Creamed Kale with Chestnuts

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2014

This hearty green makes a great substitute for more common creamed spinach— but not if it has a heavy coating of stodgy sauce.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¼ hours

Creamed Kale with Chestnuts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a creamy vegetable dish that wasn’t cloyingly rich or stodgy, we nixed traditional béchamel sauce in favor of simple cream. Wilting the kale little by little allows us to fit a hefty 3½ pounds into one pot, and using chicken broth adds ...

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