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Finocchio al forno (fennel baked in cream and Grana Padano)

Name: Finocchio al forno (fennel baked in cream and Grana Padano)
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: fennel 2 bulbs, thinly sliced; olive oil; garlic 2 cloves, thinly sliced; double cream 400ml; whole milk 200ml; Grana Padano 100g, finely grated

1 hour 10 minutes
serves 4 as a side
Easy

Put fennel at the heart of this easy Italian bake, it's the ideal indulgent side to serve with a Sunday roast

By Adam Bush

Published: August 24, 2019 at 4:01 pm

Make this finocchio al forno, then check out our pasta al forno, tomato pasta bake, sausage pasta bake and more comforting pasta bake recipes.

Ingredients

fennel 2 bulbs, thinly sliced
olive oil
garlic 2 cloves, thinly sliced
double cream 400ml
whole milk 200ml
Grana Padano 100g, finely grated

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the fennel in a large, deep 20cm x 30cm ovenproof dish, drizzle with a little oil, season and roast for 30 minutes until starting to caramelise and soften. Mix together the garlic, cream and milk in a bowl and season. Pour over the fennel, sprinkle over the Grana Padano and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the fennel is very tender and the top golden.