Carrot Casserole For Two Comfort Food Veggies

BAKED CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the sliced carrots in a 3-4-quart pan and cover with water and bring to a boil and cook until soft, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Butter a 9X9 baking dish and set aside.
• While the carrots are cooking, in a large saute pan or skillet over medium heat, melt butter and cook peppers and onions for three minutes.
• Add the salt, pepper and sugar and stir, then add the flour and cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Heat the milk in the microwave or in a small sauce pan to hot but not boiling and add to the onion and pepper mixture half at a time, stirring during each addition.
• Cook this mixture one minute then remove from heat.
• Once the carrots are cooked, drain and cool to room temperature. I laid them out on a plate to cool quicker.
• After the carrots are cooled, place back in the pan they were cooked in and ladle one ladle full of the mixture from the other pan. This will help to mash the carrots.
• Use a potato masher and mash like lumpy mashed potatoes. You want some bits and pieces and not mashed to a puree.
• Whisk the egg and add it along with the parsley to the carrots and mix.
• Add the carrot and egg mixture to the pan with the onion and peppers and mix to combine all the ingredients.
• Scrape the carrot mixture into the prepared pan and bake uncovered for one hour. Remove and serve.
• The dish can be prepared a day ahead and baked one hour before serving. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before baking if preparing the day before and refrigerating.

CREAMY VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Boil a large pot of water over high heat.
• Add all vegetables to the boiling water and bring water back to a boil; cover, lower heat to a steady simmer, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until veggies are fork-tender.
• In the meantime, melt butter in a 10-inch skillet; add garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
• Whisk in cornstarch until blended; cook for 1 minute.
• Add heavy cream; bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until thickened.
• Remove from heat; stir in italian seasoning, salt, pepper, chili powder, ground nutmeg, and cheese; whisk until cheese is melted.
• Spread ½-cup of the cheese sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
• Drain the vegetables, then transfer to the baking dish; season with salt and pepper and stir.
• Add remaining cheese sauce; stir to coat all the vegetables.
• Sprinkle top with pork rinds panko crumbs.
• Bake for 20 to 23 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Taste for salt and pepper, and adjust accordingly.
• Serve.

CARROT CASSEROLE FOR TWO (COMFORT FOOD VEGGIES)

Steps:

• place 1 inch of water in a small saucepan. Add carrots, bring to a boil then simmer until crisp tender. drain and set aside.
• In a small skillet, saute green peppers and onions in tbs of butter til tender. stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk whisking to stop lumps. Bring to a boil, cook and stir 2 minutes until thickened.
• Stir in jalapeno, parsley, savory and carrots. Transfer to a 2 cup baking dish coated with non stick spray.
• In small pan, melt remaining butter add breadcrumbs. Cook and stir until toasted. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered at 350 for 15-20 minutes until bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray a small round roaster or casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Peel and chop carrots into small pieces.
• Cook in boiling water until a fork can easily go through them. Drain.
• In a microwave safe bowl, cook 2 tbsp butter and onions in microwave for 2 minutes.
• In a small roaster or casserole dish, add soup, cooked carrots. water and stove top stuffing (dry mix) then mix in onion in butter.
• Sprinkle on shredded cheese.
• Top with remaining (3 tbsp) of melted butter.
• Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven.

CARROT RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add grated carrots and onions; saute for 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in cheese, cooked rice and eggs.
• Pour the mixture into a greased 11x13 baking dish.
• Bake @ 350 for 20 minutes.

SUMMER SQUASH AND CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook squash and onion in boiling, salted water for 5 minutes; drain.
• Combine soup and sour cream; stir in carrots.
• Fold in squash and onion.
• Combine stuffing and butter.
• Spread half of stuffing in bottom of 9x13-inch pan.
• Spoon squash mixture on top of stuffing.
• Sprinkle remaining stuffing over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes.
• Note: Can easily be made ahead and served later!

CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender but still firm, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan. Saute onions and stir in soup, salt, pepper and cheese. Stir in cooked carrots. Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• Toss croutons with 1/3 cup melted butter; scatter over casserole.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.

ZUCCHINI AND CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Saute onion, zucchini, carrots and mushrooms in 1 Tablespoon butter until just tender. Do not overcook.
• Mix together, in large bowl, zucchini, carrots, onion, mushrooms, and stuffing cubes.
• In separate bowl, mix together chicken soup, sour cream, milk and melted butter.
• Stir soup mixture into vegetables and mix well.
• Add 1 cup of the cheese.
• Place in a 9x13 casserole dish. (I usually spray it with PAM first.).
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes.
• **You can substitute cream of mushroom soup for the cream of chicken to make this vegetarian.

CAULIFLOWER AND CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring about 2 inches of water to a boil in a large pot. Add cauliflower and carrots, and boil for about 7 minutes, until fork tender. Drain well, and transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• While the vegetables are cooking, combine the egg yolks, salt, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce in a blender or food processor. Blend for a few seconds to mix, then continue to blend while slowly pouring in 1/2 cup of hot melted butter. Continue blending until thickened. Pour this sauce over the vegetables in the baking dish. Stir together the cracker crumbs and remaining butter; sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the casserole is bubbling, and the top is toasted. Let cool slightly before serving.

CARROT & STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook carrots in small amount of water until tender crisp (5- 7 minutes).
• Meanwhile, saute onion in margarine until tender.
• Combine cooked carrots and sauteed onion with cream of celery soup.
• Prepare 1 box of Stove Top stuffing.
• In 2 quart casserole dish make layers as follows: 1/2 of stuffing, 1/2 of carrot mixture, 1 c. cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes.

FAVORITE CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 1-1/2 quart baking dish.
• Place carrots in saucepan, cover with water; bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and place in a baking dish.
• In a small saucepan melt 1/4 cup butter and the cheese, stirring often, then stir in dill.
• Pour over carrots.
• Melt remaining butter; toss with saltines.
• Sprinkle over carrots.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.

CREAMY CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, cook carrots just until cripsp-tender and then drain reserving 1/2 c of the cooking liquid.
• Place carrots in a 3 quart lightly greased casserole.
• Combine the mayonnaise, onion, horseradish and reserved cooking liquid.
• Spead evenly over carrots.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Toss bread crumbs with butter.
• Sprinkle over cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes.

THE BEST CARROT CASSEROLE EVER !

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender. Drain. Place into a large bowl and mash with the melted butter and dry ingredients. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat with a whisk to blend well.
• pour into a 2-quart sprayed casserole. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Bake 30-35 minutes.

CHEESY CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish and set aside. Steam carrots until 1/2 way cooked. You want them to be soft enough to bite but still with a bit of a crunch. They'll finish cooking in the oven. As carrots are steaming, in a saucepan combine butter and onion. Cook until onions are soft and translucent. Add flour, salt, mustard and pepper and mix well to create a paste. Slowly add 1/4 cup of milk at a time whisking continually until all the milk has been added to pan. You are making a basic roux. The mixture will thicken quite a bit at first but slowly thin out. If you add all the milk at once you'll have a clumpy mess, so only add 1/4 cup at a time, whisking well. Cook for 5 minutes then turn off burner and add cheese. Mix well until cheese is melted and combined. When carrots are cooked half way, place carrots on the bottom of the casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture on top of carrots ensuring to cover carrots completely. Sprinkle bread crumbs or crushed Ritz crackers on top of sauce and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.