Mary's Broccoli Casserole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large fresh heads broccoli, florets and tender stems only
• 1 (8 ounce) package velveeta cheese
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted divided
• 2 packages ritz crackers, finely crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 mix together 1 stick melted butter or margarine with the finely crushed cracker crumbs.
• 3 place in the bottom of a greased baking pan.
• 4 reserve 1/2 cup of crumbs for the top.
• 5 steam the broccoli until crisp tender, about 5 minutes, and drain well.
• 6 put drained broccoli on top of crumbs in the pan.
• 7 mix remaining 1/2 stick melted butter with the velveeta in a small saucepan.
• 8 heat on low until well blended and smooth.
• 9 pour cheese sauce over broccoli in the pan.
• 10 top with the reserved buttered crumbs.
• 11 bake 20 minutes in a preheated oven.