It's almost here!!! Can you believe we will be celebrating Thanksgiving in just two days?!?! Do you have your recipes ready? I made our big Turkey Day grocery trip on Saturday, so I am ready to get cooking. This is my absolute favorite meal to cook. Last year, over the course of several Tuesdays, I posted all of the recipes I make for Thanksgiving. Here's a recap... You can click on each dish to find the link to the recipe...
This year I thought it would be nice to add a new dish to the menu, and my friend Amy highly recommended this broccoli casserole. The name alone sounds completely heavenly!!
Gorgonzola Broccoli Casserole
Yield: Makes 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds broccoli
- 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter, plus 1 tablespoon melted
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 2 packages (3 oz. each) cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
- 1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese
- 2 cups 1/2-inch cubes French or other firm white bread (3 oz.)
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil. Rinse broccoli and trim off and discard tough stem ends; if skin on stalks is tough, peel stalks. Cut broccoli into 1-inch pieces. Add to boiling water and cook just until barely tender when pierced, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
2. Rinse and dry pan. Add 1/4 cup butter to pan and melt over medium heat. Stir in flour and salt until smoothly blended; cook until bubbly, about 1 minute. Add milk and stir over medium-high heat until mixture is boiling and thickened, about 3 minutes. Add cream cheese and gorgonzola; whisk until smoothly blended. Stir in broccoli. Pour into a shallow 2 1/2- to 3-quart casserole.
3. In a blender or food processor, whirl bread cubes into coarse crumbs; you should have about 1 1/3 cups. In a small bowl, mix crumbs with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over broccoli mixture.
4. Bake until casserole is hot in the center and crumbs are golden, 20 to 30 minutes.
Whipped sweet potatoes with bananas..wow that sounds fabulous. Happy Thanksgiving!
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