Do your veggies need a little pizzaz? Crushed cereal makes the crunchy topper for this baked side dish.
Cheesy Broccoli Bake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup Kix® cereal
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 cups frozen broccoli florets
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free (skim) milk
- 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. In small bowl, mix cereal and olive oil; set aside. In 1 1/2-quart casserole, place broccoli; cover and microwave on High 3 minutes. Drain; set aside.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat margarine until melted. Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until smooth and bubbly. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Pour sauce over broccoli in casserole. Sprinkle with cereal mixture.
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Step3Bake uncovered 18 to 20 minutes or until hot.
Nutrition
130
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 240mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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