Creamy Broccoli Rice Casserole is a one pot dish thats cheesy, vegetarian and almost tastes like creamy risotto. Made with white rice and lots of broccoli, this is a meal in itself!
We absolutely love one pot meals where we can add everything the family needs all in one, easy to clean dish. We like to make this in a large dutch oven that is heavy bottomed so that there is no fear of the rice burning or sticking to the bottom.
Not all casseroles are created equal, and we’ve all had a fair share of overcooked mush that someone dared call a casserole. Don’t worry, this is a delicious blend of flavors and textures and your family is going to love it. Really though, what’s not to love about rice, broccoli and cheese mixed together? Can this be dinner every night please?
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Why do I need both olive oil and butter?
We use both butter and olive oil because the oil doesn’t let the butter brown or burn. -
Chicken vs. Vegetable Broth:
If you want to make this dish totally vegetarian, or if you just love the veggie flavor, stick with vegetable broth. If you’d like a more meatier flavor to this dish, use chicken broth. Both are delicious, so it is all about your personal taste preferences. -
Can I use instant rice?
Instant rice is what tends to go mushy. We highly recommend sticking with a not instant, long grain white rice.
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This is a really great recipe! Others might call it a risotto, but this is easier and tastier than the risottos I have tried to cook. Made a few tweaks:
Cooking olive oil for high temp
1 bunch of green onions with some of the white part from the root ends
Pressed the garlic
Used 1 cup buttermilk and 1 cup 2% milk
Used vege broth to make a tasty vege dish
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
Large head of broccoli
Finely shredded cheddar blend: mild, sharp and vermont white (one cup mixed in)
Farm style thick cut mozzarella on top, filled in spaces with more cheddar blend
Add garlic salt and ground coriander to taste
Many thanks for an easy recipe even I can follow and adapt to our tastes!
Easy and kid friendly
We doubled the broccoli and added a few “glubs” of chicken stock to steam it. That added about 8 minutes to the cooking end time. It was perfect. I hate the canned cream of yuck soups and finding this was a treat. My husband said, “Save this recipe!”
We were looking for an easy and creamy one pot recipe for broccoli rice casserole with no weird ingredients and this turned out perfectly. I used brown basmati rice and mild cheddar cheese. I thought it was great but even a creamier cheese would take it up a notch.