Recipe: Carrots au Gratin

We had these with last nights Baked Ham Slices with Pineapple. Mr. Big Food substituted French fried onions for crackers.

Very good!

“A delicious way of serving colorful vitamin-rich carrots”

CARROTS AU GRATIN

Serves 6

3 C carrots, peeled and diced, cooked 10 minutes in ½ inch boiling salted water or until tender, drained, any remaining cooking liquid reserved

6 soda crackers, crushed (1/4 C)

1 tsp onion salt

¼ C chopped bell pepper

Dash pepper

2 Tbsp butter, melted

½ C grated sharp cheese

Preheat oven to 425^o. Combine cracker crumbs, onion salt, bell pepper, and pepper, and alternate layers of drained carrots and cracker mixture in a greased 1 quart baking dish. Spoon on any remaining carrot liquid. Pour on butter, sprinkle with cheese, and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese melts.