Kale Gratin with Bacon

Name: Kale Gratin with Bacon
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bunch Kale (chopped); 3 clove Garlic (chopped); 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs; 1/2 cup Grated Parmisiano; 1 cup Heavy Cream; 1 pinch Black Pepper; 1 pinch Salt; 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg (eyeball it); 5 slice Bacon (cooked and crumbled)

Jacqueline @jaklynmela7

Vacaville, California

I was very curious about kale so I needed a recipe to try for the first time. So I found this on Food Network. This is a recipe from Rachel Ray. I substituted Panchetta with bacon. And it still turned out great!

Jacqueline @jaklynmela7

Vacaville, California

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Ingredients

35 mins

4 servings

1 bunchKale (chopped)
3 cloveGarlic (chopped)
1/2 cupBread Crumbs
1/2 cupGrated Parmisiano
1 cupHeavy Cream
1 pinchBlack Pepper
1 pinchSalt
3 tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 tspNutmeg (eyeball it)
5 sliceBacon (cooked and crumbled)

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Steps

35 mins

1

Cook the bacon on a skillet; crumble bacon into pieces; then set aside. Keep a tablespoon of bacon grease to use later.
2

Preheat the broiler to LOW but place the oven rack on the second shelf down from the heat source.
3

Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot, add the kale and salt and cook for 5-6 minutes; drain and dry the greens.
4

Return the pot to the stove over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of bacon grease to saute the garlic. Add the cream and bacon pieces. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper, then reduce heat.
5

Cook the cream mixture to about 1/2 a cup. Add the cooked kale to the cream mixture; coat evenly. Transfer to a shallow casserole.
6

In a bowl, mix the bread crumbs, parmesan, salt and pepper together. Add it on top of the creamed kale. Place it in the oven on the second shelf under the broiler. Cook for 5 minutes. Enjoy.