Update my dinner status, I'm making this tonight.
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Servings: 2 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 25 Active Time: 0 : 10
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Ingredients
Preparation
In a medium size sauce pan, boil enough slightly salted water (usually I am having pasta with this dish so I just use the pasta water before I actually boil the pasta in it!)to more than cover the fennel. Cut tops of fennel bulbs and quarter and core the bulb and separate the layers. When the water is boiling, drop the fennel in boiling water and cook until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Drizzle about a tablespoon of oil into the bottom of a shallow glass baking dish and add fennel in a single layer. I use a 5X9 dish but use whatever will work. Drizzle another table spoon of oil on top of the fennel and add salt and pepper. Sprinkle with bread crumbs then the cheese. Bake in a 375 deg oven, middle rack for about 20 minutes. If still not brown slightly, turn on broiler and broil for about 5 minutes but do not let burn. We are just looking for just a hint of browning here. You can serve with a squeeze of lemon as well.
