PREP: 20 MINS
COOK: 20 MINS
EASY
SERVES: 6
Ingredients
For the white sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 can evaporated milk*
For the casserole
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 capsicum chopped
- 1 bag frozen green beans or peas
- 3 cups cooked diced potatoes/and or kumara
- 3 cups grated cheese, divided
- 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
* You can use cream or normal milk if you don’t have a can of eveporated milk hiding in the cupboard.
Method
- Turn the oven to bake and preheat to 220 degrees Celsius.
- Grease a large baking dish.
- Chop all vegetables so they are ready to go. (tear up bread to make breadcrumbs)
- Make the white sauce.
- Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan, over a medium heat. When melted, add the flour. It should froth up a bit. After a minutes or so add the evaporated milk and whisk until it become a think sauce.
- In another saucepan, melt the other serving of butter.
- Cook onion and garlic until slightly soft.
- Add mushrooms, capsicum and frozen vegetables. Cook until softened.
- Stir in cooked potatoes/kumara and put into the baking dish.
- Pour white sauce over.
- Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and grated cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven, 15-20 minutes or until bubbly