How Green Is My Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green beans
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (not low-fat, i was told)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• paprika, sprinkled just for colour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f; have ready an 8-inch casserole dish sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 cook each frozen vegetable separately, according to the pkg directions; my potluck host (who had made this) told me she does this in the microwave, and that she slightly undercooks the veggies.
• 3 drain vegetables well and set aside; thinly slice the green pepper and set that aside as well.
• 4 blend together the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise and milk to make a thin sauce.
• 5 place the lima beans into the casserole dish, then 1/3 of the green pepper slices, then the green beans, then 1/3 of the green pepper slices, then the peas, then top with the remaining green pepper slices.
• 6 pour the sauce over the veggies, then cover top of casserole with the parmesan, then dust lightly with paprika for colour.
• 7 bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.