Cheesy Carrot Casserole
photo by Kim127 
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
ingredients
- 1 lb carrot, sliced (I sometimes use sliced baby carrots)
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 12 ounces evaporated low-fat milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon tarragon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup crushed baked cheese crackers, DIVIDED (I use Cheese Nips four cheese flavor)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika
directions
- In a saucepan, cook sliced carrots in water until tender (about 10 minutes, depending on the sizes of your carrots). Drain carrots and place them into a casserole dish.
- In the saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add in onion. Add evaporated milk, cheese, thyme, tarragon, salt, and white pepper. Stir until cheese is melted and smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup of the crushed cheese-flavored crackers. Pour over carrots in the casserole dish.
- Sprinkle top with remaining 1/4 cup crushed cheese-flavored crackers and paprika.
- Bake, uncovered at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
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Reviews
- I liked this a lot, but it was very rich. Maybe that was because I used white chedder Cheese Nips. I also thought the sauce overpowered the carrots, so next time I may cut the sauce in half. Also, although I like tarragon, it too overpowered the carrots. Perhaps, half of that would be better too. With these modifications, I will probably make this often.
- Had some fresh thyme that I used, only increased it to 1 tsp. I also used a combination of white and orange carrots which made this really eye appealing on the plate. I don't think I'd ever had cheese and carrots together before and really liked the flavor. This is a great casserole!
- I love it! I would not change a thing except maybe try to reduce the fat somehow. I've never used tarragon before- I like it! This recipe is set apart from other carrot casseroles because of the herbs in it. Delicious!
