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Ingredientes
- A healthy new chili mac dinner with butternut squash, sausage and kale, served Cincinnati-chili-style over pasta
- Ingredients:
- 12 ounces dried pasta
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage, removed from casings
- 2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 4 cups coarsely chopped kale
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