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Silk's Favorite Veggies III
Broccoli-Cauliflower-Cabbage
  • 1 head broccoli
  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 1/4 of a small cabbage
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tbs butter
  • salt and pepper
Wash and cut up the broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. Chop onion. Add all ingredients in large fry pan and quickly cook over medium heat.


Cheese Stuffed Potatoes
  • 4 to 6 medium baking potatoes
  • Butter
  • Cheese sauce (I use jar cheese sauce, whatever brand I can find)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Bake potatoes until done. Cool, then cut in half and scoop pulp out of potatoes, reserving shells. In large mixing bowl, add 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 tsp. salt, pepper to taste, and milk, then mash the potato mixture with a potato masher, by hand. The mixture will be slightly lumpy. Scoop mixture back into potato shells, top with shredded cheddar and re-bake for 10 minutes, until cheese has melted and browned lightly.
Pan Fried Squash
fall colored squash
  • 6 yellow squash
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup bacon drippings
  • 2 tbs. salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
Wash squash and cut into slices. Put in a large saucepan with 2 TBS salt. Cover with water and boil until squash is tender. Drain well. Sauté onion and bacon drippings in a large skillet. Add squash & black pepper. Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a spatula, until squash begins to brown. More salt & pepper may be added if desired. Serve while hot.
Asparagus Casserole
Do you want a recipe that will be the hit of the office luncheon? This recipe for an asparagus casserole always made the hit parade at our office.

  • 2 cans asparagus spears
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 cups sharp cheese, grated
  • 4 hard boiled eggs
  • 12 saltine crackers, crushed
Heat soup with juice from one can of asparagus and set aside. Layer asparagus, sliced eggs, crushed crackers, then grated cheese in dish; pour soup over this layer. On the top layer, pour soup after crackers so cheese is last (on top). Cook until bubbly at 350°
Deep Fried Cabbage
cabbage head
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup of cut cabbage
Mix milk, egg, salt, & pepper together. Chop cabbage a little larger than shredded. Stir into milk mixture (the more cabbage the better it is). Drop mixture by spoonfuls into a deep fryer or in vegetable oil in skillet. Fry until golden brown. Salt to taste.
Sweet Potato Casserole
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, cooked
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup milk or orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
Peel and boil potatoes till soft. Mash well. Mix in remaining ingredients, beating until light and fluffy. Spoon into buttered 2-qt casserole dish. Top with the following: 1/2 cup brown sugar mixed with 1/4 cup pineapple, and pecan pieces. Add marshmallows the last 5mins of baking. Bake at 350°for 20 minutes.
Okra and tomatoes
red ripe tomatoes
  • 1/2 lb. okra, cut into 3/4inch pieces
  • 1 (16oz.) can tomatoes
  • 1 medium onion, cubed
  • salt and pepper to taste
Add all ingredients in 2 qt. pot and cook for about 30 minutes or until okra is tender. Serve with cornbread, or over rice.
Squash Casserole
  • 3 lb. yellow squash
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • Bread Crumbs
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cook squash and onions together until tender. Drain. Mash to a pulp. Add all ingredients except bread crumbs. Spread into a large casserole dish, top with bread crumbs and cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cheese Stuffed Potatoes
  • 4 to 6 medium baking potatoes
  • Butter
  • Cheese sauce (I use jar cheese sauce, whatever brand I can find)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Bake potatoes until done. Cool, then cut in half and scoop pulp out of potatoes, reserving shells. In large mixing bowl, add 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 tsp. salt, pepper to taste, and milk, then mash the potato mixture with a potato masher, by hand. The mixture will be slightly lumpy. Scoop mixture back into potato shells, top with shredded cheddar and re-bake for 10 minutes, until cheese has melted and browned lightly.
Baked Zucchini
  • 6-8 zucchini
  • 1/2 cup margarine, melted
  • 8 oz. sour cream
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup grated cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. chives
  • cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350°. Peel zucchini and boil whole until tender. Cut off ends, then cut in half lengthwise. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Place the zucchini in bottom of casserole dish. Combine melted margarine, salt, sugar, pepper, sour cream, and 3/4 cup grated cheese. Pour over zucchini. Sprinkle bread crumbs over all. Bake 35 minutes. Top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese & bake 10 minutes more.


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