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Asparagus Mornay Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 2 years, 9 months ago This is a great way to cook asparagus. It always impresses my guests when I serve this at dinner parties. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:6	Chefmeow
	side vegetable asparagus butter cream bouillon nutmeg cheese swiss crackers easy cheap

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Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds asparagus trimmed

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon all purpose flour

1 cup half and half cream

1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

2 tablespoons crushed butter flavored crackers

Directions

In a skillet cook asparagus in a small amount of water until crisp tender then drain.

Arrange spears in the bottom of a greased 1-1/2 quart baking dish then set aside and keep warm.

In small saucepan melt butter over low heat then add flour and cook and stir for one minute.

Whisk in cream, bouillon, nutmeg and salt.

Bring to a boil over medium heat then cook and stir for two minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted.

Pour over asparagus then sprinkle with cracker crumbs.

Broil 6 inches from the heat for 5 minutes.

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Comments

coffeyhouse 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This sounds nice chefmeow! I'm gonna try some new recipes during the holidays and this one sounds great!

otterpond 12 months ago said:
That looks great. Have you aver tried to prep it the day ahead? I have found swiss cheese tricky to work with so I was wondering if this works on a reheat?

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Alterations

megadaisy1 1 year ago said:
To make this gluten free and vegetarian:
Gluten Free
use
1 tablespoon Gluten free rice flour instead of1 tablespoon all purpose flour
use
2 tablespoons Gluten Free Corn Flake crumbs instead of
2 tablespoons crushed butter flavored crackers

To make this a vegetarian recipe:
use
1/2 teaspoon Vegetable bouillon granules
instead of
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules