Fresh Broccoli and Cheese Bake - No Cream Soups!

Submitted by petlover

"I don't like cream soup recipes..this is great!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 bunch broccoli, florets only
• 59.16 ml butter
• 14.79 ml flour
• 4.92 ml salt
• 4.92 ml pepper
• 118.29 ml cream cheese
• 236.59 ml grated colby cheese
• 295.73 ml 2% low-fat milk
• 118.29 ml breadcrumbs

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Place onions and chopped broccoli florets ( leave them in somewhat bigger pieces) into boiling water and cook for 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. In the same pot, melt 3 Tb butter and add salt, pepper, flour. Stir.
4. Add milk , stirring until bubbly then add cream cheese and stir until throughly blended.
5. Place broccoli/onion into a 9x9 pyrex baking dish ( spray with pam first). Pour sauce over . Cover tightly with foil and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and place bread crumbs, mixed with melted butter, over top.
6. Bake for an additional 25 minutes.