Make this healthy Broccoli Casserole recipe with your choice of pasta, tender broccoli, and the most delicious creamy cheddar mushroom sauce. Top it all off with some delicious cheese. It’s modern comfort food at its best!
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Ok! Before we get to the full recipe below, let’s talk about our shopping list. To make this broccoli casserole recipe, you will need:
- Pasta: Literally any type of pasta that you love best will work here: traditional (semolina), whole-wheat, gluten-free, egg, or any other kinds of alternative-grain pastas that you prefer.
- Broccoli: You can either use fresh broccoli (about 1 large head, cut into florets) or frozen broccoli (about 1 pound) for this recipe.
- Mushrooms: Your favorite mushroom flavor
- Creamy sauce stuff: Butter (or olive oil), onion, garlic, flour, stock (chicken or veggie), milk (any kind), Dijon, salt and pepper.
- Cheese: Cheese galore!
We have done this recipe with both regular pasta and tagliatelle. Each provided their own flavors especially if you get the flavored tagliatelle pastas, like spinach & tomato.
Healthy Broccoli Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta
- 1 large broccoli head
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 small white onion
- 8 ounces mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cups shredded cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F
- Cook pasta in a large pot of generously-salted boiling water until it is al dente. However, about 1 minute before the pasta is done, add the broccoli to the boiling pasta water and stir until combined. Drain both the pasta and broccoli, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions + garlic and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the mushrooms are cooked through.
- Sprinkle the flour (3 tablespoons) evenly over the onion mixture and stir until combined. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add in the 1 cup of stock, and stir everything together until most of the clumps are gone. Add in the 1.5 cups of milk, 1.5 teaspoon of Dijon, salt and pepper and stir until combined. Continue cooking the sauce until it reaches a simmer. Then remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the shredded cheese until it is combined. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
- In a large 9 x 13-inch baking dish, combine the cooked pasta, broccoli, and mushroom sauce. Toss until combined. Smooth the casserole out into an even layer.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Then remove pan from the oven, sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly on top of the casserole, and BROIL for a few more minutes or until the cheese is melty and browned.
- Serve warm, garnished with extra black pepper and/or fresh herbs, if desired.
This broccoli casserole recipe is hearty, easy, creamy and delicious. You can’t go wrong with this meal!
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This sounds delicious and a perfect weeknight dinner my friend!
I’m gonna try this. I love broccoli and when you mix it like this it can’t be anything else than delicious!
These natural recipes are definitely my favorites. So the vegetables are mouth-watering!
This looks and sounds delicious. The creamy sauce and grilled cheese make it extra yummy!
I love brocolli so I’ll try this out. Especially with cheese its yummy.. Well done and thanks for sharing! 🙂