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Pizza may seem an unlikely flavor for a veggie burger, but it’s one of the best we’ve tried! Think chickpeas infused with Italian seasonings and vegan parmesan, coated in bread crumbs, baked until golden brown, and topped with red sauce. Hello, flavor …
Pizza may seem an unlikely flavor for a veggie burger, but it’s one of the best we’ve tried! Think chickpeas infused with Italian seasonings and vegan parmesan, coated in bread crumbs, baked until golden brown, and topped with red sauce. Hello, flavor match made in heaven!
These chickpea-based burgers are plant-based and simple to make, requiring just 10 ingredients and 30 minutes. Let’s do this!
Kicking things off right with french onion sweet potatoes today! It feels like today is the official start to the new year, right? Even though most of us started working again last week, Max didn’t go back to school until today and the first Monday just FEELS like the start. At least for me! I […]
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Kicking things off right with french onion sweet potatoes today!
It feels like today is the official start to the new year, right? Even though most of us started working again last week, Max didn’t go back to school until today and the first Monday just FEELS like the start.
At least for me!
I wanted to kick things off with a delicious comforting recipe that I knew would be a staple for years to come. This is it. French onion stuffed sweet potatoes are definitely in the rotation for us because they are crazy loaded with flavor.
We are talking, INSANELY (!) flavorful.
I love that this is a way to enjoy all the taste of french onion soup without the soup part.
Eddie doesn’t love brothy soups and even I get weird about ordering french onion soup. Yes I live for caramelized onions but do I really want an entire spoonful of them? Not really. I mostly just want that toasted bread that’s smothered in gruyere.
Two main components of this recipe – the potatoes and onions – will take over the 30 minutes that I normally like to spend in the kitchen on weeknights. But! Don’t let that deter you. First, both ingredients can be cooked while you do other things. Their cook time is mostly hands off, except for the occasional stir of the onions.
The other option is that you can roast your potatoes or caramelize your onions ahead of time. Especially roasting the potatoes – you can easily throw them in the oven on Sunday while you’re chilling on the couch or doing laundry. No big deal!
The rest of the recipe comes together easily! A sprinkle of gruyere cheese. A toast of thyme butter breadcrumbs. A dollop of greek yogurt or sour cream. Some fresh chives on top. And you’re good to go!
I LOVE this as a meal. Like love love love it. When I was a tween, I became freakishly obsessed with broccoli cheddar baked potatoes from Wendy’s. This was odd for two reasons: first, we never ate Wendy’s and second, you couldn’t get me near broccoli… like, ever.
But potatoes were my favorite food. And I’m pretty sure I saw a commercial or something and then begged my mom to drive my 13 year old self through the drive through frequently, just to get the broccoli cheddar potatoes.
That’s just a long rambly way of saying that I still love a good stuffed potato as a meal. It’s insanely filling and this in particular is ridiculously flavorful.
Eddie prefers it as a side dish, so he’s eaten this before as a side dish to some pulled pork and then also some rotisserie chicken. If you use it as a side dish, the key is to make sure you don’t overpower the flavor with the main entree. Keep that simple so the french onion sweet potato really shines!
And now you know the secret of making January delicious. You gotta try it!
These french onion stuffed sweet potatoes are slow roasted and topped with gruyere cheese and caramelized onions. Garlic butter bread crumbs finish them!
Slice the potatoes down the center and sprinkle with the gruyere cheese. Add a sprinkling of the dried thyme. Stick the potatoes bake in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes, just so the cheese melts.
While the cheese melts, heat a small skillet over medium heat and add the remaining tablespoon of butter. Add in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add in the rest of the thyme and bread crumbs and stir to coat, tossing for 5 to 6 minutes are they brown.
This definitely makes Monday happier.
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Welcome to the world of kale gratin! You might just die of deliciousness because this stuff is truly incredible. Okay so remember last year when I made the brussels sprouts gratin? And it was utterly life changing? So rich and decadent but still… brussels? WELL. This might rival that. Because here’s the thing. I love […]
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Welcome to the world of kale gratin!
You might just die of deliciousness because this stuff is truly incredible.
Okay so remember last year when I made the brussels sprouts gratin? And it was utterly life changing? So rich and decadent but still… brussels?
This might rival that.
Because here’s the thing. I love both of them equally. I don’t know how to choose. Both dishes are absolutely incredible. But they are similar enough that you don’t really need BOTH dishes on Thanksgiving. Especially if your family is like mine, and they may not even touch it. Because #change.
Anyway, before we get into that, and like, WHICH ONE DO YOU CHOOSE?!, let’s talk about the kale gratin!
Two kinds of kale. Tuscan and green curly kale. I love the mish mash of the two types. It’s not necessary – if you only have access to one, you can totally use it. But I love the two together. The tuscan is a bit more crisp. The curly green is a bit more chewy.
Now you know that I have a love affair with kale chips. I don’t care if they are soooo 2008, I love making them, we love eating it, and they happen in this house at least once a week. They are such a great way to get in some greens.
So that’s what was so appealing to me about this gratin. The bottom of the dish turns creamy, like greens cooked with cream and cheese. But the top pieces of kale sticking out get crispy, along with the cheese sprinkled on top, and it’s crunchy and flavorful and crisp and a texture lover’s dream.
I will tell you that you can even make this ahead of time! While it is amazing when it first comes out of the oven, I’ve made the entire thing ahead of time before (multiple times!) and if you reheat it in the oven, it still comes out great.
The flavor is SUPERB. Three kinds of cheese, two kinds of kale, cream, nutmeg, mustard and crunchy breadcrumbs on top. It’s almost like kale mac and cheese without noodles, if that could be a thing. Really, really incredible.
Now how to choose?! How do you know if you should make this one of the brussels?
This kale gratin is slightly (and I do mean slightly) less filling and rich that the brussels gratin, so take that into account. It’s also a bit easier – all you really do is tear kale leaves, toss them with cheese, cover them in cream and bake them into oblivion.
While in the oven, the cheese and the cream come together to create a sauce that you won’y be able to resist. Seriously. Just try!
I find that the kale gratin is more weeknight-friendly than the brussels gratin. It’s not quite as filling, so the dish tends to go quicker than the brussels. But they are both fantastic, and it’s really just a question of which veggie you like more.
Can’t I just have both? A meal of gratins please.
This double kale gratin has two kinds of kale, three kinds of cheese, cream and crunchy breadcrumbs. It will be your new favorite side dish!
It’s not the prettiest, but it is the most delish!
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