Creamed Kale

AuthorMelissa
DifficultyBeginner

Yummy creamed kale recipe that uses milk instead of cream (adapted from: https://www.cuisineandtravel.com/creamed-kale-recipe)

Ingredients
 2 large handfuls kale (about 12 or so leaves), deveined, washed, and torn into bite-size pieces
 1 tbsp butter
 ½ medium white onion, chopped
 2 cloves garlic
  tsp red pepper flakes
  tsp nutmeg
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ tsp black pepper
 1 cup milk
 1 tbsp corn starch
 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Directions
1

Melt butter in saute pan on medium heat. Add chopped garlic and onion, and saute until lightly golden.

2

Add handfuls of kale, and stir continuously until all kale has cooked down.

3

Stir in red pepper, nutmeg, salt, and pepper, then remove from heat.

4

In a separate bowl, whisk 1/4 cup milk, slowly adding in corn starch until completely combined.

5

Add the other 3/4 cups of milk into a small pot on medium-low heat. Do not let milk boil.

6

Once warm, add in the milk and cornstarch mixture. Continue whisking and heating on medium low heat for about 5 minutes until milk begins to thicken.

7

Add in half of grated Parmesan and another pinch of salt and pepper.

8

Once thickened, add the milk to the sautéed kale and stir until completely incorporated and thickened.

9

Serve with remaining grated Parmesan.

Notes
10

Can be made ahead and reheated the next day in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes.

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Ingredients

Ingredients
 2 large handfuls kale (about 12 or so leaves), deveined, washed, and torn into bite-size pieces
 1 tbsp butter
 ½ medium white onion, chopped
 2 cloves garlic
  tsp red pepper flakes
  tsp nutmeg
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ tsp black pepper
 1 cup milk
 1 tbsp corn starch
 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

Directions
1

Melt butter in saute pan on medium heat. Add chopped garlic and onion, and saute until lightly golden.

2

Add handfuls of kale, and stir continuously until all kale has cooked down.

3

Stir in red pepper, nutmeg, salt, and pepper, then remove from heat.

4

In a separate bowl, whisk 1/4 cup milk, slowly adding in corn starch until completely combined.

5

Add the other 3/4 cups of milk into a small pot on medium-low heat. Do not let milk boil.

6

Once warm, add in the milk and cornstarch mixture. Continue whisking and heating on medium low heat for about 5 minutes until milk begins to thicken.

7

Add in half of grated Parmesan and another pinch of salt and pepper.

8

Once thickened, add the milk to the sautéed kale and stir until completely incorporated and thickened.

9

Serve with remaining grated Parmesan.

Notes
10

Can be made ahead and reheated the next day in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes.

Creamed Kale