{"id":24806,"date":"2025-10-30T08:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=24806"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:51:31","slug":"stuffed-shells-with-kale-butternut-fontina-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=24806","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Shells with Kale + Butternut Fontina Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Comfort-in-a-Pan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Italian-American comfort food doesn\u2019t get any more classic than a big baking dish full of cheesy baked jumbo shells stuffed with flavorful meat and kale. Baked pasta dishes are very forgiving, can be packed with healthy seasonal vegetables, savory meat, melty cheese, even easier to pull together. Roasted butternut is blended with store bought red sauce+ browned ground meat\/ sausage meat, wilted kale, a layer of delicious fontina gives off a vibe of indulgence and generosity that every meal should be. Take our\u00a0seasonal favorite Butternut Lasagna<\/a> it\u2019s cozy, and so delicious. And \u2014 like a lot of baked pasta recipes (looking at you,\u00a0Baked Ziti,<\/a> and our other easy\u00a0stuffed shells Stuffed Conchiglioni<\/a>) \u2014 all these recipes are our go-to pasta dishes made for a crowd because you can pop it in the oven when your guests arrive and actually mingle while it bakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How To Make Baked Stuffed Shells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Cook the shells:<\/strong> in a big stock pot full of salted water \u2014cook one minute short of what the box instructions say\u2014 until it\u2019s just barely al dente. Because they’ll finish cooking in the oven, do not overcook it.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Butternut-Marinara Sauce<\/strong>: roast the butternut until very soft, blend with stock, marinara until a smooth nonna-esque sauce is achieved. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Brown the ground turkey\/chicken or sausage<\/strong>\u00a0with the onion, garlic, spices and herbs, cook until 90% cooked. Fold the lightly cooked kale and parmesan cheese. Spoon the mixture generously into each cooked shell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Assemble your baked ziti.<\/strong>\u00a0Carefully spread a layer of butternut sauce.\u00a0Place the stuffed shells neatly on the sauce, spoon the remaining sauce over the shells.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Top the loaded shells with fresh<\/strong> cheese: <\/strong> shredded fontina or mozzarella\u2014cover with foil and bake!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Ingredients\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n