August 16, 2013

Veggie-Bacon Casserole

 
 Just because its veggies doesn't mean it has to be boring..


Remember when watching cartoons as kid, they would always say that a way to enjoy veggies is to smother it with cheese. And then as we got older we also learned that absolutely anything is bacon. So I figured why not merge these to awesome things together to make one amazing veggie dish which everyone would actually enjoy. Ergo, a veggie casserole overloaded with bacon and baked in a rich cheese sauce.


VEGGIE-BACON CASSEROLE

INGREDIENTS:

Half a cup of butter
Half an onion

1 whole scallion

2 tbsp Flour

1 1/2 cups Milk

100 grams of Swiss Cheese
 
2 heads of Broccoli
2 Zucchini

1 pack Baby Carrots

Half a pack of Bacon, cooked and chopped

 Salt and Pepper

1 cup breadcrumbs


PROCEDURE:
 
 -cut all of your veggies into bite sized pieces while finely mincing the onion and scallion






 -saute onions and scallions with the butter






 -once the butter is melter and the onions translucent, you can add the flour

We're sort of making a rue at this point






 -once the flour is well incorporated, pour in the milk






 -throw in the cheese

I bought a block so i just rough chopped the cheese into cubes






 -season with salt and pepper






 -Throw in the veggies

I opted to use raw vegetable rather than blanching them so that they maintain a certain crunch after baking






 -can't forget the bacon!






 -place into your desired baking dish

I let mine sit for a bit in the dish just to that the things can mellow a bit in the dish (and because I had an errand to run lol)






 -Once you're ready to bake, cover the top with the breadcrumbs and bake the casserole in a preheated 350F oven for 35 minutes.






 And there she is.. what a beauty!


I actually enjoyed eating this served on the side of Roasted Turkey breast. Just another simple dinner idea for you or maybe even something to bring to a potluck!

Miks