Sheree's Homemade Cooking Made Easy

I am not a big fan of canned soups so I decided to see if I could come up with a recipe for a broccoli casserole without using cream of mushroom soup. I came up with a really simple recipe. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

1 cup of cooked white rice

3 cups of broccoli florets

1 clove of garlic, minced

1/2 of an onion, diced finely

1 1/2 tablespoons of flour

1 1/2 tablespoons of butter

1 cup of milk

salt and pepper to taste

1 1/2 tablespoons of cream cheese

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

1/2 cup of buttered crackers, crumbled

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish.

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Place the broccoli into a medium skillet with 1/2 cup of water and add a lid and cook on medium heat until it reaches the doneness you prefer.

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In a medium saucepan add the butter, garlic and the onion and cook on medium heat for about 3 minutes or until the onion becomes see through. Be careful not to burn the garlic.

Add the flour, salt and pepper and cook this for about 2 minutes. Stir in the milk and whisk until this gets thick and creamy.

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Remove this from the heat and stir in the cream cheese, 1/8 cup of parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of shredded cheese and stir this until it is lump free.

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Add the cooked broccoli and the rice and stir this together and then pour it into the baking dish.

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Top this with the remaining cheese and buttered crackers. Tip: I like to mix mine together in a small bowl and cover the casserole evenly.

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Bake the casserole for 25 -30 minutes or until it is bubbly and golden brown on the top. Enjoy!

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Note: You can use frozen broccoli and just steam it in the microwave if you want to make this casserole simpler.

I like to serve this alongside some chicken or pork chops and a nice roll.