This dish is a fantastic healthier alternative to creamed spinach. It uses no heavy cream and instead uses cornstarch to thicken the milk. You'll find that the tuscan kale has a very nice texture compared to the slimier texture of spinach.
First devein and rip or chop your kale. Then, chop garlic cloves and shallots. Add butter to your pan on medium heat until butter is no longer foaming. Add chopped garlic and shallots until lightly golden and begin adding handfuls of kale. Stir continuously until all Kale is sautéed and cooked down. Add salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and nutmeg. Take off heat.
In a separate bowl, whisk 1/2 cup milk, slowly adding in 2tbsp of corn starch until completely combines. Add the other 1.5 cups of milk into a pot on medium to medium low heat. Do not let milk boil. Once warm, add in the milk and cornstarch mixture. Continue whisking and heating on medium low heat for about 5 minutes until milk begins to thicken. Add in 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan and another pinch of salt and pepper.
Once thickened, add the milk to your sautéed kale and stir until completely incorporated and thickened. Then add to your serving dish and top with the remainder of grated parmesan and serve. You can also pre-make this side dish and heat it in the over at 350 for about 10 minutes to serve the next day.
Notes
Cornstarch is used as a thickener instead of adding heavy cream or half & half, but does not sacrifice taste!