"What I made when I didn't have all the ingredients for a broccoli casserole from three different cookbooks" is the official name of this recipe, but I didn't think it would be a very appealing title for readers. The recipe is below, and it was very easy and quite tasty!
1 head of broccoli, chopped into florets
2-3 T butter
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 T flour
1 1/4 cup milk
1 1/4 cup grated cheese - divided
salt and pepper
1/3 cup chopped, salted almonds
2 pieces of bread and butter for it
Cook broccoli in microwave or on stove until bright green, and still fairly crisp. Meanwhile, spray Pam on 2 qt baking dish and toast two pieces of bread - a slow toast in the toaster oven works well. Butter the bread and put it back in the toaster/oven to dry out some more.
When the broccoli is cooked, pour it into the dish.
Place almonds on top of the broccoli.
Melt butter on stove in a small saucepan on medium heat and when melted and hot, add the onion and saute for 5 min. Add the flour and stir for a couple minutes more. Slowly add the milk and stir for few more minutes until hot, add salt and pepper, stir, and then sprinkle in 1 cup of cheese. Stir until melted. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and nuts, add the cheese, then take the toast and break (or cut) it into small pieces and sprinkle over the top. Cook in the oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
By the way, I entered this recipe while eating "what I made with navy beans when I didn't have the ingredients listed on the bean bag."
