Dinner

Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice is for Dinner.

Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice takes 30 minutes to cook.

Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice are:

1 tsp minced garlic (i used the jar kind)
3 T minced yellow onion
2 tsp best life buttery spread
2 tsp all purpose flour
.5 C 1% milk (i used hannaford)
1.5 oz Hannaford Natural Medium Cheddar Cheese
1 T Hannaford Parmesan Cheese
3.5 oz Fresh Broccoli, cut small and remove most stems
2 cups uncooked Minute Rice Brown Rice

Here is how you make Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice:

makes 4 servings, about 2/3 more or less per serving-first get a small pot of water to a rolling boil.-while waiting for that to boil, get a bowl of cold water and ice cubes (an ice bath) ready for when the broc is done... also you can start chopping or mincing your onion, and grating your cheese-once boiling, throw in the broccoli and cook about 3-5 mins, until al dente.-strain the broccoli and dump into the ice bath.-in another pan, melt your buttery spread and throw in the onions and garlic and saute til they're translucent-once translucent, add 2 tsp flour to mix and cook about 2 mins loner-in a small bowl place the flour mix and milk and mix then add back to the pan (prevents scalding of the milk)-let it simmer until the milk sauce thickens-once thickened add the cheese and any spices you may like.-stir contantly to prevent from burning-add broccoli and keep on low -now prepare rice by the box instructions for 4 servings-when rice is done mix with the cheese sauce and enjoy! :) Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LILREDSILLYBUNS.

The nutritional information for Erika's Cheddar Broccoli Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 242.1

• Total Fat: 7.1 g
• Cholesterol: 15.9 mg
• Sodium: 159.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 8.6 g