Hodgepodge

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup baby carrots, scrubbed and cut in 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups tiny new potatoes
• 1 cup yellow beans or 1 cup wax bean, trimmed and cut in 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup broccoli, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup snow peas
• 1 cup new peas, shelled
• 1/4 lb bacon, diced into small cubes
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced thinly
• 1 bunch green onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup cream
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon chives
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 please the potatoes, and carrots in the steamer.
• 2 cook for about 5 minutes.
• 3 add the new peas and beans steam for another 5 minutes.
• 4 add the broccoli and snow peas steam until done but not overcooked.
• 5 for sauce: cook the bacon until crisp.
• 6 remove bacon from the fat and reserve.
• 7 cook the green onion and mushrooms in the bacon fat until tender.
• 8 remove any excess bacon fat.
• 9 salt and pepper as desired.
• 10 add the bacon, cream and cheddar and stir at a low heat until the cheddar is melted.
• 11 pour sauce over vegetable mixture and sprinkle chives and pepper (if desired) on top.