Lighter Than Cooking Light Creamy Broccoli Cheese Casserole Food

BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with olive oil.
• Place the broccoli florets in a large microwave-safe bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water. Cover and microwave on high until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another large bowl, prepare the creamy sauce. Mix together the mayonnaise (or sour cream), Dijon mustard, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and half of the grated cheddar cheese. Add a little water to thin out the mixture, about 1 tablespoon.
• Drain the broccoli well and add it to the creamy sauce. Gently toss to coat.
• Transfer the coated broccoli to the prepared baking dish. Lightly spray the top with olive oil. Evenly sprinkle the remaining cheddar on top.
• Bake the casserole until golden brown and bubbly around the edges, 15-20 minutes. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a wide, deep cast iron (or other ovenproof) skillet. Once melted, pour the butter into a small mixing bowl, then combine with the Panko breadcrumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet. Sprinkle the white whole wheat flour over the top, then whisk constantly for 1 minute, until the butter smells fragrant and the flour turns slightly golden. Very slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly, adding a little at a time so that you break up the clumps of flour as you go. Continue whisking until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes, allowing the mixture to bubble. Stir in the garlic powder, salt, mustard, black pepper, and cayenne (if using). Remove the skillet from the heat, then stir in the cheddar until smooth.
• Add the reserved broccoli, stir to coat, then pat the broccoli into an even layer in the skillet. (Alternatively, if you feel your skillet is not large enough to easily stir in the broccoli without it spilling out, you can combine the two in a separate bowl, then transfer the mixture back into the skillet.)
• Sprinkle the Panko mixture evenly over the top of the broccoli. Bake until hot and the topping is crisp and light golden brown, about 20-25 minutes. (Tip: For an even crisper topping, place the skillet under your broiler for a few minutes at the end, watching carefully so that it doesn't burn.) Let stand 5 minutes, then serve.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LOW SODIUM BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• melt butter in pan.
• add chopped onions, saute until clear.
• add brick of frozen chopped broccoli.
• cover pan to help heat melt down/break up broccoli brick.
• stir in can of soup.
• stir in grated cheese.
• once items above are well combined, add cooked white rice.
• let simmer on low for 10 to 15 minutes.

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.

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.