a simple to make casserole with cheese sauce and broccoli. You’ll like the possibility that you already have all the components for this dish at home.
| Servings: | 9 |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package fusilli pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ⅓ cup butter
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ pounds fresh broccoli, cooked
- ¾ cup shredded Swiss cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water cook rigatoni or fusilli pasta with one tablespoon of oil until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan melt butter or margarine. Stir in flour and milk and whisk until mixture boils and thickens. Add grated Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic salt, nutmeg, thyme and grated Cheddar cheese and stir until blended.
- Add cooked broccoli and drained pasta to cheese sauce. Mix well. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees C(175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 405 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 32 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 1246 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made this tonight for first time. We loved it and so simple to make. I did add some pinko to the top before placing in oven.
This was easy to make. I added pablo bread crumbs then browned them
Awesome! I added ground sirloin, and a little less broccoli.
This bake is very good. I make a few minor changes and additions. I added half an onion chopped fine and fresh chopped garlic in place of garlic salt. I used the cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese only. I also added some cooked chicken. Delicious!
DId not care for this at all. Added a lot more crushed garlic and 2 -3 T of dried Italian herbs, but it was still nothing to get excited about. Will not make again.
Our kid doesn’t like swiss cheese so we just used more cheddar, but otherwise stuck to the recipe and found it flavorful and hardy.
I made a half yield version of the recipe. It’s in the oven now.
No not at, found it to be very bland.
This is an excellent recipe. It’s also a great way to add broccoli to a macaroni and cheese dish. I enjoyed it very much. It’s also a good lenten dish. I will keep this recipe handy.
We just made this and I will definitely make it again!!! Sooo good and sooo cheesy!
This was a wonderful creamy dish. I added fresh garlic instead of garlic salt and used kashkeval cheese instead of swiss. Delicious!!!
The whole family enjoyed this dish. One of our children recently became vegetarian, so I’ve been looking for recipes to add into the rotation that can work for everyone. This went over very well, and there is a lot of room to vary it up by adding different veggies or other fun ingredients. And it’s fairly quick to make with ingredients we often have on hand anyway.
This was excellent. I chopped a carrot and added it to the pan of pasta with the broccoli to save time and trouble so everything cooked together. Used grated cheddar in sauce and sprinkled parmesan on top. Will make often as this can be adapted with whatever veg you happen to have on hand. Thanks for recipe.
Pretty good…added Two cups of cubed chicken that I sautéed in olive oil and garlic. Also added 3 tablespoons of water because it seemed it may be dry once cooked. Teenage son loved It…
Good broccoli side dish. Doubled shell pasta to 16 oz added 3/4 velveta and 1 can mushroom soup baked 375 40 minutes excellent. Big family here needed to make sure it would feed at least three nearly grown men.
This is tasty and VERY cheesy–next time I would decrease the amount of cheese sauce and/or add at least 25% more broccoli and pasta.
Easy. Tastes good. The kids like it.
Thought this was a pretty good mac and cheese and veggies recipe. I always forget to get my mise en place before I start the roux. Then, I was scrambling to drain the broccoli as my roux was at a critical point. A few additions: thawed frozen spinach, and a can of small white beans for some protein not from cheese. The beans practically melted into the cheese. Delish.
This has no taste to it at all. Will no make again.
This was so easy to make and very tasty! My family loved it, I will be making this again!
This is a great tasting and easy to make dinner. I added one can of drained and quartered artichoke hearts. We add artichokes to everything, this time it was perfect!