Cheese And Vegetable Noodle Medley Food

CHEESY VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place broccoli and cauliflower in a steamer basket. Place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Cover and steam for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse in cold water; drain and set aside. Repeat with carrots and onion, steaming for 4-5 minutes or until tender. , Place vegetables in a large bowl; add the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir in macaroni. Spoon half into a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the mozzarella, cheddar and process cheese. Repeat layers. , Pour cream over the top. Sprinkle with bread crumbs; dot with butter. Top with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.

SAUTEED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with oil. Spread sweet potatoes on the bottom, then top with red potatoes, onion, garlic, green bell peppers, red bell peppers and carrots. Sprinkle seasoning generously over all and cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees F 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are cooked through and tender; remove foil cover and stir.
• Change oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and bake mixture in oven for another 1/2 hour, or until browned on top.

CREAMY VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook vegetables according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl combine vegetables, mushroom soup, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream, 1/2 can fried onions and pepper. Transfer to a deep pie plate.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and fried onions; bake 5 minutes longer.

VEGETABLE MEDLEY PASTA SIDE DISH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook pasta according to package directions, adding the beans during the last 5 minutes of cooking., Meanwhile, combine the cornstarch and broth until smooth; set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter; add the mustard, basil and garlic powder. Gradually stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Drain pasta and beans; return to the Dutch oven. Add the mustard sauce and mushrooms; toss to coat. Stir in tomato.

FRESH VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Cook and stir onions in margarine in large skillet on medium heat until crisp-tender.
• Add VELVEETA and soup; cook until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
• Stir in remaining vegetables; cook 10 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.

EASY CHEESY VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Pour 1/4 cup of the dressing into large skillet. Add onions; cook and stir on medium heat until crisp-tender.
• Add zucchini; cook and stir 2 min. Add eggplant; cook an additional 2 min. Add remaining 1/4 cup dressing and the tomatoes. Bring just to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; continue cooking 10 min. or until vegetables are tender.
• Sprinkle with cheese. Serve with rice.

GRANDMA'S NOODLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a frying pan, brown burger with onions. Drain grease.
• Add tomatoes and kidney beans, including juice.
• Add seasonings and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add noodles, stir.
• Simmer for 20 minutes. Top with parmesean cheese if wanted. Makes a large dish!

MEDLEY OF OVEN ROASTED VEGGIES WITH LIME JUICE AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Wash, clean and cut veggies into long finger-thin pieces (like french-fries). Make sure to separate kohlrabi and carrots from the other veggies as they need to bake longer.
• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
• Mix lime/lemon juice, oil, cinnamon,salt and sugar.
• Spread carrots and kohlrabi pieces on a baking sheet. Pour some of the marinade on top and make sure to coat well. Bake for 5 minutes.
• Add rest of the veggies and coat with remaining marinade.
• Bake for 10 more minutes and then crumble the feta cheese over the veggies.
• Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
• Serve with crusty bread or enjoy as is. :).