Chicory casserole (that even my kids love)

Not all vegetables are easy to prepare for your family and get joy all over. But this recipe for Belgian endive casserole even my kids loved.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Course Dinner

Cuisine Dutch

Servings persons

Calories 623 kcal

A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Preheat the oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit (200 ° C.)
Bring a pan with 2 inches (about 5 cm) of water to a boil.
Peel the potatoes and wash them. Cut them so they're about the same size.
Add them to the boiling water and cook them for 10 minutes over medium heat.
Meanwhile, clean the chicory, remove the bitter core, and wash it.
Add the sliced chicory to the pan with potatoes after 10 minutes of cooking time.
Fry the bacon in its own fat.
Mash the potatoes with the chicory.
Add the butter, cheese cubes, sage, and bacon to the pan of potatoes, stir, and season with salt and pepper.
On each slice of ham put two tablespoons of potato mash and roll the ham.
Put the rolls in a baking dish and sprinkle them with the cheese.
Bake for about 20 minutes in the oven or until the cheese is melted.

You can also remove the bitter core of the chicory by cutting off the butt and removing the core with an apple core.
If you think the chicory is still bitter, add ¼ cup (50 ml) of milk to the water in which you boil the chicory.
Use a potato masher instead of an electric mixer to mash the potatoes and chicory. When using an electric mixer you will get a glue substance. Not very delicious.
Instead of using cooked ham, you can also use smoked ham like Parma ham or Prosciutto.
Substitute Gouda cheese with Emmentaler or Gruyere. Both excellent choices.
Don't have any fresh sage? Use 1 teaspoon dried sage instead.

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