Make-ahead Baked Carrots

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb carrot
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 if not making ahead of time, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 1 1/2 qt baking dish.
• 3 peel and slice carrots. cover with salted water and bring to a boil, cook for 15 minutes or until tender. drain and place in baking dish.
• 4 meanwhile, saute onion in butter over medium heat until translucent.
• 5 add flour to onions, stirring to incorporate. then slowly add milk, stirring as you go. add salt, sugar and dry mustard and stir again.
• 6 pour sauce over carrots. combine bread crumbs and melted butter, sprinkle over top of casserole.
• 7 if making ahead, cover casserole and put in fridge until needed. remove 1/2 hour before coooking and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 bake for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.