You know what’s great about this simple, non-recipe recipe? It’s great for any meal of the day. It can be a hearty breakfast, a tasty lunch or a light dinner.

Also, there’s a fried egg on top, so of course it’s excellent.

I’ll be honest, I meant to photograph this one yesterday, and I had it all set up and styled in the bowl except the egg. When the egg was perfectly cooked, I scooped it out of the pan and moved it over to my bowl… and it promptly flipped over. And since the yolk was runny, of course, it was completely shot in terms of looks. Food blogging… it’s not always as glamorous as the finished photos looked! But even though it was no longer pretty, it was so delicious. I definitely didn’t mind replicating the dish for dinner tonight.

Here’s what you need for two servings:
1/2 cup stone ground grits/polenta
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup milk
Heavy pinch of salt
2 Tbsp. shaved Parmesan
1 Tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
4 cups shredded lacinato kale
2 Tbsp. prepared pesto
2 farm fresh eggs

Stir together the polenta, water and milk in a pan and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering gently, stirring frequently for 20-30 minutes, or until the polenta is at the texture you prefer. Keep in mind that it will keep drying out a little even when off the heat. Add the salt, Parmesan and butter and stir until all is melted and combined. Stir the pesto into the polenta.

In a skillet, heat the olive oil and toss the lacinato kale in the oil. Cover for about 2 minutes, toss again, and cover for another 2 minutes or so. Continue until the kale is wilted and reduced in size.

Remove the kale from the pan and use the remaining oil to fry the two eggs how you like them. For me, I will fry them on one side only until the white is completely cooked and the yellow is mostly runny but slightly thickened. This usually happens when the white is totally opaque, right up to the edge of the yolk.

Layer the polenta on the bottom, the kale in the middle and the egg on top. Salt and pepper liberally. I like to stir it all together before I eat it!