Corn Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup green sweet pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn (2 cups)
• 8 ounces frozen whole pearl onions
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained and, cut up

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat the oven to 325°.
• 2 2. in a large skillet or saucepan, melt the margarine or butter. add the green sweet pepper and garlic, cook and stir about 3 minutes or until the green sweet pepper is tender. stir in the flour, sugar, basil, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. add the milk. cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 3 3. add 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese and the corn to the skillet or saucepan. continue to cook and stir until the cheddar cheese is melted. stir in the onions and tomatoes.
• 4 4. pour the corn mixture into a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. bake, uncovered, in the 325° oven about 25 minutes or until the casserole is heated through. sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the casserole and bake for 5 minutes more.