Broccoli Blue Cheese Bake
This Broccoli Blue Cheese Bake is a savory side dish everyone will love! Broccoli cooked in a creamy sauce and topped with buttery Ritz crackers.
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh small broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbled
- 1 cup milk
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 cups Ritz butter cracker crumbs, (one to two sleeves of crackers)
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a medium cooking dish with cooking spray.
- Steam broccoli florets until firm but tender for about 2-3 minutes. I put my broccoli in a microwave safe bowl with 2 inches of water and microwave it for 3 minutes. Drain well then pat dry with paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible.
- In a large saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-low heat; add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the flour and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the cream cheese, blue cheese and milk or cream; stir over low heat until melted and smooth then stir in the broccoli florets.
- In a bowl combine the cracker crumbs with 6 tablespoons melted butter until well combined. Remove 1/2 of the cracker mixture and stir it into the broccoli mixture. Season with black pepper.
- Transfer mixture into a casserole dish. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle the top with the remaining cracker crumbs. Return to oven and bake uncovered for another 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving. Makes 4-5 servings.