339 kcals • fat 22g • saturates 7g • carbs 21g • sugars 5g • fibre 3g • protein 14g • salt 0.8g