Lighter Than Cooking Light Creamy Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipes

BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with olive oil.
• Place the broccoli florets in a large microwave-safe bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water. Cover and microwave on high until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another large bowl, prepare the creamy sauce. Mix together the mayonnaise (or sour cream), Dijon mustard, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and half of the grated cheddar cheese. Add a little water to thin out the mixture, about 1 tablespoon.
• Drain the broccoli well and add it to the creamy sauce. Gently toss to coat.
• Transfer the coated broccoli to the prepared baking dish. Lightly spray the top with olive oil. Evenly sprinkle the remaining cheddar on top.
• Bake the casserole until golden brown and bubbly around the edges, 15-20 minutes. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place broccoli in greased shallow baking dish.
• In medium bowl, whisk together salad dressing mix, sour cream, and milk.
• Drizzle 3/4 cup dressing mixture over broccoli (reserve remaining dressing for another use).
• Top with cheese.
• Cover loosely with foil.
• Bake until heated through 15 to 20 minutes. If desired, combine breadcrumbs and butter. Sprinkle on top of casserole during last 5 minutes of baking; do not cover with foil.

COOKING LIGHT'S BROCCOLI, CHEESE, AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Place in a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bake for 45 minutes.

BROCCOLI, HAM AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook onions in butter until almost soft, add garlic and cook all until soft.
• Sprinkle flour over butter/onion mixture, stir to form a roux.
• Slowly pour in milk and broth. Stir until somewhat thickened. Add cheese, salt and pepper. Continue to stir until thickened.
• Spread ham, broccoli and rice in 9x9 glass casserole pan (or similar).
• Pour cheese mixture over top.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle fried onions on top. Bake for another 15 min until cheese is bubbling but not burnt!
• Note: I was out of milk and didn't want to cook rice or broccoli ahead of time. I did the onion - flour steps the same, then upped the liquid (3 Cups broth) and just added the raw rice and broccoli to the pan, let the mixture of stuff come to a boil, then simmered for a few minutes; stirred in the cheese; sprinkled the onions on top; baked for 20min. Yum!

ULTIMATE BROCCOLI - BLUE CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Steam or boil broccoli florets until just cooked, about 2-3 minutes - drain water well.
• In a large saucepan melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour. Add cream cheese, blue cheese, salt, and milk. Stir over heat until smooth. Stir in broccoli being careful to not break apart broccoli and pour into an 8x8 or 9x9 oven-safe dish.
• Mix 6 tablespoons melted butter with cracker crumbs until well combined. Stir in 1 cup of cracker mixture into broccoli mixture. Pour mixture into a casserole dish.
• Bake covered for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle the top with remaining cracker crumbs. Return to oven and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
• This can be prepared the day before and you will need to add 25 minutes to your cooking time if it has been refrigerated.

LIGHTER THAN COOKING LIGHT CREAMY BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
• Steam broccoli until almost done. Toss with onion chunks.
• Spread veggies into sprayed casserole dish.
• Melt butter in saucepan, adding salt and pepper.
• Whisk in flour until bubbly, then slowly add the milk whisking constantly.
• Heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the Neufchatel cheese, just until melted.
• Stir in grated cheese, remove from heat and continue to stir just until melted.
• Pour cheese sauce over veggies.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs over all, spray crumbs with pan spray.
• Bake 25-30 minutes until broccoli is done and top is browning.