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Delicious Veggie Casserole

A healthy, delicious recipe to bring to a potluck style celebration.

4 large sweet potatoes
3 tart apples
1 lb carrots
1/2 butternut squash
1 large onion

12 oz frozen apple juice
1 cup orange juice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter (optional)

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Peel and chop the veggies into large chunks. Dice the onion.
  3. Place the veggies in one large casserole dish or divide into smaller dishes.
  4. Combine the juices and spices. Cover the veggies with the juice mixture.
  5. Dot one tablespoon of butter onto the top of the dish. Cover with foil and bake for about 3 hours or until veggies are fork tender.

Butternut Squash Casserole

Help kids warm up to cheese and deliver a lot of calcium.

½ butternut squash,
peeled and cut into
½-inch cubes (2 cups)
2 tsp. olive oil
¼ tsp. salt
½ lb. whole-wheat elbows
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. flour
1 ½ cups reduced-fat milk
1 ¾ cups low-fat white
cheddar cheese,
shredded and divided
  1. Preheat oven to 375 °F. Toss squash with oil and salt on a foil-lined tray. Bake for 20 minutes or until tender, set aside.
  2. Cook pasta for 2 minutes less than package directions call for; drain and place in a bowl with squash. Meanwhile, melt butter over low heat. Whisk in flour; cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Slowly whisk in milk. Bring mixture to a boil, then simmer. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 ½ cups cheese; stir until melted. Stir cheese sauce into pasta and squash.
  4. Spoon into 6 greased, individual ramekins. Sprinkle on remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes. Serves 6.


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