Potato, Cauliflower, Leek and Pepper Side Dish Recipe

Last Night I Got Creative - In the Kitchen!

I wanted something different last night to go with the beef, so I started looking around the refrigerator.  Luckily, I had quite the drawer full of vegetables from my garden, so this is what I came up with:

Ingredients:

• 2 Potatoes
• 1/4 head Cauliflower
• Green Pepper
• 2 sweet banana peppers
• 2 leeks
• 3/4 cup shredded cheese
• Oil Italian Salad Dressing
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasonings
• 1/4 teaspoon chicken seasoning (or seasoned salt)

Directions:

Peel potatoes and cut in 3/4 inch cubes
Cut green peppers into thin strips
Coarsely chop cauliflower
Slice banana peppers into rounds
Slice leeks into rounds, all of the white and 1/2 the green
Divide all ingredients in two and layer in a 6 x 6 corning ware or glass dish in this order:
Potato, banana peppers, cauliflower, green pepper, leeks, spices, drizzle Italian dressing generously, and sprinkle cheese.  Second layer is the same but I leave off the cheese and put it aside.
Microwave for 20 minutes, remove from microwave and sprinkle cheese on top and return it to the microwave for an additional 5 minutes.

This side dish was a real hit with my husband, he said it was a keeper and he definitely wanted to have it again, soon.  :)

So what do you think of my creativity?  Do you have any "off the cuff" recipes?

Jade