Recipes and Cooking Creamed Kale Gratin Reserve some of the leek mixture and toast the additional seeds for a second topper. By Deborah Wagman Published on November 22, 2021 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Brie Passano Hands On Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 20 mins Stand Time: 5 mins Total Time: 55 mins Servings: 8 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ cup butter ⅔ cup panko bread crumbs 3 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley 2 tablespoon sesame seeds 2 16 ounce bags chopped kale 4 large leeks, white parts only, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 8 ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces) Directions Melt 2 Tbsp. of the butter. In a small bowl combine next three ingredients (through sesame seeds); drizzle with melted butter and toss to coat. Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter a 3-qt. baking dish. Fill a large bowl with ice water. In a 6- to 8-qt. pot bring a large amount of lightly salted water to boiling. Add one bag of kale; cook 2 minutes or until bright green. Using a slotted spoon, transfer kale to bowl filled with ice water. Let stand until chilled. Remove kale and drain well. Repeat with remaining bag of kale. In same pot melt remaining 6 Tbsp. butter over medium-high heat. Add leeks; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds more. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in next three ingredients (through nutmeg). Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in Monterey Jack cheese until melted and smooth. Continue cooking and stirring 3 minutes or until sauce has slightly thickened. Stir in kale. Season to taste with salt. Transfer kale mixture to prepared baking dish; sprinkle with panko mixture. Bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 531 Calories 47g Fat 19g Carbs 13g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 531 % Daily Value * Total Fat 47g 60% Saturated Fat 28g 140% Cholesterol 132mg 44% Sodium 372mg 16% Total Carbohydrate 19g 7% Total Sugars 6g Protein 13g Vitamin C 114.2mg 571% Calcium 524mg 40% Iron 3.5mg 19% Potassium 618mg 13% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 112.7mcg Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.