Healthy Vegetable Bake

HEALTHY VEGETABLE BAKE

Ingredients:

200g potatoes

200g parsnips

100g grated Gruyére cheese

freshly ground black pepper

50g unsalted butter

2 leeks, washed and sliced

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

30g plain flour

565ml full-fat milk

100g cheddar cheese, grated

2 tbsp parsley, chopped

500g green beans, cooked and chopped

200g  of sweetcorn

1. Peel and  parboil your potatoes and parsnips
2. Grate and mix potatoes and parsnips in a bowl with the Gruyére cheese and some  freshly ground black pepper.
3. Melt 25g butter in a pan and fry the leeks and carrots until soft and pale gold.
4. Melt the remaining butter in the pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk, whisking constantly. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring constantly until thick and smooth.
5. Stir in the cheddar until melted. Add the parsley, leeks, carrots, beans and sweetcorn.
6. Transfer into an ovenproof dish. Lasagne dish would be perfect.
7. Sprinkle the potato mixture on top.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 180c for 30 minutes, until golden.

Before baking        After  

 

Recipe from http://mummycooks.ie/