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Each winter I find myself gravitating towards healthier recipe options. Likely due to overeating during the holidays and less outdoor activity than during the warmer months. Nonetheless, here I am again digging through my recipe archives to find the best tasting lower calorie recipes to share with you. This lightened up Broccoli Cheese Casserole is light on calories but just as yummy as any full fat version I’ve had in the past.
It’s a super easy and figure friendly side for any weeknight family dinner or weekend dinner party.
Broccoli Cheese Casserole
This lightened up Broccoli Cheese Casserole is light on calories but just as yummy as any full fat version I've had in the past.
Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. (32 oz.) broccoli florets (either frozen that’s thawed or fresh that’s lightly steamed)
- 1 ½ Cups fat-free milk
- 2 ½ Tbl. Flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 3 oz. shredded cheddar cheese (I used combination of FF, reduced fat, and reg. cheddar & mozzarella)
- 5 wedges Laughing Cow Light Garlic Herb
- ½ Cup Light or FF Mayo
- ¾ Cup chopped onion
- ¾ Cup panko crumbs
- 2 Tbl Butter melted (I used 1 butter & 1 light butter spread)
- Paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 deg.
- Arrange broccoli in even layer in 11 x 7 baking dish coated with cooking spray: set aside.
- Combine milk, flour, salt and pepper in large saucepan over med-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add Laughing Cow & shredded cheese, stir until smooth. Stir in mayo & onion. Spoon evenly over broccoli.
- Toss panko with melted butter and sprinkle over broccoli cheese. Dust with paprika. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes until lightly browned and begins to bubble. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
3 WW PointsPlus+ per serving
Nutrition Information
Calories: 151 Fat: 8.7 Saturated fat: 3.5 Carbohydrates: 11.2 Sugar: 3.8 Sodium: 396 Fiber: 2.4 Protein: 7.8 Cholesterol: 21.7
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How many does this serve? What is considered a “serving?”
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I didn’t see it mentioned or either i overlooked, but what is a serving size? 1 cup?
thanks!
Great recipe! I made it for the family at Thanksgiving and we all liked it! Easy to make comfort food without the “diet” taste. This is a keeper and I have added it to my favorite recipes book. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much Karen for coming back to share how it turned out. It definitely feels like a cheat without the guilt.
Love healthy good tasting recipes! Gunna bring the broccoli casserole to the big Thanksgiving gathering tomorrow. Will double or triple the recipient of course!
Wonderful!! Hope they all love it.
I would love to try this. Can you think of anything I could replace the mayo with? Maybe cream cheese or something? (I can’t eat mayo)
Hi Sissy. You could replace it with one beaten egg or egg substitute. Would work great. Let me know how you like it.
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