Broccoli Rice Cheddar Cheese Casserole Food

RICE, BROCCOLI, & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix everything in a big casserole dish.
• Bake at 375°F, for 45 minutes.

BROCCOLI, RICE, AND CHEDDAR CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut the broccoli into small florets (peel and chop the stems and save for another use, like the kids' lunch. Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 1 minute, then immediately drain and shock in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. This will keep the broccoli green.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Butter an 8 x 10-inch baking dish.
• Gently warm the mushroom soup in a sauce pan over low heat.
• Using a wooden spoon or spatula, combine the broccoli, Cheddar cheese, sliced onion, rice, scallions, salt and pepper, soup and half of the Parmesan in a large mixing bowl.
• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and bread crumbs. Transfer the broccoli-rice mix to the baking dish and spread evenly. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over the top and then sprinkle the bread crumbs over the cheese. Bake the casserole, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Raise the heat to 425°F and cook 5 more minutes, to brown the top if it has not browned already. The sides of the casserole should be bubbling gently.
• Let the casserole stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI CHEESE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute onion in olive oil and set aside.
• Boil broccoli florets in water for 3 minutes. Drain and chop into pieces.
• Mix broccoli with cream of chicken soup, prepared instant rice, onions and cheddar cheese. Pour into a one quart size baking dish.
• Mix crackers crumbs with butter and sprinkle on top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly around edges.

BROCCOLI CHEESE RICE CASSEROLE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a skillet melt the butter.
• Sauté onion and garlic, until onions are tender. Set aside to cool.
• Steam the frozen broccoli until thawed, then drain well. Let cool.
• Cook wild rice according to directions. (Use any type of rice desired; wild rice is exceptionally good in this recipe).
• It is important to allow the warm ingredients to cool before mixing everything together so the cheese doesn't melt too soon.
• When sufficiently cool, reserve 1/2 cup of the cheese and mix remaining ingredients together. Put in a oven-proof baking dish or casserole dish (or 2 if needed).
• Spread reserved 1/2 cup of cheese on top. Cover with foil.
• Bake for 20 minutes, remove foil; bake an additional 5 to 15 minutes, or until cheese on top is hot and bubbly.

CHEESY BROCCOLI RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil water, adding bouillon cubes.
• Add rice and cook covered on low heat.
• While rice is cooking, cook broccoli according to directions on package.
• Once rice is ready, remove from heat and stir in broccoli.
• Add mayo, mix well.
• Place half broccoli mixture in a large glass pan.
• Cover mixture with half of cheese.
• Layer remaining broccoli mixture in pan, followed by remaining cheese.
• Cook at 350 degrees approx 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

NO CHEESE-WHIZ BROCCOLI RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter in large skillet until soft.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook just until cheese is melted.
• Put in 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 (uncovered) for 1 hour.
• To make ahead and freeze: Mix all ingredients together (start with your rice cooked, not raw) and spoon into two or even three smaller casserole dishes, cover, label and freeze. If you thaw overnight, just cook the one hour. If cooking from frozen state, add ten minutes or so, check for doneness. Many thanks to Tornado Ali, for her wonderful tips for freezing this.