Name: Broccoli, Ham, and Rice Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Unsalted butter - 4 tablespoons; Onion, chopped - ½; All-purpose flour - 4 tablespoons; Milk - 5 cups; Shredded Colby-Jack cheese - 2 cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 cups; Chopped, cooked broccoli - 3 cups; Chopped, cooked ham - 2 cups; Cooked white rice - 2 cups; Crushed buttery round crackers - 1 cup; Sliced almonds - ½ cup; Cooked bacon, crumbled - 6 slices

Ingredients for - Broccoli, Ham, and Rice Casserole

1. Unsalted butter 4 tablespoons

2. Onion, chopped ½

3. All-purpose flour 4 tablespoons

4. Milk 5 cups

5. Shredded Colby-Jack cheese 2 cups

6. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2 cups

7. Chopped, cooked broccoli 3 cups

8. Chopped, cooked ham 2 cups

9. Cooked white rice 2 cups

10. Crushed buttery round crackers 1 cup

11. Sliced almonds ½ cup

12. Cooked bacon, crumbled 6 slices

How to cook deliciously - Broccoli, Ham, and Rice Casserole

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2 . Stage

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until fragrant and almost translucent, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle flour over onion, then cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add milk gradually, whisking constantly to keep mixture from becoming lumpy. Cook and stir until the mixture is thick and smooth, about 15 minutes.

3 . Stage

Add Colby-Jack cheese and cook and stir until cheese is melted and sauce begins to bubble, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

4 . Stage

Combine broccoli, ham, and rice in a large bowl. Add cheese mixture and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Top with crushed crackers, sliced almonds, and crumbled bacon.

5 . Stage

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly, about 30 minutes. Serve warm.