Category Archives: Vegetarian Dishes

Corn and Cabbage Skillet

3 fresh ears of corn or 1 10-ounce package frozen whole kernel corn
2 cups shredded cabbage
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup cream-style cottage cheese
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Remove the husks and silks from the ears of corn; rinse. Cut off tops of kernels, holding knife at angle. Scrape cobs with dull edge of knife. Cook, cut and scraped corn, covered, in small amount of boiling salted water 5 to 8 minutes or till corn is done. (Or, prepare frozen corn according to package directions.) Drain. Cook cabbage, covered, in boiling salted water about 7 minutes or till tender; drain.

In saucepan cook onion in butter or margarine till tender, but no brown. Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Cook till cottage cheese begins to melt. Combine half the cottage cheese mixture with the corn. and the remaining cottage cheese mixture with the cabbage. Arrange cabbage around outside of skillet; fill center with corn. Heat through. Garnish with green pepper and carrot curls, if desired. Makes 5 or 6 servings.


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Italian Eggplant

Ingredients

1 medium eggplant
Salt and pepper
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup oil
10 1/2-ounce can meatless spaghetti sauce
1/2 pound Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
1/2 pint Ricotta cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cut eggplant into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dip slices into eggs, then in breadcrumbs; brown in oil on both sides. Put half of the slices into a greased baking dish. Cover with half the sauce. Layer with mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of ricotta. Repeat sequences of layers ending with a topping of Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Bake for 25 minutes until top is lightly browned and cheese is melted.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation Time: 50 minutes

Approximate calories per serving: 375

Suggested Menu

Green Salad
Italian Eggplant
Garlic Buttered Spaghetti
Spumoni and Cookies



Recipe & Photograph courtesy of Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, NY ©1973