5 comfort veggies Recipes

carrots, sliced, chopped green pepper, chopped onion, butter , plus, butter, divided, flour, salt, pepper, evaporated milk, minced jalapeno (optional), dried parsley flakes, dried savory, breadcrumbs

butter or good-quality margarine, divided in two, crushed crunchy stuff, your choice , for topping. (i use pepperidge farm herb stuffing mix, squashed with the back of a spoon, but you could use croutons, potato chips, cracker crumbs or italian breadcrumbs if you want. hell, try rice krispies. matzoh farfel cheerios knock yourself out!), sliced yellow onion, sliced unpeeled potatoes (yukon golds are the best), salt, flour, pepper and paprika or turmeric (or to taste), lowfat soymilk or skim regular milk, el cheapo margarine for casserole rub (or use veggie spray)

broccoli floret, sliced mushrooms, fresh spinach, chopped onions, fat free chicken broth, fat-free half-and-half, salt, pepper, fresh grated nutmeg (optional), reduced-fat parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes (optional)

chopped onions, raw zucchini, garlic cloves, chopped (or minced ), red bell pepper, salt and pepper, marjoram, rosemary, celery seed, extra virgin olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of a lg saute pan), very lean hamburger, rigatoni pasta, light sour cream, light cream cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, crushed red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomato, chili powder, divided, parsley, feta cheese, flour, butter, milk (i normally just eye ball the roux sauce), mozzarella cheese, reynolds wrap foil (i like the heavy duty kind)