Dad's Broccoli Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -4 heads broccoli
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained (or use fresh)
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 3 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 lb velveeta cheese, cubed
• 4 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon garlic pepper seasoning

Recipe

• 1 wash broccoli and cut into bite-sized pieces. steam for 5 minutes in microwave with 3 tbsp water in a covered contatiner. drain and set aside.
• 2 chop onion. add olive oil to a large saute pan and saute the onions and mushrooms until the onions are golden. remove from the pan, reserving oil in pan.
• 3 in same pan, cook almonds until golden brown. remove the almonds from the pan, adding them to the reserved vegetables.
• 4 add the soup, cheese, garlic, and garlic pepper to the pan. cook on medium-low heat until well combined and the cheese has melted, stirring as needed. remove from heat and stir in the reserved vegetable/almond mixture.
• 5 place broccoli into greased a 9x13" pan or large casserole dish. pour the cheese sauce over the broccoli and bake covered at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.