Creamy Collard Casserole | Mama's Cooking

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped, divided
• 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 3 (8-ounce) bunches fresh Lacinato kale, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 1 (1-pound) bunch fresh collard greens, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons water
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 4 ounces fontina cheese, shredded
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, optional, can substitute ground red pepper