Saucy Garden Patch Vegetables Recipes

GARLIC SEASONED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the broth, garlic and vegetables in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp. Drain the vegetables well in a colander.

GARLIC VEGETABLE SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet; cook and stir garlic and jalapeno in hot skillet until softened, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, and shallot; continue to cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes more. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika.

GARDEN PATCH VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Microwave Directions.
• Combien soup, sour cream and milk in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in vegetables, cheese and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
• Spoon into microwavable 2 quart oblong baking dish with lid.
• Cover and microwave on HIGH 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender; stir halfway through.
• Uncover; and sprinkle remaining French Fried Onions on top and microwave for 1 additional minute.
• Oven Directions.
• Prepare casserole as mentioned above.
• Bake, covered, in a 400 degree oven 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• After 45 minutes, stir and add remaining French Fried Onions on top. Cook for one additional minute.

GARDEN PATCH CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in vegetables. Add chips and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cake. Store in refrigerator., Editor's Note: See below for decorating frosting recipe and directions., GARDEN PATCH CAKE DECORATING:, In a bowl, cream shortening, extracts and salt. Gradually beat in sugar alternately with milk until smooth and stiff. Cover with a wet paper towel and plastic wrap until ready to use., TO MAKE TRELLIS:, Lay 5 craft or Popsicle sticks on a sheet of waxed paper with 1/4 in between bottom of sticks (ends that are inserted into cake) and 1/2 in. between tops. Spread back side of remaining sticks with frosting; position across the 5 sticks 1 in. and 2 in. down from the top. Allow to dry, about 1 hour. Press bottom of sticks into upper left corner of cake., TO MAKE GARDEN PATCH:, Using a toothpick, mark a 5-1/2x3-1/2-in. patch in lower right corner. Lightly sprinkle with cocoa and gently press into cake., TO MAKE VEGETABLES AND BORDER:, Cut a small hole in corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #10 round tip. Combine 1/4 cup frosting and red food coloring; fill bag. Holding bag straight up and down, form 8-10 tomatoes in front of the trellis. Prepare another bag, inserting #5 round tip. Combine 1/2 cup frosting and yellow food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form rows of small dots to create kernel of 8-10 ears of corn in upper right corner. Wash #10 tip and insert into a third bag. Combine 1/2 cup frosting and orange food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form 3 rows of 4 carrots on the garden patch. Add green food coloring to remaining frosting. Prepare a fourth bag, inserting leaf tip; fill with some of the frosting. Form husks on edges of ears of corn; add stems and leaves to tomatoes and carrots. Add vines to trellis. Prepare a fifth bag, inserting the star tip; fill with remaining green frosting. Form a border around base and upper edge of cake.

HEARTY GARDEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook beef, onion and red pepper over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain., Add zucchini and mushrooms; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until tender. Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions., Serve spaghetti with sauce and, if desired, cheese.

SAUCY GARDEN PATCH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Microwave Directions:.
• Combine soup, sour cream and milk in large bowl.
• Stir in vegetables, cheese and 2/3 cup French Fried onions.
• In a 2 quart microwave safe oblong baking dish, spoon in vegetable mixture.
• Loosely cover with paper towels or paper plate.
• Microwave on High for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and mixture is heated through, stirring halfway through cooking time.
• Remove cover and spinklw with remaining 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
• Microwave on High for 1 minute or until onions are gold in color.
• Oven Directions:.
• Prepare vegetable mixture as above.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes or until tender and mixture is heated through.
• Stir; sprinkle with remaining onions.
• Continue to bake uncovered for 1 minute until French Fried Onions are golden brown.