Orange County Insight November 2021

Orange Sweet Potato Casserole

3 - 4 medium sweet potatoes

2 TBLS brown sugar substitute (like Splenda)

2 oranges

¼ cup chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds

Dash of salt to taste (optional)

1. Boil and peel sweet potatoes. Slice potatoes and arrange in a large casserole dish.

2. Place nuts and brown sugar substitute in a food processor and chop. Sprinkle over sliced potatoes.

3. Grate zest off of 1 orange and save. Cut this orange in half and squeeze juice of ½ orange over potatoes. Sprinkle zest over the casserole.

4. Slice the remaining orange and place slices over top of the casserole.

5. Bake in 350 - degree oven for about 30 minutes.

Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients:

1 - 10.5 oz can 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom soup

½ cup Skim Milk

1 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce

Black pepper to taste

4 cups cooked cut green beans (fresh or frozen)

¼ cup finely chopped onion

½ cup toasted sliced almonds, divided

Mix soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, beans, onion and ¼ cup (half) of the toasted almonds in 1 ½ - qt casserole dish.

Bake at 350 Degrees for 25 minutes until hot.

Stir. Sprinkle with remaining almonds and bake 5 minutes more.

Use 1 (16 - 20 oz) bag of frozen green beans, 2 (9 ounce) packages frozen green beans, or 1½ pounds of fresh green beans.

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