Company Broccoli Three-cheese Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 (2 7/8 ounce) can french-fried onions
• 2 (24 ounce) bags green giant frozen cut broccoli in cheese sauce
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper, if desired
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f reserve 1 cup french-fried onions for topping.
• 2 in 5-quart dutch oven, mix remaining onions, the broccoli, cream cheese, bell pepper and red pepper sauce. cover; cook over medium-low heat about 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking, until sauce chips are melted.
• 3 transfer to ungreased 2- to 3-quart casserole.
• 4 bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. sprinkle reserved onions around outer edge of casserole; bake 5 minutes longer.
• 5 high altitude (3500-6500 ft): heat oven to 375°f in step 2, cover and cook over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. in step 3, bake 25 to 30 minutes.