Cook the Book: Beet Green Gratin

Name: Cook the Book: Beet Green Gratin
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams beet greens cleaned, stemmed, and roughly chopped; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 57 grams butter crackers, crumbled; 4 larges eggs, lightly, beaten; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, plus additional to taste; 340 grams mushrooms, sliced; 28 grams Parmesan cheese, freshly grated or ground; 237 milliliters ricotta cheese; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cook the Book: Beet Green Gratin a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 226 calories, 14g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ricotta cheese, pepper, butter crackers, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Melt the butter in a 12-inch sauté pan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the mushrooms and garlic and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Garlic

Add the beet greens and cook, stirring occasionally, until the greens begin to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Beet Greens

Greens

Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool slightly.

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Salt And Pepper

Whisk together the eggs, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Fold the cheese mixture into the slightly cooled greens.

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Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Cheese

Greens

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Pour this into a lightly buttered 9-by-11-inch glass baking dish and top with the crumbled crackers.

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Crackers

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Glass Baking Pan

Cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 7 to 8 minutes, or until the crackers are nicely browned. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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Crackers

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Aluminum Foil