Broccoli with Cheese

An easy cheese sauce is draped over tender broccoli spears in a 30-minute side dish.

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  • ingredients 6
  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total Time 30 min

Ingredients

1 1/2
lb broccoli
3
tablespoons water
6
oz process American cheese, sliced
1/3
cup milk
1/4
teaspoon onion salt
1
drop red pepper sauce, if desired

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LOCATION

Directions

  • 1 Cut broccoli into spears with 1/2-inch-wide stalks. In 2-quart round microwavable dish, place broccoli and water. Cover with plastic wrap, folding back one edge 1/4 inch to vent steam. Microwave on High 6 to 8 minutes or until hot and crisp-tender; drain.
  • 2 In 2-quart saucepan, heat remaining ingredients over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over broccoli.

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Expert Tips

Try this recipe with asparagus spears instead of broccoli. Microwave on High 5 to 7 minutes, rotating dish after half the cooking time.

Nutrition Information 

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
140
(
Calories from Fat
80),
% Daily Value
Total Fat
9g
9%
(Saturated Fat
6g,
6%
Trans Fat
0g
0%
),
Cholesterol
30mg
30%;
Sodium
500mg
500%;
Total Carbohydrate
5g
5%
(Dietary Fiber
2g
2%
  Sugars
2g
2%
),
Protein
9g
9%
;
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%;
Vitamin C
50%;
Calcium
20%;
Iron
4%;
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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fitb53 report Posted Aug. 7, 2011 11:03 PM
Delicious - not too cheesy so it kept the extra calories to a respectable minimum, but cheesy enough that the kids liked it! I did not add the pepper sauce and didn't have onion salt so I used sea salt and some chopped dried onion. Worked great!

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