Bacon Broccoli Cheese Casserole Food

CREAMY BROCCOLI-BACON BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Add broccoli and carrots to saucepan of boiling water; cook 2 to 3 min. or until crisp-tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water. Meanwhile, mix next 3 ingredients until blended.
• Return cooked vegetables to saucepan. Add cream cheese mixture and onions; stir until vegetables are evenly coated with sauce, adding reserved cooking water if necessary for desired consistency.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with shredded cheese and bacon. Cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.

BACON, BROCCOLI & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Boil water to cook pasta.
• While water is boiling, fry bacon strips.
• Set aside on paper towel to drain.
• After pasta is cooked, drain and set aside in a casserole dish.
• Crumble bacon& stir into pasta.
• Also stir in broccoli.
• Over medium heat, heat milk in a saucepan& slowly stir in flour until smooth& slightly thickened.
• Stir in cheese until mostly melted& remove from heat.
• Pour over pasta mixture and stir until all ingredients are well mixed.
• Salt and Pepper to suit personal taste& if desired, sprinkle breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese over casserole before baking.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, and let cool 5 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F.
• Lightly spray a 3-quart baking dish with cooking oil and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add broccoli to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
• Drain the broccoli; rinse with cold water until completely cooled.Transfer broccoli back to the pot where you cooked the broccoli. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan set over medium heat.
• Whisk in the flour to combine; cook for 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in the Half & Half; cook and whisk until the mixture starts to thicken.
• Remove from heat and whisk in the gruyere cheese, ½ cup feta, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Whisk and stir until it's completely combined and melted.
• Pour the cheese sauce over the broccoli; add in the crumbled bacon, and toss to coat.
• Transfer broccoli to previously prepared baking dish; sprinkle with remaining feta, and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl stir together melted butter, crumbs, salt, pepper, and chives.
• Sprinkle over the broccoli.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until top is browned and mixture is bubbly.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BROCCOLI BACON CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat chicken stock until boiling.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in sour cream and milk.
• When dissolved, stir in monterey jack.
• When dissolved, stir in cream cheese.
• Add garlic powder, ground pepper, and bacon grease (optional).
• Whisk until smooth.
• Remove sauce from stove and pour into the bottom of a rectangular glass casserole dish.
• Layer chicken, bacon and broccoli over the sauce.
• Sprinkle cheddar/jack and parmesan over the top.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Saute onions in bacon drippings over medium heat.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish combine cooked rice, bacon, onions, broccoli, soup, milk and cheese sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

CHEESY BROCCOLI WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place broccoli and water in rectangular microwavable dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches. Cover with plastic wrap, folding back one edge or corner 1/4 inch to vent steam. Microwave on High about 5 minutes or until hot and crisp-tender.
• Drain broccoli; return to dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Microwave uncovered on High 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle bacon over top.

CHEESY BROCCOLI BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Make a white sauce with butter, flour, milk and salt and pepper.
• When thickened, add cheese and stir until melted.
• Pour sauce over cooked broccoli in 9" baking dish.
• Top with almonds, bacon and buttered crumbs.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

BROCCOLI BACON CASSEROLE WITH A KICK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook broccoli in boiling water in large saucepan 5 min. or until crisp-tender; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in same saucepan on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from skillet. Add onions to reserved drippings; cook and stir 4 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk until blended; cook and stir 3 min. or until thickened. Add cheese; cook and stir 3 min. or until melted. Remove from heat.
• Stir in broccoli and bacon; spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Top with cracker crumbs.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through.