Creamy Broccoli Casserole

Creamy Broccoli Casserole is a family-favorite, indeed.  With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping, what's non to love?  It's a perfect side for the holidays or whatsoever day!

With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole


Well, it's happened.  After 40+ years of my Mom cooking our family's Thanksgiving dinner, this twelvemonth the torch is passing to me.  Now fifty-fifty though I dear to laid upward in addition to laid upward all the time, the chore of taking on my kickoff Thanksgiving dinner yet makes me a tad fleck nervous.  

I mean, I've been responsible for several Thanksgiving repast side dishes earlier ... but never the entire dinner.

Do you lot wish to know what dish is making me the most nervous?
The turkey, of course!

But ane neat affair I convey to help me through the vacation planning in addition to prep is my Mom in addition to her family-favorite recipes.  Mom may convey passed the Thanksgiving dinner torch to me, but she's sure as shooting non leaving me high-and-dry!

So I'll endure next Mom's turkey recipe to laid upward up our vacation aeroplane ... consummate alongside stuffing it the agency she ever has, in addition to cooking it tucked away within a brownish newspaper bag.  I but promise I terminate upward alongside the same neat final result equally Mom.

This is a family-favorite, indeed.  With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping, what's non to love?  It's a perfect side for the holidays or whatsoever day!

And equally for the sides?  I'll pretty much endure next inwards Mom's footsteps there, too.  

Like alongside this classic, family-favorite creamy Broccoli Casserole.  We but can't larn plenty of it, in addition to spell nosotros dear it for Thanksgiving, nosotros don't relegate making it to but the holidays.

To whip upward a pan, start yesteryear mixing together thawed frozen broccoli florets, cream of mushroom soup, shredded cheese, in addition to a fleck of other materials ...

With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole

Spoon all that into a baking dish, top it alongside a piddling to a greater extent than cheese, in addition to thence sprinkle on a buttered cracker crumb topping ...

With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole

For a actually prissy season inwards the cracker crumb topping, nosotros ever usage a combination of ii crackers for the crumbs 1/2 Ritz in addition to 1/2 Keebler Club crackers.  But you lot could sure as shooting usage but ane type but fine ... or some other sort altogether, if you lot prefer.

For a actually prissy season inwards the cracker crumb topping, nosotros ever usage a combination of ii crackers for the crumbs.

Bake the casserole for most 45 minutes until it's all prissy in addition to bubbly in addition to the crumb topping is golden brownish ...

With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole

And thence serve upward the deliciousness for all to enjoy.

So equally I develop for the cooking of my really kickoff Thanksgiving dinner, I'll endure turning to Mom's tried-and-true recipes to grace our menu.  But I don't recall anyone volition ask heed me next inwards Mom's footsteps.  I mean, why mess alongside a skillful thing, right?

Wish me luck!

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With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole
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Creamy Broccoli Casserole
Ingredients
Broccoli Mixture:
  • 1 (14 or xvi oz.) package broccoli florets
  • 1 c. shredded mild or medium cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 (10 3/4 oz.) tin flame cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 1/4 c. milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
Topping:
  • 1 1/2 c. Ritz and/or Keebler Club cracker crumbs (about 1 "sleeve" of crackers; I usage a combination of 3/4 c. Ritz + 3/4 c. Keebler Club)
  • 1/4 c. butter, melted
Directions
  1. Thaw broccoli in addition to warm broccoli inwards the microwave for most v minutes; drain really well. Cut whatsoever large florets into smaller, bite-sized pieces.
  2. In a bowl, combine broccoli, 1/2 loving cup of the shredded cheddar, cream of mushroom soup, mayonnaise, milk, egg, in addition to salt. Spoon into a greased 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch baking dish. Top alongside remaining 1/2 loving cup shredded cheddar cheese.
  3. Stir together cracker crumbs in addition to melted butter until crumbs are moistened. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the broccoli mixture.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 50 minutes until bubbly in addition to crumb topping is lite golden brown.

Notes:
- Frozen chopped broccoli tin flame endure used instead of the florets, if desired.  I but prefer the florets.
- Casserole may endure prepared ahead.  Place the broccoli mixture inwards the casserole dish, larn out off the cracker topping, in addition to refrigerate until ready to bake.  Add cracker topping but earlier baking, in addition to growth baking fourth dimension to 75 - lxxx minutes.  Cover loosely alongside foil partway through baking if crumb topping begins to brownish also much.
- Double this recipe to brand 9x13-inch pan.

Enjoy!


With its cheesy broccoli goodness in addition to buttered cracker crumb topping Creamy Broccoli Casserole



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