Kale Gratin With Pancetta - Rachael Ray

Submitted by Eyemadreamer

"Rachael Ray is one of my favorite food network cook hosts and this is one of her recipes! DELICIOUS! I made it once for a BBQ party I went to and it was gone so fast. Unbelievable. Almost all the ladies there wanted this recipe. I also cooked this for a family, their kids gobbled it up as if it was pizza! It's a great way to use Kale in an absolutely tasty way since kale is very good for you."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs kale (de-ribbed & chopped)
• salt
• black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 lb pancetta (chopped into 1/2 inches)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 garlic cloves (mashed and chopped)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg (grated)
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 cup pecorino romano cheese (grated) or 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese (grated)

directions

1. Cook the kale in a deep pot of boiling water induced with salt for about 6 minutes, drain the kale and dry them.
2. Preheat your broiler with the rack 2nd shelf down.
3. Heat a skillet over med-high heat and cook the pancetta in olive oil until crisp. Add cream, garlic, nutmeg, salt n' pepper and simmer for about 7-8 minutes until the sauce is reduced to about 1/2 to 2/3ish cup.
4. Toss in the greens into the sauce and make sure its coated evenly.
5. In a small bowl toss the breadcrumbs and olive oil, combine it with the cheese and take that and sprinkle it all over top the greens.
6. Broil for 5 minutes. Ta Da!

Reviews

[rosslare]

So good! I dare anyone to say they don't like kale, after tasting this recipe!

 

[BriarCraft]

My first time eating kale and I love it! I made this the first time, without substitutions, and again with lower calorie substitutions. Both times, it was really tasty. My lo-cal substitutions were: smoked turkey instead of pancetta and 2% milk instead of heavy cream (use a bit more milk and reduce it more).

 

[ceeriley]

This was great!