Broccoli & Rice Gratin

Submitted by Lois M

"Creamy baked rice and broccoli, an easy delicious side dish or light lunch with a salad and sliced tomatoes! My DD will only eat rice if cooked like this (or chinese) it is really easy, and tastes great! Good re-heated too! I have also used spinach or 1 cup of frozen peas instead of the broccoli. I think this came from a milk calander."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped broccoli
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of

• Crumb topping

• 1⁄2 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 In a large fry pan, melt butter.
2. Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 min over med heat.
3. Add thyme, rice, and flour, stirring for 1 minute Pour in chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute Remove from heat.
4. Stir in broccoli, milk and parm cheese.
5. Mix well and pour into a buttered 6 cup casserole dish.
6. Cover and bake for 35 min or until tender.
7. Meanwhile, to make crumb topping, toss together all ingredients and set aside.
8. Remove casserole from oven, stir in lemon zest and sprinkle with crumb topping.
9. Broil for 1 to 2 min until golden.

Reviews

[Norahs Girl]

I,ve made this Twice now and its really a lovely side dish.In the second one I made I added 2 tins of flaked tuna fish and a dash of tabasco before adding the crumb topping and it was delicious!Thankyou

 

[etully]

This was simple to make with ingredients that I typically have on hand. I upped the broccoli and skipped the topping. I'm going to try a different kind of cheese next time. Thanks, Lois M.

 

[HappyBunny]

This was excellent!! I really enjoyed it and my girls ate all they were given which is always fine by me! We used tenderstem broccoli which worked well because the stem still had a bit of a crunch. This is a definite keeper. Thanks for posting!

 

[Yzrdyzr]

Made this recipe to accompany oven roasted chicken. I doubled the broccoli and used long-grain brown rice. It was tasty. Next time I make it, I will decrease the amount of topping mixture--I think that it makes it a bit dry. Great recipe--thanks for posting!

 

[ltdsaloon16r]

This was really good, a nice creamy rice dish. I served it with a baked fish recipe, loved the lemon and also the crunchy topping. Thanks for sharing.