# Cardoons in Béchamel Sauce with Parmesan

Recipe by [Liam Murphy](https://fridge.menu/en/u/liammurphy)

A comforting bake of tender cardoons layered with creamy béchamel and parmesan.

Servings: 4 · Cook 60 min · Side dishes

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, milk

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## Ingredients

- 1 kg Cardoons
- 100 g [Parmesan](https://fridge.menu/en/i/parmesan)
- [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter) — to taste
- 3 tbsp [Breadcrumbs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/breadcrumbs) — dried
- [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt) — to taste
- [Lemon Juice](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lemon-juice) — to taste
- 500 ml [Béchamel Sauce](https://fridge.menu/en/i/b-chamel-sauce)

## Steps

1. Cut any overly long cardoon stalks in half and use a knife to remove the tough strings.
2. Slice the cardoons into strips and boil them in water with a little lemon juice added. (45 min)
3. Prepare the béchamel sauce.
4. Grease a baking dish with butter and spread a first layer of béchamel over the base.
5. Arrange a first layer of cardoons on the bottom, sprinkle with half the parmesan and drizzle with half the béchamel.
6. Add a second layer of cardoons, parmesan and béchamel, repeating until the ingredients are used up.
7. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top.
8. Bake at 200°C for 40 minutes. (40 min)

Published 2026-10-07

https://fridge.menu/en/r/cardoons-with-bechamel-and-parmesan-mz4gldj8

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