Vegetable Au Gratin

Vegetables generously coated in a creamy white sauce, topped with cheese, bread crumbs and baked until bubbly, melty and golden sounds good right? 

Au gratin is just a fancy way of saying covering something in bread crumbs and cheese and baking. Ain’t nothing wrong with that, if its tasty and healthy as well.

This vegetable au gratin is technically a veggie side, but I would honestly devour a whole bunch and call it dinner. 

INGREDIENTS 

3-4 cups mixed vegetables

2 tbsp ghee or butter

2 tbsp flour

1 tsp garlic powder 

1 tsp oregano 

1 tsp pepper powder 

Salt to taste

2 cup milk

½ cup cheese of your choice

Cheese grated or slices

½ cup bread crumbs

METHOD 

Steam the vegetables to a tenderness of your liking. Use microwave or steamer basket or pressure cooker or any means of your convenience. 

In a pan add the ghee or butter andonce it melts add in the flour and stir it so no lumps are formed. Make sure the heat is in medium. Cook this for 4-5 minutes or until the raw smell of the flour leaves. 

To this mixture add in the oregano, garlic powder, pepper powder and salt. Mix it well. 

Now add in the milk and mix it well so that it doesn't form lumps. Increase the heat to medium high heat and keep mixing this until the mixture coats the back of a spoon or it holds when a line is drawn in the spoon. 

Switch off the heat and add in the cheese and mix it well until the cheese is meltedand the sauce is smooth. 

Add in the steamed vegetables to the pan and mix it until its combined with the sauce. 

Preheat the oven @200°C. 

Transfer the vegetable mixture to a baking pan and top it with the grated cheese and bread crumbs on the top of the cheese. 

Place this pan in the preheated oven and bake it for 20 minutes, increase the heat to the maximum (broil) for the last 5 minutes. This will help the cheese to get some golden brown bits. 

Remove from the oven and serve it hot with a slice of garlic bread. Enjoy!!!