Broccoli, Rice, and Cheese Casserole

Submitted by Gohogsgirl

"My mom used to make this for us when we were kids- I have even made it using browned chicken breasts for a full meal. This makes a ton and is great for a crowd. My mom always bought a 1 lb block of Velveeta and cubed 1/2 pound of it, and sliced up the other 1/4 pound, but if you can find the shredded velveeta - that's a great time saver! Prep time does not include rice cooking time."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3⁄4 lb processed cheese, such as Velveeta
• 3 cups white rice, cooked
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli, thawed

directions

1. Melt butter in a deep skillet, add onion and saute till soft.
2. To the onions add the cream of chicken soup, milk, and 1/2 pound of the velveeta (chunked).
3. Fold in 3 cups of cooked rice, and the broccoli.
4. Pour into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.
5. Slice remaining 1/4 pound velveeta and place over casserole.
6. Bake, uncovered at 350 F for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Reviews

[Jill Koelzer Kopek 1]

Wonderful - so easy and tasty! Thank you for posting!

 

[Mundy44]

This recipe is the best!! Just what I was looking for as a side dish. I cook a lot and usually use herbs and spices but wanted something tasty and basic to go with Tucsan dried tomato baked chicken and this was perfect!!! I also usually tweak every recipe but this one is perfect just as it is. Only had cheddar but am going to try next time with Velveeta. Thank you.

 

[canada crazy]

This was great!!!! Brought back a ton of childhood memories!! Thanks!

 

[GrumpyIrishLady]

Really nice and easy. I would leave out the milk next time, as it was a bit watery. I also used normal cheddar, as we don't have Velveeta here (That's right there are people in the civilised world who have never had queso dip - very sad!) and it worked fine. Also used mushroom instead of chicken soup. Thanks for a quick easy recipe that the kids loved!