Summer Vegetable Casserole

3 cup green beans bias-sliced into 2" pieces
2 1/2 cup med. bow-tie pasta (about 6 oz.)
2 med. yellow summer squash, cut into julienne strips (3 cup )
2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, chopped
3 Tbsp. snipped fresh basil or 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
2 Tbsp. snipped fresh oregano or 1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded process Swiss cheese (2 oz.)
1-2 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
Few drops bottled hot pepper sauce
4-6 plum tomatoes, diagonally sliced (about 2 cup )
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a 4 quart saucepan or Dutch oven cook green beans, loosely covered,
in 8 cups lightly salted boiling water for 5 minutes. Add the bow tie
pasta; return to boiling and boil for 5 minutes more. Add squash; return
to boiling and boil gently for 5 minutes more or until vegetables and
pasta are tender. Drain. Set aside. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook
mushrooms, onion, basil, 1 clove garlic, chopped and oregano in hot
margarine or butter till tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add
milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat till slightly thickened
and bubbly. Stir in Swiss cheese, mustard and hot pepper sauce; cook over
low heat for 1 minute more. Gently toss cheese sauce with pasta-vegetable
mixture. Add tomatoes; toss gently. Spoon mixture into a 3 quart
casserole or 13"x9"x2" baking dish. For topping, stir together bread
crumbs and Parmesan cheese. (You may cover and chill casserole and crumb
mixture separately at this point for up to 2 days.) Sprinkle topping over
casserole. Bake casserole, uncovered, in a 400 degree oven for 20 to 25
minutes or till heated through (35 minutes, if chilled). Makes 10 to 12
side dish servings.


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