BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

from Alison Krauss

Made with the staple of our nation...Cream of Mushroom Soup!

Ingredients:	10 ounces frozen broccoli, thawed ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup celery, chopped chunky 10 oz. jar Cheese Whiz 1 can cream of mushroom soup ¼ cup melted butter 1 cup rice, uncooked 1 cup water

Directions:	Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. 2. Grease a 9 x 12 shallow glass baking dish. Spread the mixture evenly in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes, until the sides are turning golden brown. NOTE: Alison suggests that you use the shallow baking dish rather than a tall-sided casserole dish. The shallow dish allows the ingredients to set more firmly into a hearty casserole. We found that Alison is exactly right about this! Our casserole baked in the smaller, taller dish was runny. Alison's casserole baked in the shallow dish was perfect!

Ingredients:

10 ounces frozen broccoli, thawed
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup celery, chopped chunky
10 oz. jar Cheese Whiz
1 can cream of mushroom soup
¼ cup melted butter
1 cup rice, uncooked
1 cup water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.

2. Grease a 9 x 12 shallow glass baking dish. Spread the mixture evenly in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes, until the sides are turning golden brown.

NOTE: Alison suggests that you use the shallow baking dish rather than a tall-sided casserole dish. The shallow dish allows the ingredients to set more firmly into a hearty casserole. We found that Alison is exactly right about this! Our casserole baked in the smaller, taller dish was runny. Alison's casserole baked in the shallow dish was perfect!