Best Grandmothers Carrot Casserole Recipes

BAKED CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the sliced carrots in a 3-4-quart pan and cover with water and bring to a boil and cook until soft, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Butter a 9X9 baking dish and set aside.
• While the carrots are cooking, in a large saute pan or skillet over medium heat, melt butter and cook peppers and onions for three minutes.
• Add the salt, pepper and sugar and stir, then add the flour and cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Heat the milk in the microwave or in a small sauce pan to hot but not boiling and add to the onion and pepper mixture half at a time, stirring during each addition.
• Cook this mixture one minute then remove from heat.
• Once the carrots are cooked, drain and cool to room temperature. I laid them out on a plate to cool quicker.
• After the carrots are cooled, place back in the pan they were cooked in and ladle one ladle full of the mixture from the other pan. This will help to mash the carrots.
• Use a potato masher and mash like lumpy mashed potatoes. You want some bits and pieces and not mashed to a puree.
• Whisk the egg and add it along with the parsley to the carrots and mix.
• Add the carrot and egg mixture to the pan with the onion and peppers and mix to combine all the ingredients.
• Scrape the carrot mixture into the prepared pan and bake uncovered for one hour. Remove and serve.
• The dish can be prepared a day ahead and baked one hour before serving. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before baking if preparing the day before and refrigerating.

CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large Dutch oven, bring carrots and water to cover to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes; drain well.
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until softened, about 6 minutes. Stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Stir in milk; cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in Cheddar, salt, and pepper until melted. Stir in carrots until well combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together crackers, Parmesan, and melted butter; sprinkle onto casserole.
• Bake until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

MOM'S CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain; place in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter and cheese, stirring often. Stir in dill. Pour over the carrots. Toss the saltines and remaining butter; sprinkle over carrots. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onions in 3 tablespoons butter until tender. Stir in the soup, salt, pepper and cheddar cheese. , Drain carrots; add to the onion mixture. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with croutons. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over croutons. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., Beat first 4 ingredients until well blended. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in carrots and walnuts., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely., For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake.

CABBAGE-CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Dissolve bouillon cubes in water in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook cabbage and carrots in the seasoned water until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Transfer cabbage and carrots to an 8x11-inch casserole dish.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until hot, about 1 minutes. Pour reserved cooking liquid and milk into the flour mixture; stir until smooth. Add cheese to milk mixture; cook and stir until cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth and thick. Pour cheese sauce over cabbage and carrots; stir to coat. Season with paprika.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.