Broccoli Cheese Casserole

MommyMakes's Note:

This recipe allows you to tailor your dish for the amount of time and availability of ingredients. This can be prepared two ways, with fresh or frozen broccoli, with cooked rice or uncooked minute rice, or with Cheese Whiz or colby cheese.

• Total Time: 47 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (10 ounce) boxfrozen chopped broccoli or 1 head fresh broccoli
• ¼ cup chopped celery (optional)
• 1 cup diced onion (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) jar Cheese Whiz or 1 cup shredded colby cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) cancream of chicken soup or 1 (10 ounce) cancream of mushroom soup or 1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 cup instant rice, uncooked or 2 cups cooked rice
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. If using fresh broccoli cook broccoli to desired tenderness. Sauté celery and onion in a bit of butter if desired. If using cooked rice, prepare rice. This can all be done ahead of time.
2. Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 2 quart casserole with a lid (or cover with foil).
3. Sprinkle additional cheese on top.
4. Bake covered at 350ºF for 45 minutes if using uncooked minute rice, if using cooked rice bake until warm through and cheese is bubbly.

Reviews

[whistlinpixie]

This was great! It was really quick and easy to whip up for a side dish, and the ingredients are really forgivable based on what you have available.

[Doelee]

So comforting and delicious! I used 1 -16oz. bag trader joes frozen brocolli, 1 cup shredded cheddar, 2 cups cooked brown jasmine rice, sauted 1/2 cup onion and 2 cloves garlic and used cream of chicken soup and the 3/4 cup milk as noted. I didn't have any celery but will try next time. Thank you MommyMakes for a top notch recipe. I will also try other combinations of flavors because this is relatively healthy, easy and inexpensive!

[Rhonda003]

Very easy to prepare and tasted great. I didn't have any celery and made do with cubed Velveeta, but it still tasted terrific. Will make again..with the right ingredients next time. Thanks for an easy week night side.