Ham, Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Submitted by MTpockets

"I received a request for this recipe so I decided to post it. I've made this for years and have made a few adjustments in the ingredients to suit my family's tastes. It's still just a Ham and Broccoli casserole, but It's also a quick and easy dinner. I sometimes add waterchestnuts to give it a little crunch or sliced mushrooms. Feel free to add whatever you like and enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups cooked ham, Diced (I often use pre-packaged ham as a timesaver)
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli florets
• 2 (10 ounce) cans broccoli cheese soup or (10 ounce) cans cream of broccoli soup
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 cup cooked white rice or 1 cup brown rice
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped Fine (or to taste)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350'.
2. In a Large Bowl, Combine all of the casserole ingredients and mix until blended.
3. Spoon into a large, buttered casserole dish.
4. In a medium, microwave safe dish, add butter and microwave butter about 20 seconds at a time, take out and stir well before placing back in microwave, until butter is melted.
5. Add bread crumbs and parmesan to butter and blend with a fork until it becomes crumbly, top casserole with crumb mixture.
6. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes or until casserole is hot and bubbly and topping has lighlty browned.
7. Let stand 5 minutes, serve.

Reviews

[WhatamIgonnaeatnext]

This is great stuff. Comfort food that is good for me; and just as I was getting ready to type this out, I realized that I totally forgot to put in the 1/2 cup of milk. So who knows, I may like it even better the next time. I used the broccoli cheese soup and that's what I plan on using next time, also.

 

[Jaxygirl64]

This was delish, but a bit oniony, I may omit them all together next time!

 

[Dallas Chef WOut Ti]

Pretty decent meal! I made use of leftover ham from New Years day, and everything else was in the pantry or freezer. I used one broccoli and cheese soup and one cheddar chees soup, and more broccoli and rice than the recipe called for. It made enough for 8. A little salty (the ham and the soups), but an all around keeper.

 

[WickedCook17]

This was a big hit at my house! I made a few adjustments: I increased the rice to 2 - 2 1/2 cups cooked rice, used 3 slices of bread for the bread crumbs. I used a combo of broccoli cheese soup and cream of broccoli and used a 16 oz bag of frozen broccoli. The leftovers reheated wonderfully, although it seemed pretty oniony the next day. I'll probably reduce the amount of onion the next time. I'll definitely make this again. Thanks!!

 

[*Parsley*]

I'm not a huge fan of rice, but this is wonderful! Love that topping. You should have seen my kids (especially the 20-month old) gobble this up! I used a 16 oz bag of frozen broccoli cuts. It was great. No drying out or anything. This is a great meal when you need something quick. I always keep prepacked diced ham in the house, so this is super convenient for me. Thanx for the recipe. I'll make this again.