French bread pizza was on the menu every Friday at my elementary school cafeteria. I never once tried it (the plastic-looking cheese and brown-ish sauce freaked me right out) but I’ve always loved the idea of French bread pizza. It sounds somewhat foreign and exotic, to my 6-year-old self at least (I thought it actually was French), but in reality it’s just a great way to turn a store-bought loaf of bread (you can even use day-old bread) into a meal.
You can top your loaf with plain old sauce and cheese, or fancy it up a bit with those greens you bought but aren’t sure what to do with. To save a little time, make the Swiss chard au Gratin mixture (that just means greens in a creamy, cheesy sauce) ahead of time and bake everything before you’re ready to eat.
Rachael Ray’s Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas
Serves: 4
Kosher salt
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds Swiss chard or rainbow chard (3 or 4 large bunches)
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups whole milk
Freshly ground pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg
1/3 recipe Roasted Garlic Paste, recipe follows (or 2 heads roasted garlic)
2 cups shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano
One 24-inch loaf French bread or 2 smaller loaves (3 inches wide)
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Remove the stems from the chard but keep the leaves whole. Add the chard to the boiling water (the pot will be packed at first) and cook for 10 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under cool water. Drain again, then wrap the chard in a kitchen towel and squeeze to remove the excess water. Chop the chard.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and season with salt, pepper and a little nutmeg. Simmer until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Adjust the seasonings to taste. Stir in 1/3 cup Roasted Garlic Paste.
Spread half the chard in the bottom of a medium casserole dish. Top with half the garlic sauce and half the cheese. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the casserole from the oven and turn on the broiler.
Halve the bread lengthwise, then cut in half crosswise to make four 12-inch-long pieces. Broil the bread, cut-side up, until charred, about 1 minute. Slather with the remaining Roasted Garlic Paste and top each piece with one-quarter of the chard au gratin. Cut each pizza in half and serve.
The unbaked chard au gratin can covered be and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temperature, then bake as directed.
Roasted Garlic Paste:
6 heads garlic, tops trimmed off to expose all of the cloves
1 cup EVOO
3 tablespoons honey
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Arrange the garlic in a cluster on a large piece of foil and drizzle with 1/4 cup EVOO. Wrap up the garlic in the foil to make a tightly sealed pouch. Roast until very tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool, then squeeze the garlic from the skins into a food processor. Add the remaining 3/4 cup EVOO and the honey and season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, then transfer to a small container. (Alternatively, you can mash the garlic paste with a fork instead of using a food processor.)
More Meatless Better-Than-Cafeteria Food:
Three Cheese Quesadillas
Grilled Peanut Butter, Jelly and Banana Sandwich
Bean Burrito
Breadstick Dunkers
Dilly Egg Salad Sandwiches
Cool sites…
[...]we came across a cool page that you might be interested in. Take a look if you want[...]……
grape 5s…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
chanel perfume…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Air Jordan?Nike…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
herve leger for sale…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
HERVE LEGER CLOTHING…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
bag chanel…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
handbag chanel…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
pig…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
mulberry handbags…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Herve Leger Sale…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Air Jordan?1…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
hermes bag kelly…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
scarf hermes…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
kelly bag hermes…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
NIKE FREE WOMEN…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Dress Herve Leger…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
hermes birkin bags…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
ルイヴィトン財布…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
オークリー プレインティフ/PLAINTIFF…
Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wished to say that I have really enjoyed surfing around your blog posts. After all I抣l be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!…
オークリー サングラス 人気…
whoah this weblog is magnificent i love reading your articles. Stay up the great work! You know, many persons are hunting round for this information, you can help them greatly….
オークリー ストレートジャケット/STRAIGHT JACKET…
You should participate in a contest for one of the best blogs on the web. I’ll suggest this web site!…
オークリー ジョウボーン/JAWBONE…
I抦 impressed, I need to say. Really rarely do I encounter a blog that抯 each educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you could have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the issue is something that not sufficient individuals are s…
オークリー ファイブス/FIVES…
Hi! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a team of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us useful information to work on. You have done a wonderful job!…
rHkdqAef…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Oakley Sunglasses…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
isabel marant…
Into the floor when no one said anything, but the two were stopped at the front desk, the light from the appearance of an awe SITC Group office building, everything in perfect order, established companies are not inverted inverted donkeys stand, its mo…
cheap nike free run…
The next afternoon, Haifeng Building parking lot, Wang Meng Qiang’s Tiggo parked car, Qiang Lakaichemen, they first look around, building on the momentum Haifeng than Tianyi Group’s office is weak, but the foundation of Tianyi Group In the provincial…
isabel marant shoes…
The reason is with Wang Meng Qiang Xu Xiaoya idea what snappish renewed in case Luowan Jiang also have a care….
… [Trackback]…
[...] Read More: blog.cookingchanneltv.com/2012/08/27/meatless-monday-swiss-chard-au-gratin-french-bread-pizzas/ [...]…
Vibram Five Fingers Classic…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
diablo 3 gold…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Ray Ban Sunglasses Sale…
–…
POLO RALPH LAUREN…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
プラダ バッグ…
My developer is trying to convince me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the costs. But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on several websites for about a year and am nervous about switching to …
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
bags hermes…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
BELT HERMES…
Meatless Monday: Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Check this out…
[...] that is the end of this article. Here you’ll find some sites that we think you’ll appreciate, just click the links over[...]……
Dreary Day…
It was a dreary day here yesterday, so I just took to piddeling around on the internet and found…