Janats Baked Carrots And Cheese Recipes

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.

BAKED CARROTS WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Steam carrots until almost tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer carrots to prepared dish. Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and sauté until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Mix vegetables into carrots. Combine cheese and flour in medium bowl. Toss to coat cheese evenly with flour; mix in cream. Stir cheese mixture into carrot mixture. Sprinkle stuffing mix over. Bake carrots uncovered until sauce is bubbling thickly and topping is crusty, about 20 minutes.

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.

CHEESY CARROTS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the carrots, soup and cheese. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10 minutes; stir. Toss bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top. bake 10-15 minutes longer or until carrots are tender and mixture is bubbly.

CHEEZ WHIZ CARROTS

Steps:

• Boil carrots 10 minutes. Drain. Add soup, and Cheez Whiz. Stir to blend.
• Bake 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• Melt butter and stir in crushed cracker crumbs to coat lightly. Top carrot casserole and bake 5-10 minutes longer.