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Crazy for kale

Grab a handful of kale and stick it in your pasta, curry, soups and stews to easily up your vegetable intake.
Green kale pasta
by Helen Upshall

This easy 15 minute pasta is the best way to get your greens in! With its bright, blended kale sauce, gently flavoured with garlic, you can use up a big bag of kale in no time.

Each serving provides 537 kcal, 20.3g protein, 58.8g carbohydrate (of which 1.9g sugars), 23.2g fat (of which 5.7g saturates), 2.2g fibre and 0.34g salt.

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