 | 6 med baking potatoes |
 | 3 medium carrots, peeled, thinly sliced |
 | 2 bay leaves |
 | 1 cup sliced green onions |
 | 2 Tbsp margarine or butter |
 | 2 Tbsp flour |
 | 1/2 tsp salt |
 | 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg |
 | 1/4 tsp white or black pepper |
 | 1 12oz can evaporated milk |
 | 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese |
 | 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, finely shredded |
 | 1/4 cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs |
 | 2 Tbsp margarine or butter, melted |
Peel, thinly slice potatoes. In a 3 quart saucepan combine potatoes,
carrots and bay leaves. Add water to cover. Bring to boiling; reduce
heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Add green onions to potato mixture. Cook, covered, 3 minutes or until
vegetables are just tender. Drain well; discard by leaves.
For sauce, in same saucepan melt 2 tbsp margarine or butter. Stir in
flour, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Add evaporated milk. Cook and stir
until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Remove
from heat. Add 1/2 cup of the Swiss cheese, stir until smooth.
Transfer the vegetables to a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.
Carefully spoon the warm cheese sauce over potato mixture; spread with the back
of a spoon to coat the vegetables.
For crumb topping, in a small mixing bowl stir together grated Parmesan
cheese, seasoned fine dry bread crumbs and 2 tbsp melted margarine or butter.
Sprinkle the topping over the potato mixture.
Bake the casserole, uncovered, in a 350°
oven about 15 minutes or until the cheese sauce is bubbly around the edges of
the dish. Sprinkle with the remaining shredded Swiss cheese.
Bake about 5 minutes more or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is
heated through.
You can make this ahead of time. Prepare as above, except do not bake.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Bake, uncovered in
a 350° oven about 25 minutes or until
cheese sauce is bubbly around edges of dish. Sprinkle with remaining
shredded Swiss cheese. Bake about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted
and casserole is heated through.