Baked Fennel with Gorgonzola

Name: Baked Fennel with Gorgonzola
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams blue cheese; 2 Tbsps bread crumbs; 414 milliliters chicken broth; 4 bulbs fennel, untrimmed; 8 servings salt to taste

Baked Fennel with Gorgonzola might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 99 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, bread crumbs, chicken broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse fennel. Trim off stems, and reserve about 1 cup of the tender green leaves. Trim any bruises or dry looking areas from fennel.

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Fennel

Cut each bulb in half from stem through root end.

Lay fennel bulb pieces in a 10 inch frying pan, and add broth. Cover, and bring to a boil on high heat. Simmer until fennel is tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Fennel

Broth

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Frying Pan

Transfer fennel to a shallow casserole, 9 to 10 inched wide; lay cut side up.

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Fennel

Boil broth, uncovered, on high heat until reduced to about 1/2 cup. Stir in about half the fennel leaves. Spoon mixture evenly over fennel.

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Fennel

Broth

Mash cheese with bread crumbs. Dot mixture evenly over fennel. If making ahead, cover and chill up to 1 day. Also wrap remaining fennel leaves in a towel, seal in a plastic bag, and chill.

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Breadcrumbs

Cheese

Fennel

Wrap

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Ziploc Bags

Bake casserole, uncovered, at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) until cheese begins to brown and fennel is hot, about 20 minutes. Tuck remaining leaves around fennel. Season to taste with salt.

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Cheese

Fennel

Salt