Broccoli Rice Casserole on the Char-Broil Big Easy
Just a pan, a Big Easy and some simple ingredients.
Servings 8
Calories 472kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup onion diced
- ¼ cup celery diced
- 16 ounces frozen chopped broccoli thawed
- 10 ¾ ounce cream of mushroom soup undiluted
- 10 ¾ ounce cream of celery soup undiluted
- ⅓ cup half and half
- 1 ¼ cup Velveeta cubed
- 3 cups rice cooked. about 1 cup uncooked
Instructions
- Spray the pan with non-stick spray.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet or medium pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and celery and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the soups and half and half.
- Add the cheese cubes and stir until melted.
- Stir in the rice.
- Fire up your Big Easy.
- While the Big Easy is heating, place the pan into a Big Easy bunk bed basket.
- Spoon the mixture into the pan. The pan will be very full. If you cannot fit all of the mixture into the pan divide it between two pans and bake separately.
- Lower the bunk bed basket into the Big Easy basket and attach at the sides.
- Transfer the basket to the Big Easy and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until hot and bubbly.
- Carefully remove the basket from the Big Easy. Then remove the bunk bed basket.
- Make sure you support the bottom of the aluminum pan when handling it.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Although the Big Easy bunk bed basket is not required, it makes handling the pan much easier and safer.
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1085mg | Potassium: 502mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1051IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 287mg | Iron: 1mg