Preparing your Favorite Holiday Traditions with VegetablesA Quick and Easy Guide to Holiday Cooking with Delicious Vegetables
When
the thought of the holidays comes to mind, many people immediately jump
to gifts, decorations and shopping. But what brings most people
together is a holiday feast with family and friends. More than 80% of
Americans use canned vegetables to help prepare meals around the holiday
season. The average number of canned food items used each week is five;
just imagine how many are used to make a holiday meal. Eight in 10
Americans don’t go a week without cooking with canned vegetables. In an
effort to help Americans eat better, and healthier, the key is to keep a
variety of new flavors alive in each dish prepared for your table.
The
American consumer is ever changing, and eating healthy is at the top of
their shopping list. Especially when a new diet plan is lingering in
the minds of consumers fearful of gaining weight. As a result of the
calorie-loaded dinner dishes and sugary desserts of the holiday season;
it is assumed the average person gains between five and 10 pounds during
the holidays. As a result, the modern consumer is beginning to look for
products that are low in sodium, non-GMO, gluten-free, heart healthy
and USA made. Brands like Allens are leading the way to feeding the
world through great-tasting, affordable and high-quality vegetable recipes like an Italian Green Bean Casserole that never leaves you with a guilty feeling, even after that second helping.
Americans continue to enjoy the endless benefits of canned goods packed
at the peak of freshness. But around the holidays, staying true to
family traditions is important, especially at the dinner table. Making
grandma’s homemade sweet potato pie can
be made with healthy ingredients like canned vegetables packed with
nutritious vitamins, minerals and fiber needed to promote good health,
without substituting the tradition behind the recipes. Being a
family-owned business, Allens is committed to providing families with
the freshest vegetables and staying true to family traditions for
generations to come.
"Maintaining
a sense of family, especially around the holidays, is an important
asset for everyone at Allens," said David Brown, Vice President of
Retail Sales for Allens. “We all agree that food is one of the things
that bring us together. That’s why we make it a priority to provide our
consumers with the freshest, best quality vegetables possible.”
It
is likely most Americans will keep true to their traditional holiday
meals, but they are beginning to think bigger about nutrition and the
ingredients they use. Allens Italian Green Bean Casserole is a dish that
makes an appearance on most holiday tables, with savory green beans in a
creamy casserole that’s topped with crunchy French fried onions. And to
satisfy the sweet cravings, Allens Quick and Easy Candied Sweet
Potatoes provides the health benefits of sweet potatoes topped with
gooey marshmallows and crispy pecans.
Allens offers a wide variety of canned vegetables that
are fresh and healthy for each consumer, making it possible for there
to be something for everyone to enjoy. To learn more about or find
holiday recipes for your table, like the ones below, visit Allens.com, Facebook.com/AllensVeggies or Pinterest.com/AllensVeggies.
Quick & Easy Candied Sweet Potatoes
Preparation and Cooking Time:
30 minutes
Ingredients
1 can (29 oz) Princella or Sugary Sam Cut Sweet Potatoes
5 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 cup miniature marshmallows (optional)
Directions
Pour
sweet potatoes with liquid into 2-qt. saucepan; cook until heated
through. Drain liquid. While sweet potatoes are heating, combine butter
or margarine and brown sugar in 1-qt. saucepan and cook until hot but
not boiling. Add nuts to sauce, if desired, and pour over hot sweet
potatoes. Stir just to coat. Serve immediately. One cup miniature
marshmallows may be added on top of dish just before serving and placed
under the oven broiler until golden brown.
A perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners!
Italian Green Bean Casserole
Preparation and Cooking Time:
45 minutes
Ingredients
1 10.75 oz. can Condensed cream of mushroom soup (low fat or fat free can be used)
1/2 cup Milk
1 1/2 tsp. Soy sauce
Pepper to taste
2 14.5 oz. cans Allens Cut Italian Green Beans
1 1/3 cups French fried onions, divided
Directions
Preheat
oven to 350°F. In a 1 1/2-quart casserole, mix together soup, milk, soy
sauce, pepper, Italian green beans and 2/3 cup onions. Bake for 25
minutes, or until heated through. Stir, then sprinkle remaining onions
on top. Bake 5 to 10 minutes, until onions are golden.
A perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners.
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