Baked Mixed Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked potatoes, diced into 1 inch cubes
• 1 cup carrot, diced into 1 inch cubes,steamed or boiled
• 2 cups green peas, boiled or steamed
• 1 cup french beans, cut into 1/2 inch bits,boiled or steamed
• 2 tablespoons butter, plus
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1/2 cup cream (optional)
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tblsps of butter in a saucepan.
• 2 add flour and stir till bubbly.
• 3 remove from fire and add milk all at once, stirring quickly with a wire whisk so that no lumps form.
• 4 return to fire and bring to a boil, stirring all the time.
• 5 when the sauce thickens, remove from fire.
• 6 add 1/2 cup cheese, save the other half for topping.
• 7 cool slightly, add salt, pepper, lemon juice and sugar.
• 8 add cream (if using).
• 9 mix well.
• 10 put all the vegetables in an oven proof dish and pour the sauce over it.
• 11 stir lightly to coat the vegetables.
• 12 top with reserved cheese and dot with 1 tsp butter.
• 13 bake in a hot oven for 20 mins, finishing off under the grill for 5 mins, till the top is golden brown.