Cheesy Carrot Bacon Bake Food

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.

CHEESY CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil enough water to cover carrots.
• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Peel and slice carrots into bite sized pieces.
• Boil carrots for 10 minutes. Drain.
• Place carrots in 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over carrots.
• Melt butter and Velveeta. Pour over carrots.
• Crumble Ritz crackers over casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

CREAMY BROCCOLI-BACON BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Add broccoli and carrots to saucepan of boiling water; cook 2 to 3 min. or until crisp-tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water. Meanwhile, mix next 3 ingredients until blended.
• Return cooked vegetables to saucepan. Add cream cheese mixture and onions; stir until vegetables are evenly coated with sauce, adding reserved cooking water if necessary for desired consistency.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with shredded cheese and bacon. Cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.

CHEESY BACON AND GRITS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, bring water, milk and salt to a boil. Slowly stir in grits. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, until thickened, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in 1-1/2 cups cheese until melted. Slowly stir in eggs until blended. Stir in bacon, corn and pepper. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese., Bake, uncovered, until edges are golden brown and cheese is melted, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with avocado. , Freeze option: Cool unbaked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove casserole from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake grits as directed until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, increasing time to 45-55 minutes.

CHEESY OVEN-BAKED COD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook 10 min. or until tender, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook carrots in boiling water in large saucepan 2 to 3 min. or until crisp-tender; drain.
• Add carrots to onions in skillet; cook 2 to 3 min. or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Spoon into 4 individual baking dishes sprayed with cooking spray; top with fish.
• Bake 14 to 17 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork, topping with cheese and bacon for the last 2 min. Sprinkle with rosemary.

BAKED CARROTS WITH SWISS CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.
• Add carrots and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until carrots are crisp-tender.
• Plunge into ice water to stop cooking.
• Layer half of carrots in a 2-quart baking dish.
• Cover with 3 slices Swiss cheese.
• Repeat with remaining carrots and cheese slices.
• In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook for 2 minutes, or until soft.
• Sprinkle flour, salt and chili powder over onions.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add milk and cook for 10 minutes, stirring until thickened.
• Pour sauce over carrots and cheese.
• In small bowl, combine bread crumbs, bacon and melted butter.
• Sprinkle evenly over carrots and sauce.
• Bake for 25 minutes.