6 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 25MINS

Baked Cheesy Fennel

Name: Baked Cheesy Fennel
Total time: PT1500.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kilogram Fennel Bulb; 500 milliliter Bechamel Sauce; 1/3 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 tablespoon Butter; to taste Salt; to taste Ground Black Pepper

Recipe

4.7

3 ratings

A very simple but totally delicious dish. Fennel is first braised in a skillet and then baked with béchamel sauce and grated Parmesan cheese. Creamy, flavorful side dish that pairs fantastically with many tomato-based dishes, eggs, chicken or a nice meatloaf!

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A very simple but totally delicious dish. Fennel is first braised in a skillet and then baked with béchamel sauce and grated Parmesan cheese. Creamy, flavorful side dish that pairs fantastically with many tomato-based dishes, eggs, chicken or a nice meatloaf!

25MINS

Total Time

$2.07

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

4

us / metric

11 1/2 cups

Fennel Bulbs

2 cups

Bechamel Sauce

1/3 cup

Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 Tbsp

Butter

plus 1 teaspoon

to taste

Salt

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

695

Fat

8.9 g

Protein

5.5 g

Carbs

125.1 g

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step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

step 2

Wash Fennel Bulbs (11 1/2 cups), and remove external leaves and cut each bulb into wedges.

step 3

In a skillet melt Butter (2 Tbsp) add the fennel and cook on each side for about 5-6 minutes or until they get a nice golden color. Season with Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) and remove from the heat.

step 4

Rub the remaining butter on a baking tray, lay all the fennel into one single layer.

step 5

Cover with Bechamel Sauce (2 cups) and Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/3 cup).

step 6

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cooked and a nice crust as formed on top.

step 7

Serve warm!