Baked California Blend with Four Cheese Bacon and Jalapeno

Baked California Blend with Four Cheese Bacon and Jalapeno 

Preparation Time: 10 minutes Total    Time: 40 minutes    Number of Servings: 6-8

Baked vegetable side dish with bacon and a little heat! sauce of mild creamy cheeses and tangy Parmesan.

"I prepared a double recipe of this dish the night before Thanksgiving. I then cooked it the following day, it turned out nicely." 

"This recipe is located on Schwans website"

Ingredients
1/2 bag California Blend (764), frozen (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots)
6 Fully Cooked Bacon Slices (811), thawed and chopped
1/2 cup milk
1/2 jalepeno pepper, seeded & finely chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps
1. Preheat oven at 350F.
2. Mixture together California blend, bacon, milk, jalapenos, cheddar, mozzarella cheese and salt and pepper.
3. Pour mixture into a large deep casserole dish.
4. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake 30 minutes or golden brown

Cranberry Sauce Recipe... Easy

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If you haven't made homemade Cranberry Sauce you are missing out on one of the easiest items to make for any occasion..

 Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Author: Savory Sweet Life  Link to original page
Prep time: 2 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 17 mins Serves: 2 cups
Make your own homemade cranberry sauce this year for Thanksgiving using fresh cranberries.This easy recipe is so simple yet yields amazing Ingredients
12 oz bag fresh cranberries
3/4 cup orange juice
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
Optional: 2 oz gold rum the rum really adds flavor

Instructions 

Place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook on medium-high for 15-20 minutes or until most of the liquid has reduced – stirring occasionally. You’ll hear the cranberries popping – don’t worry, that’s what you want them to do. Remove from heat and serve. Cranberry sauce can be made days ahead and brought to room temperature or slightly heated before serving. I doubled the recipe and it came out tasty..