Creamy Pan-Braised Fennel

Ingredients

• 1.5 tablespoons butter 
• 0.3 cup breadcrumbs dry fine
• 4 large fennel bulbs 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese shredded
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 8 servings try build-a-meal 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 cups whipping cream 

Equipment

• oven
• knife
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Trim bases from fennel bulbs; cut into eighths, reserving fronds for another use. Arrange fennel in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
2. Whisk together whipping cream and next 3 ingredients, and pour over fennel slices.
3. Sprinkle fennel slices with breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese; dot with butter.
4. Bake, covered, at 425 for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 more minutes or until fennel is tender and yields when a knife is inserted into the thickest slices.
5. Serve immediately.