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- From: HILLER@smartdocs.com (Mimi & JB Hiller)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Carrot Casserole
- Date: 17 Feb 1995 16:04:59 -0600
- Organization: Smart DOCS Internet Service (805) 294-1273
- Message-ID: <HILLER.386.010A66D3@SMARTDOCS.COM>
-
-
- It looks too easy. In fact, it doesnt look like anything special, but youre
- going to be shocked at how good this tastes. Also, way too much fat in this,
- so Im including substitutions and cut-down amounts in brackets. It doesnt
- seem to affect the taste significantly.
-
- CARROT CASSEROLE
-
- 1 pound peeled carrots
- 1 small onion [1 medium]
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter [1/2 cup: 1 stick]
- [may substitute margarine, but do not use diet margarine
- or anything called spread] [use unsalted to reduce sodium]
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk [instead of whole milk, use 1% or evaporated skim milk
- ]1 tube Ritz crackers [substitute Light Ritz crackers] [half a tube works, too]
-
- 1. Cut the carrots into 1-inch pieces and boil till tender. Drain and mash.
- [May process in blender or food processor for a few seconds.]
-
- 2. Chop onion and saute in half the butter till softened. Do not brown.
- Whisk in flour, then milk, and continue cooking till the sauce is thickened.
-
- 3. Add mashed carrots and stir to combine.
-
- 4. Transfer to a buttered [or spray with Pam] 9x13 baking dish.
- [Can use a smaller, square or round dish to reduce the quantity of topping]
-
- 5. Make topping: crush cracker and mix with remaining butter, melted.
- Sprinkle topping on carrots. [Though the topping adds flavor, the carrot
- portion is very tasty on its own, so topping may be eliminated altogether.]
-
- 6. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 20-30 minutes.
- [If casserole is prepared in advance and refrigerated, increase baking time
- at least 10 minutes.]
-
- Serves 6.
-
- Per serving (original recipe): 389 calories, 3 g. protein, 18 g. carbohydrates,
- 34 g. fat (21 sat., 11 monounsat., 2 polyunsat.), 88 mg. cholesterol, 444 mg.
- sodium, 79% calories from fat.
-
- Using all the substitutions, calories are under 100, fat per serving is under
- 10 g. If using unsalted butter and eliminating topping, there are only trace
- quantities of sodium.
-
-
- Mimi Hiller
- hiller@smartdocs.com
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