Cheesy Broccoli With Bacon Food

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 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 CHICKEN PASTA WITH BROCCOLI AND BACON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season with salt until it tastes like the sea. Cook the pasta until not quite al dente, about 7 minutes. Transfer with a spaghetti scoop or slotted spoon to a bowl and set aside. Add the broccoli to the pasta water and blanch briefly. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Reserve the pasta water.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, whisking, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Gruyere, sour cream and Parmesan and whisk until smooth. Add the hot sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the pasta, chicken and broccoli to the sauce. Continue to cook until the pasta is al dente and the sauce coats the pasta, 4 to 5 minutes. Use pasta water to adjust the consistency of the sauce if needed.
• Distribute the pasta into bowls and top with the bacon and chives.

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.

BEST CHEESY BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broccoli, potatoes, celery, carrots, and onion in a large stockpot; pour enough water over the vegetable mixture to cover. Add bouillon cubes to the pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat; cook at a simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• While vegetables simmer, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter to incorporate. Slowly stir milk into the butter mixture, cooking and stirring until you have a thick sauce, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat under vegetables to low. Stir sauce into vegetable mixture to combine with the liquid smoothly. Add cheese in small amounts, allowing each addition to melt into the soup before adding the next. Serve hot.

ONE-POT CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; cook in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be fully cooked at this point.
• Add shallot and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in water and milk; use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in pasta and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Return chicken to the Dutch oven and add broccoli. Cook until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and sour cream to combine. Crumble cooked bacon over the top and serve hot.

CHEESY BROCCOLI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta, adding the broccoli for the final 4-5 mins and cooking until tender. Drain well, then heat the grill.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min, then gradually add the milk, stirring well between each addition. Bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer for 2 mins, before stirring in the mustard, half the cheese and seasoning.
• Mix the pasta and broccoli into the sauce and spoon into an ovenproof dish. Scatter over the remaining cheese and place under a hot grill for 3-4 mins until golden and bubbling.

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.

CHEESY BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Cut thick broccoli stems lengthwise into fourths. Heat 1 inch water (salted if desired) to boiling. Add broccoli. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cook 5 to 8 minutes or until stems are tender; drain. Arrange half of the broccoli in serving dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and bacon; repeat.

CHEESY BROCCOLI-BACON MAC AND CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package, adding broccoli to the Macaroni cooking water for the last 2 min. Meanwhile, cook bacon and yellow onions in large skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until bacon is crisp.
• Add bacon mixture to prepared Dinner along with the egg; mix well. Spoon into 36 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray, adding about 2 Tbsp. to each. Top with fried onions and shredded cheese.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. until golden brown. Cool in pans 5 min. before transferring to plate to serve.