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Saucy Celery Casserole Recipe |
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Ingredients 4 cups thinly sliced celery 1/4 cup butter or margarine 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 cup shredded American cheese (4 ounce) 1 4-ounce can chopped mushrooms, drained 2 tbsp chopped green pepper 2 tbsp chopped pimiento Oven 350o
Method In a saucepan cook celery in butter or margarine, covered, about 15 minutes or till crisp-tender; stir in flour and salt. Add milk; cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more. Add 3/4 cup of the cheese; stir till melted. Stir in mushrooms. green pepper, and pimiento. Turn into a 1-quart casserole. Bake, uncovered, in a 350o oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Makes 6 servings.
Microwave directions: In a 1-quart nonmetal casserole cook celery in butter, covered, in a counter-top microwave oven on high power for 6 to 7 minutes or till crisp-tender; stir after 3 minutes. Stir in flour and salt. Add milk, 3/4 cup of the cheese, mushrooms, green pepper, and pimiento; mix well. Micro-cook, uncovered, 4 to 5 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring after every minute. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
Per 1/6 serving: 8 g carbohydrates, 192 calories, 15 g fat, 7 g Protein, 586 mg sodium
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