The Meals that Matter Most - Holiday '16 Birds Eye - #Giveaway

Birds Eye is helping families include the goodness of vegetables in the holidays. They make holiday cooking easy enough for the kids to join in the meal prep and provides recipes so good you’ll want to make them together every year! You can spend more time with family, and less time in the kitchen with quick, easy, delicious recipes with Birds Eye vegetables. Frozen veggies provide as much nutrition as fresh, with added convenience and lower costs. They make it easy to include multiple vegetable options on your holiday table without any stress. Here are a few of my favorite recipes.

Birds Eye Green Bean Casserole 

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking
Time: 30 minutes
Serves 8-10 people

 INGREDIENTS
 • 2 bags (16 oz. ea.) Birds Eye® Cut Green Beans, thawed and drained
 • 1 can (10.75 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup
 • 1/2 cup milk
 • 1 1/2 cups crispy French fried onions
• 1 pinch ground black pepper

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix green beans, soup, milk, 1 cup onions and pepper together in an oven-safe casserole dish.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
4. Sprinkle with remaining onions and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until onions are crispy.

Apple & Whole Grain Stuffed Acorn Squash 

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Serves 10 people

INGREDIENTS
• 1 bag Steamfresh® Protein Blends Italian Style, cooked according to package directions
• 2 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion
• 1 apple, cored and diced
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 2 Tbsp. pine nuts, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped basil leaves

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
 2. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat and cook onion and celery, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until softened.
3. Add sausage and cook until browned.
 4. Stir in Italian Style Protein Blend, broth and stuffing cubes. Toss until combined.
5. Stir in Parmesan cheese and basil.
6. Turn into large shallow casserole dish and bake 30 minutes or until heated through and top is golden brown.

The Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive an awesome Bird's Eye Prize that includes free product coupons & branded merchandise. To enter, just fill in the Giveaway tools form below. This giveaway will end on 12/19/16. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Open to the US only  Thanks again to  the sponsor or offering this fantastic prize. 

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