Frozen Vegetable Medley Recipes

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook vegetables according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl combine vegetables, mushroom soup, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream, 1/2 can fried onions and pepper. Transfer to a deep pie plate.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and fried onions; bake 5 minutes longer.

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• In a large pot fitted with a steamer basket, bring water to a boil and add vegetables successively starting with carrots, about 3 minutes, then add broccoli, about 3 more minutes, then zucchini and yellow squash, about 3 to 5 more minutes or until all vegetables are fork tender. Transfer vegetables to a large mixing bowl and season with garlic powder and salt and pepper and toss with melted butter.

Steps:

• Drain canned fruits, reserving 1 cup combined syrup.
• Cook syrup and sugar over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients including syrup together.
• Using about 2 cups at a time, place mixture in blender.
• Cover and puree until smooth but slightly chunky.
• Pour into another large bowl.
• Repeat until all fruit is processed.
• When all is blended, stir together in the large bowl.
• Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Ladle fruit into paper cups.
• Freeze until solid.
• When frozen, turn over muffin tins and punch out cups with your thumbs.
• Place cups in freezer bags and store in freezer.
• Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving to use as a salad or dessert, or eat frozen.

Steps:

• Combine vegetables, soup, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream, pepper, and 1/2 can onions.
• Pour into 1 qt casserole dish.
• Microwave on high for 8 minutes covered with plastic wrap.
• Top with remaining cheese and onions.
• Microwave on high uncovered for 1 minute or until cheese is melted.