Soybean Casserole

Everblest's Note:

I made this up one day while reading several cookbooks, taking some of this and some of that and a bit of trial and error. I was trying to come up with a way to get my family to eat soybeans without thinking of it as another one of my "weird health food" dishes. My family loves it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 cups soybeans
• 1 medium onion
• 5 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
• 8 ounces feta cheese
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 bag frozen spinach

Directions:

1. Soak soybeans overnight in at least six cups of water.
2. Cook soybeans in new water until tender.
3. Thaw spinach in a bowl in the microwave.
4. Saute onion (You could add one green pepper if you like.) Mix soybeans, crumbled bacon bits, onions and spinach together and spread in a large casserole dish.
5. In a separate bowl, mix crumbled feta cheese, cottage cheese, and one egg.
6. Spread cheese mixture over soybeans.
7. Bake in 350 degree F oven 45 minutes until topping is brown and casserole is heated through.
8. Variations: Use fresh spinach or broccoli or frozen broccoli.
9. Note: You may need two eggs for binding the cheese to soybeans if feta is particularly dry.
10. Sometimes I dust the top with a bit of paprika for color not for taste.
11. You can use more or less bacon.
12. It is just a teaser to get them to try it.
13. I've made it without the bacon for a vegetarian friend of mine and she loved it.

Reviews

[Grandma Shirley]

This is a wonderfully delicious soybean recipe. I made it exactly as written and we all enjoyed it. Will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing.