Swiss Sauced Broccoli Food

SAUTEED BROCCOLINI

Steps:

• Blanch the broccolini in a large pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain immediately and immerse in a bowl of ice water.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan. Add the lemon zest and garlic and stir. Drain the broccolini and add it to the garlic mixture and heat for 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper, and toss well before serving.

BROCCOLI AND SWISS BAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook broccoli until crisp-tender; drain and set aside. In another saucepan, melt butter; add flour. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in onion. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese, eggs and broccoli. Pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 30 minutes.

SWISS CHEESE BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Grease a 10" by 6" baking dish. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In 2 quart saucepan over high heat,in 1 inch boiling water, heat broccoli and 1/2 tsp salt to boiling.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes;Drain;Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; Stir in flour and 1 tsp of salt until smooth.
• Add onion and cook 1 minute
• Slowly stir in milk; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to boil; remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese and broccoli until cheese melts slightly; stir in eggs.
• Pour into baking dish and bake 30 minutes or until firm to the touch.

BROCCOLI WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan with 1 inch of water and place a steamer inside. Bring the water to a boil, place the broccoli in the steamer, reduce the heat to medium, cover and steam until tender and bright green, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the broccoli to a bowl and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Top the broccoli with the Cheddar Cheese Sauce, or serve it on the side.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Spoon the flour over the butter and cook, while stirring, until the flour becomes pasty. Pour in the milk while whisking and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a medium simmer and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Slowly add the cheese by handfuls and stir with a wooden spoon until melted and smooth.

SWISS-SAUCED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Wash broccoli; remove outer leaves and tough part of stalks.
• Cut broccoli stalks lengthwise into uniform spears, or slice thin crosswise.
• In a 1-quart casserole combine broccoli, water and 1/8 t salt.
• Micro-cook, covered, on 100% power for 5 to 6 minutes or just till tender.
• Drain: Let stand, covered, while preparing sauce.
• For sauce, in a 1-cup measure microwave butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power for 30 to 45 seconds or till melted.
• Stir in flour, dash salt, and pepper; Stir in milk.
• Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 to 2 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Stir in shredded cheese till melted.
• Serve sauce atop broccoli.

SAUTEED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes in a large skillet of medium heat until fragrant and garlic begins to brown, about 30 seconds. Stir in broccoli and cook until the broccoli is bright green, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and season with salt and pepper and cook until just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve.
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SWISS CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package.Drain well and butter lightly to prevent sticking. Set aside.
• Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
• In large frying pan, heat 6 tbsp butter. Add onions and chicken pieces. Cook just until turning white, turn and cook other side.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice. Add mushrooms and cook over medium heat for about six minutes, turning once. Remove chicken and mushrooms and keep warm.
• To the juices left in the frying pan, add flour. Cook and stir about 2 minutes.
• Using whisk, stir in milk and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer to thicken.
• Add spices and half of the cheese. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Using the same pot that you cooked your noodles in, add the cream sauce and gently stir to coat noodles. Add broccoli, chicken and mushrooms. Fold into the noodles gently.
• Transfer to a greased 2L baking pan and top with remainder of Swiss cheese.
• Bake covered at 350F 35-40 minutes.

BROCCOLI SWISS CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-ich baking pan.
• Cook the broccoli florets, covered in a small amount of boiling water for 7-8 minutes, or until firm-tender (don't overcook); drain well.
• In a food processor, or an electric blender, combine the cottage cheese, eggs, butter and flour until smooth; set aside.
• Combine the broccoli, corn, Swiss cheese, chopped onion, salt, pepper, hot sauce (if using); mix well to combine.
• Stir in the cottage cheese mixture and the 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese (if using).
• Transfer into prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with the crumbled bacon.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• **NOTE**1/8- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper may be subsituted for the hot sauce, but the hot sauce is definately better!

SWISS CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
• Blend/whisk in flour; cook whisking 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and slowly add in the half and half cream, stirring until thickened.
• Add in the Swiss cheese, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce to taste; mix with a wooden spoon until the cheese has melted.
• Season with salt and pepper.