Broccoli & Rice Casserole

JustaQT's Note:

This is so very delicious. Its always a favorite even if you don't like broccoli. Give it a try. You won't be sorry. My mother in-law gave this recipe to me and I can never make or eat enough of it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 30

• 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 small onion
• 1 jar Cheese Whiz
• 3 cans cream of mushroom soup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 cups rice, uncooked
• 1 package frozen broccoli, thawed (florets are best)

Directions:

1. In a small saute pan melt the margarine and saute a small onion until it's soft but not brown.
2. If not using onion you will still need the butter.
3. In a large saucepan melt the cheese wiz, then add cream of mushroom soup, sugar, salt, pepper, milk and onion. Bring to a simmer.
4. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan cook the rice as directed on package, Drain.
5. Meanwhile, Separate large broccoli florets into bite size or smaller pieces.
6. If using stalks, chop them in a food processor.
7. Add the florets and the rice to the cheese mix and stir until well combined.
8. Pour into a large pan, (10x14x2 cake pan would do) Put in oven at 350 degrees for 30 min or until golden brown.
9. Substitutions:* substitute 1 t onion powder for 1 small onion** Substitute 2 T Splenda for 2 T sugar to make this diabetic friendly and doesn't change the taste what-so-ever.

Reviews

[micro_ang]

Very tasty side dish, good for a large family or if you have people over. You need quite a large pan to make the full recipe, I had to use a shallow roasting dish, but it turned out well. This is a really nice warming, winter dish but I would eat it any time of the year!

[BayLeigh Ann]

This is one of those comfort recipes for me! I omitted the sugar, halved the butter and added an additional box of broccoli. Thanks for reminding me of home!

[Jamie Renee]

This was very tasty! I was unsure of how much broccoli to use. I didn't know if small box was the size or a large bag. I had to use fresh broccoli so I used about 3/4 of a bunch, guessing at the ounce amount. Next time i might not add the sugar as it was just a tad sweet, for me, but overall everyone loved it. THANKS!