MEME WALES' BROCCOLI RICE CASSEROLE

Meme Wales' Broccoli Rice Casserole image

This is my grandmother's recipe, as she gave it to me. I have modified it somewhat, as indicated in the footnotes, but either version is excellent. It will be the taste of Thanksgiving to me, now and forever.

Provided by Aleasha Wales Shelnutt

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Broccoli

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups rice, rinsed and drained
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen chopped broccoli
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 fl oz) jar pasteurized process cheese spread (such as Cheez Whiz®)
½ (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir rice, broccoli, chicken soup, cheese spread, and evaporated milk into the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and sauce is bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.7 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 535.3 mg, Sugar 4.3 g