Cheesy Broccoli

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 28 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches broccoli, cut into spears
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 200 g cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 steam the broccoli spears until they are crisp-tender.
• 2 melt butter in a saucepan.
• 3 add the flour and pepper and stir constantly for half a minute, until the mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• 4 add the milk and cream cheese.
• 5 stir constantly until the sauce thickens and reaches the boiling point.
• 6 add cheddar cheese and blue cheese.
• 7 keep stirring until the cheeses are melted.
• 8 this takes anywhere between 1-2 minutes.
• 9 stir in the chopped walnuts once and remove from heat.
• 10 pour this mixture over the steamed broccoli.
• 11 serve warm.
• 12 enjoy!
• 13 tip: do not discard the tough ends of broccoli stalks.
• 14 use them for making soups.