Lighter Than Cooking Light Creamy Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipes

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.

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.

CREAMY BROCCOLI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Place broccoli and onion into a saucepan, pour in water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until broccoli turns bright green and starts to become tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk flour and 1/4 cup evaporated milk together in a bowl until smooth. Stir remaining evaporated milk and salt into broccoli. Gently stir flour mixture into broccoli mixture and bring to a simmer; cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sharp Cheddar cheese, mixing until cheese has melted into the sauce.
• Cook and stir bread crumbs with butter in a small skillet over medium heat until butter has melted and crumbs begin to give a toasted fragrance, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Transfer broccoli mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle crumbs atop casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, about 30 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!

BROCCOLI-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk together soup, mayo, egg, onion, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Crumble frozen broccoli into a very large mixing bowl.
• I use an eight quart bowl I got from Wal-mart for only five bucks!
• Pour soup/mayo mixture over broccoli and mix well.
• Sprinkle on cheese and mix well again.
• Spread and pat mixture into the baking dish.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ZESTY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Arrange broccoli in an even layer in an 11 x 7" baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside.
• Combine milk, flour, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Bring boil. Cook 1 minute or until thick; stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add cheddar cheese and cream cheese; stirrin until smooth. Stir in mayo, onion, and water chestnuts. Spoon cheese mixture evenly over broccoli.
• Place panko in a small bowl. Drizzle with butter and toss. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture evenly over cheese and broccoli mixture. Lightly spray breadcrumb mixture with cooking spray. Bake for 25 minutes or until mixture begins to bubble and breadcrumbs brown.

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.