Broccoli-Onion Deluxe Casserole | Cook & Love It!

Broccoli-Onion Deluxe Casserole ingredients (11)

Servings not stated

Vegetables

3 pkgs frozen broccoli

2 medium onions, chopped

Olive oil

Sauce

3 Tbsp butter

3 Tbsp flour

1/2 tsp salt

Dash of pepper

1.5 cups (12.0-oz / 355ml) milk

1 (8-oz / 227g) box cream cheese, softened 

Topping

1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese

Croutons or crushed crackers

Broccoli-Onion Deluxe Casserole directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Prepare vegetables 

Cook broccoli until tender; drain and cut into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.

Heat olive oil and cook onions until tender; drain and set aside.

Prepare white sauce  

In a saucepan, melt the butter and then stir in the flour, salt and pepper to make a roux. Add milk, stirring constantly until thick. Then, reduce heat and add the cream cheese and stir until smooth. Remove from heat.

Assemble and bake casserole  

Lightly spray 2-quart casserole dish with PAM® No-Stick  Cooking Spray; add vegetables, pour over sauce and mix lightly. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top and cover tightly with foil. 

Bake in preheated 350ºF oven for thirty (30) minutes. 

Then, uncover; sprinkle croutons (or crushed crackers) around edge of casserole and then bake for five (5) minutes more.

Serve warm.     Back to Top

Adapts Cook & Love, Inc. Cook & Love It! (Savannah: Keepsake Cookbooks, 1991), 152.

Index

broccoli

Page Last Updated 25 May 2015