Carrots Gratin

Looking for a new way to serve up carrots in your household? Look no further. This is a great recipe to make your meal nutritious. If you have people in your family that don't particularly care for carrots, I think they might be surprised to find that they really enjoy this dish. This dish goes well with honey baked ham and wheat herb stuffing.

Carrots Gratin
Serves: 6 to 8 (cut recipe in half for 2 to 4 servings)
Adapted by: http://www.cookingwithmykid.com/sides/carrot-gratin/

Ingredients:
1 pound carrots, peeled
1 large sweet potato, peeled
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or dried parsley (fresh is better)
1 to 2 tablespoons light butter or extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup italian bread crumbs (regular or Panko will work)
1/3 to 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere or sharp Cheddar cheese (we use Gruyere from the deli)
salt and pepper

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
-Slice carrots in half and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Cut the sweet potato into 1/2 inch pieces.
-Place carrots and sweet potatoes in a medium pot of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until the veggies are fork tender. This should take no more than 8 minutes. Drain after they are finished cooking.
-Return carrots to the pan and add the butter/olive oil, bread crumbs, and parsley. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
-Cover with foil and poke a small hole in the top, to vent. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and uncover. Sprinkle with cheese and return to the oven. Increase heat to 400 degrees and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
-Serve

Enjoy! :)