Broccoli And Two Cheese Casserole Recipes

BROCCOLI AND BLEU CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 2.5 or 3-quart baking dish with cooking oil. Set aside.
• In a large saucepot with 2 inches of water, add 3 packages of frozen broccoli florets and salt. Cover and bring water to boil and boil for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and drain the broccoli. Return broccoli to pot and cover, allowing broccoli to steam for a few minutes, or until the broccoli is tender.
• In the meantime, in a small saucepan, whisk together butter, and flour, then add in the milk, cream cheese, and blue cheese on low heat. Stirring mixture until mixture comes to a low boil and the cheeses have completely melted. Turn off the heat. Pour into the broccoli and mix until well combined.
• Transfer broccoli and cheese mixture into a 2.5 or 3-quart casserole baking dish and top with a light layer of plain bread crumbs and then with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the top turns golden and the sides are bubbly. Remove and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
• Serves 6 to 8

EASY BROCCOLI-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice water to create an ice bath.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add broccoli and cook, uncovered, until bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in the ice bath for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with vegetable oil.
• Combine broccoli, cottage cheese, eggs, Cheddar cheese, butter, flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Spread into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 90 minutes.

CHEESY CHEDDAR BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large saucepan, combine soup, sour cream, 1 cup cheese and 1-1/4 cups onions; heat through over medium heat, stirring until blended, 4-5 minutes. Stir in broccoli. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish., Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and onions. Bake until cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes.

BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Place broccoli in a steaming basket on stove and steam for 5 minutes or until broccoli is tender to a fork.
• Remove broccoli from stove and chop into bite sized pieces. Place into a medium size mixing bowl.
• Add to broccoli, soup, mayonnaise, butter, eggs, onion, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Add 3/4 cup of cheese to broccoli mixture and mix well.
• Pour entire contents into an 8x8" square baking dish.
• Top with remaining 3/4 cup of cheese and Ritz crackers.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and top is golden.

TWO-CHEESE PASTA AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Coat a 9-by-11- inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• One minute before it is cooked through, add the broccoli.
• Finish cooking and drain.
• Toss pasta and broccoli with tomatoes, then cheeses.
• Pour into the baking dish.
• Cover loosely with foil, and place in the center of the oven for 10 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
• Let casserole stand for 5 minutes.

BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In two batches, cook broccoli in a large pot of salted boiling water until slightly tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high. Add onion and mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and starting to brown, about 7 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in milk in a slow, steady stream. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 9 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne, sour cream, and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cooled broccoli. Transfer to a 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. Combine crackers and remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over top of casserole. Bake until bubbling and top is browned, about 20 minutes.