May 18th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Broccoli, Cheesy, Easy, Soup
INGREDIENTS
- 1tablespoonbutter
- 1cuponions, finely chopped
- 1/2cupcarrots, shredded
- 1/2cupcelery, finely chopped
- 2tablespoonsflour
- 4cupschicken broth
- 1lbAmerican cheese, shredded(4 cups)
- 6cupsbroccoli florets, and stems blanched
- 1/4teaspooncayenne
- salt
DIRECTIONS
- Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery; cover and sweat 3 minutes.
- Stir in flour to coat vegetables and cook 1 minute.
- Slowly add broth, stirring constantly, increase heat to medium-high, then bring to a rolling boil.
- Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, then reduce heat to medium.
- Add cheese; let stand 1 minute, then stir until incorporated.
- Simmer soup for 3 minutes (do not boil or cheese may curdle), add blanched broccoli and cook another minute.
- Season with cayenne and salt.
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April 28th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Broccoli, Feta, Salad
INGREDIENTS
- 3cupsbroccoli, raw bite size pieces
- 1/2cupred onions, chopped
- 1/4cupsunflower seeds
- 1/2cupraisins
- 1/2cupfeta cheese
- 1/2cuplow-fat plain yogurt
- 1/2cuplight mayonnaise
- 1 1/2tablespoonssugar
- 1tablespoonlemon juice
- salt
- pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Mix the first five ingredients in a bowl.
- Combine the the last nine ingredients to form the dressing.
- Add to brocoli mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
- Enjoy!
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April 27th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Broccoli, Mandarin, Salad
INGREDIENTS
- 2eggs
- 1/2cupsugar
- 1teaspooncornstarch
- 1teaspoondry mustard
- 1/4cupwhite wine vinegar
- 1/4cupwater
- 1/2cupmayonnaise
- 4cupsfresh broccoli florets
- 1/2cupraisins
- 8slicesbacon, cooked and chopped
- 2cupsmushrooms, sliced
- 10ouncesmandarin oranges, drained
- 1/2red onion, sliced
DIRECTIONS
- For the dressing, in a saucepan, whisk together eggs, sugar, cornstarch and dry mustard.
- Add vinegar and water and cook slowly until it is thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise.
- Cool.
- For the salad marinate broccoli in dressing for several hours.
- Add remaining ingredients and toss well.
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March 31st, 2008 by alice
Tags: Bread, Broccoli, Crumbs, Herbed
INGREDIENTS
- 5cupsbroccoli florets
- 1/3cupfine dry breadcrumbs
- 1/2teaspoonblack pepper
- 1teaspoononion salt
- 1/4teaspoondried thyme
- 4tablespoonsbutter, melted
- 4teaspoonslemon juice
DIRECTIONS
- Cook broccoli until tender-crisp and drain.
- Combine remaining ingredients and spoon over the broccoli.
- Serve.
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March 29th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Broccoli, Casserole, Cheesy, Chicken, Cooker, Slow
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2lbsboneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
- 1/2cup choppedonions
- 5mediumwhite potatoes, peeled and sliced, cut up
- 16ouncesfrozen broccoli florets, can use fresh
- 2 (10 3/4 ounce)cans98% fat free broccoli cheese soup, undiluted
- 3-4garlic cloves, minced
- 1cuplow-fat milk
- 1 1/2cups shreddedcheddar cheese
- 1/4teaspoonred pepper flakes, use more to taste
- 1/2teaspoonpaprika
- 2teaspoonsparsley
- pepper, to taste
- salt, if needed, to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Cut chicken into about 2″ pieces.Place in a large slow cooker.
- Add all remaining ingredients.Cover and cook on high for about7 hours, or until chicken is done and potatoes are tender.
- You can par-boil your potatoes, if desired to speed cooking time.
- Gently stir well before serving.
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