Cheesy Broccoli Casserole With Bacon Crumb Topping Food

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 BACON PASTA BAKE WITH BROCCOLI CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in the skillet. Let bacon cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes; crumble and set aside. Drain cooked pasta and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons bacon grease in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot grease for 2 to 3 minutes. Add crumbled bacon, heavy cream, and 1 tablespoon butter; continue cooking until sauce becomes thick and creamy, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in gouda cheese and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and mix pasta into the cream sauce. Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium, microwave-safe bowl in a microwave for 20 seconds. Mix in panko bread crumbs and riced broccoli; stir very well to coat in butter. Spread mixture on top of pasta.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Continue to bake in the preheated oven until crumble is browned, about 5 minutes more.

CHEESY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE WITH BACON-CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook 2% Milk VELVEETA and milk in saucepan on low heat 10 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings. Cool.
• Pour VELVEETA sauce over broccoli in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; stir until evenly coated. Bake 15 min.; stir.
• Crumble bacon; toss with reserved drippings and cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over broccoli mixture. Bake 10 min. or until heated through.

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.

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 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 CASSEROLE WITH CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, 1 tbsp oil and garlic; set aside.
• In 12 in skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over med heat and cook broccoli, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.
• Stir in onion soup mix blended with water.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low& simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until broccoli is almost tender.
• Add tomato, simmer an additional 2 minutes.
• Spoon vegetable mixture into 2 qt broilerproof baking dish, top with bread crumb mixture and broil 1 1/2 minutes or until crumbs are golden and cheese is melted.

CHEESY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• cook broccoli until it comes apart and color is nice and green, drain.
• Arrange in a 9x9 or 8x8 greased pan.
• Top with cubed cheese.
• Melt the butter, add a couple drops of worcestershire sauce, crush the ritz crackers and add.
• Sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake 325- 45min.

CHEESY POTATO AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8-inch square pan (or any size pan that will hold the mixture).
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the 2 Tbsp butter; whisk in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; whisk and cook for 1 minute, add in the half and half cream; whisk until thickened and bubbly.
• Add in the Parmesan cheese (if using), cream cheese and the cheddar Or Swiss cheese; stir until the cheese are completely melted.
• Stir in the hash brown potatoes; mix until combined.
• Spoon HALF of the mixture into a prepared baking dish; top with the broccoli, spoon the remaining mixture over the broccoli.
• Cover and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs with the Parmesan cheese, mix to combine; add in melted butter, mix well.
• Remove the casserole from the oven.
• Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture just around the edges of the casserole; bake 10 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven; let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: do not overcook the broccoli, as it will become too soft when baked in the casserole.

BEST CHEEZ-IT BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli 5 minutes; drain well.
• Combine next 6 ingredients to make sauce.
• Combine sauce with broccoli.
• Pour into an 8x8-inch casserole dish.
• Sprinkle top with cracker crumbs.
• Bake in a 400°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Don't substitute salad dressing for the mayonnaise, it will make the casserole runny.