Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Artichoke Casserole

Like cauliflower cheese, but with artichokes instead.
I didn't know what to cook for dinner, and I hadn't gotten any new vegetables. I was thinking: if you would like to make a nice "cauliflower cheese" but you don't have any cauliflower, you could make the same thing with artichokes. So I made up a recipe, based on what I remembered about cauliflower cheese. What I used for two servings:
  • Around a cup of white sauce made from butter, flour, seasonings, and milk. I used Penzey's shallot pepper, Parisian bonnes herbes blend, salt, and pepper. I cooked it very slowly for around a half an hour, though less time would have been ok too.
  • One can of quartered artichoke hearts drained thoroughly and spread with a touch of Dijon mustard.
  • A topping of sliced cheese sprinkled lightly with parsley flakes and bread crumbs.
I baked the casserole for 30 minutes at 400ºF until the cheese was brown and the sauce was bubbling.

It looked good on the plate!
The seasonings I used. Plus pepper.
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7 comments:

  1. The gratin looks so yummy! Using artichokes instead of cauliflowers is such a great idea...any veggie tastes great in gratin :-)

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  2. That sounds really good. I love artichoke hearts and we always have them in the pantry for pasta dishes and a fave chicken dish. I think I'll be adding this to the repertoire!

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  3. Looks pretty delicious to me! Haven't had artichokes in ages. Thanks!

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  4. yum!!! I sure like your blog! So happy I happened onto the T is for Tuesday group! My sister lived for many years in Ann Arbor (on Esch court, as I remember) so I loved it there. I lived near Annapolis MD for many years but am two years now in Colorado... miss the east coast actually. I must tell you how much I appreciated your comment on my blogpost, not afraid of color. You are a soul mate! Nice to meet you!
    LeeAnna

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  5. This experiment turned out great. Anytime you use gratin in your menu, you can't go wrong, at least in my opinion. Now I'm famished, since I haven't eaten yet today.

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  6. What a great idea. I'm going to try this for sure. Thanks for the inspiration Mae.

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  7. I love gratins! And I have some frozen artichoke hearts on hand. Actually have some frozen cauliflower, too -- I bought it to experiment with it back in March when Covid madness was new (my last trip to a grocery store, actually -- been using a shopping service since then). So I can probably make two different gratins. :-)

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