Baked Celery

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head celery
• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup water
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cold

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 separate celery into stalks, remove leaves (save for soup) and trim, wash well and cut into pieces about 3/4-inch thick.
• 3 place celery in an ungreased casserole dish.
• 4 dice bacon; add bacon and sliced onion to casserole, atop the celery.
• 5 sprinkle all with fresh parsley.
• 6 combine stock and water (or just use all stock) and pour over dish; don't stir.
• 7 dot casserole with small bits of butter.
• 8 cover dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until celery is cooked but not mushy.