Cheesy Potato Broccoli Casserole Side Dish Recipes

CHEESY BROCCOLI POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Peel potatoes and cut into large chunks. Place potatoes in a large pot of boiling water along with garlic cloves. Boil for 13-15 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
• Cook bacon until crisp. Set aside.
• Place broccoli in a microwavable bowl, add 1 cup of water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave 3 minutes or until tender crisp. Drain well. (Or steam broccoli on the stove if you prefer).
• In a large bowl, combine potatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, butter, milk and onion powder. Mash with a potato masher. Stir in bacon, broccoli, cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese.
• Spread into a casserole dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.

CHEESY POTATO AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8-inch square pan (or any size pan that will hold the mixture).
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the 2 Tbsp butter; whisk in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; whisk and cook for 1 minute, add in the half and half cream; whisk until thickened and bubbly.
• Add in the Parmesan cheese (if using), cream cheese and the cheddar Or Swiss cheese; stir until the cheese are completely melted.
• Stir in the hash brown potatoes; mix until combined.
• Spoon HALF of the mixture into a prepared baking dish; top with the broccoli, spoon the remaining mixture over the broccoli.
• Cover and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs with the Parmesan cheese, mix to combine; add in melted butter, mix well.
• Remove the casserole from the oven.
• Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture just around the edges of the casserole; bake 10 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven; let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: do not overcook the broccoli, as it will become too soft when baked in the casserole.

CHEESY POTATO BROCCOLI CASSEROLE / SIDE DISH

Steps:

• Blanch the broccoli for about two minutes. Set aside.
• Place the potatoes into a pot of salted boiling water. Cook until they are about ¾ cooked. (For us it is about 17 minutes) Stack them into a baking dish.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cream of chicken, sour cream, ham, broccoli, paprika, black pepper, kosher salt, garlic powder, and basil. Stir until fully combined.
• Spread the cream of chicken mixture over the potatoes. Cover the casserole with the cheeses. Spread the bread crumbs over the cheese and evenly pour butter on top of that.
• Place the dish into the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes.