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Pasta Broccoli Bake

SUBMITTED BY: Donna

"A quick to prepare casserole with broccoli and a flavorful cheese sauce. You will love the fact that you might already have all the ingredients needed for this recipe in your house."
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Original recipe yield: 8 to 10 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (8 ounce) package fusilli pasta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh broccoli, cooked
  • 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large pot of boiling salted water cook rigatoni or fusilli pasta with one tablespoon of oil until al dente. Drain.
  2. 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.
  3. Add cooked broccoli and drained pasta to cheese sauce. Mix well. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese.
  4. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees C(175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2007 by Rhonda Snow
Very Rich & Tasty! I doubled the amount of pasta and added about 1/2 tsp. of prepared mustard for some extra tang. I also cooked the broccoli with the pasta and added an onion. I've made this a couple of times and will definitely make this again.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2005 by Italiana
This recipe was pretty good. It tasted like a frozen dinner, ther's a lot to clean up and it isn't too healthy. On the other hand its very tasty! I suggest adding more veggies to counter act the unhealthyness; corn, peas, carrots, and cauliflower go well. Young kids would love it, and its a great way to get them to eat vegetables if you load the dish with more than broccoli(sauce covers their taste pretty well). And to make it a full dinner add some chicken. I was out of swiss so i sprinkled just a little bit of cheddar and bread crumbs on top. If you put too much it will cover the flavor of the sauce, which is cheesy enough, so it only adds unnessicary calories. The bread crumbs dry it out. I suggest not baking it, it only drys it out and heats up the kitchen. I give it a 4 and my mom gives it a 3. I don't think it makes the cut to make again.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2003 by WISSA3
From reading past reviews I added 1/8 tsp taragon, 1/4 red peppers, substituted 2 cloves fresh minced garlic, cut milk back to 2 cups and added 1/4 cup of chardonnay before adding the milk as to prevent curdling. It turned out very tasty. hubby and I gave it 4 stars, kids gave it 3.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 9

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 409

  • Total Fat: 23.2g
  • Cholesterol: 64mg
  • Sodium: 1329mg
  • Total Carbs: 31g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 20.5g

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