Carrots and Onions Au Gratin

This is my mother-in law’s recipe. She serves it at Christmas time and it is delicious. If you are looking for ways to get your family to eat more vegetables try this out!

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 2

Place carrots and onions in a pot with enough lightly salted water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and spread 1/2 the carrots and onions in a baking dish. Cover with 3/4 cup cheese, layer with remaining carrots and onions, and top with remaining cheese.

Step: 3

In a saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and mix in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk until thickened, and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the carrots, onions, and cheese in the baking dish.

Step: 4

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small pot, and mix in bread crumbs. Sprinkle evenly in the baking dish.

Step: 5

Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned.

Per Serving: 225 calories; protein 7.9g; carbohydrates 21.5g; fat 12.2g; cholesterol 33.8mg; sodium 436.4mg.

One of most clear way to choose a side dish is to caught at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick something different. If you’re making pasta, go for a simple vegetable . Made steak? Go for something light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.

This also can apply to cooking method . You don’t want to overcommit your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be rounding four pans on the cooking items . But often you can make a dish do more often .