Maria's Holiday Broccoli Casserole

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 (16 ounce) bags broccoli, cooked,chopped,and well drained
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese
• 1/4 lb butter or 1/4 lb margarine, divided in half
• 1/4 lb ritz crackers or 1/4 lb butter flavored cracker, finely ground

Recipe

• 1 cook broccoli according to directions.
• 2 when done, drain well, then chop fine.
• 3 spray a casserole with pam or lightly butter a casserole dish or a 10" pie plate.
• 4 in a measuring glass melt the cheese and 4 tblsp.
• 5 of the butter (which is 1/2 of the stick) in the microwave for 45 sec on med/low.
• 6 depending on your microwave.
• 7 you only want it to be melted enough where you can pour the contents over the broccli.
• 8 or if you prefer you can cut the cheese in small pcs.
• 9 and the butter as well and dabble it over the broccoli.
• 10 i just think it blends easier the first way.
• 11 crush the crackers and melt the other 1/2 of the butter and mix.
• 12 sprinkle this over the broccoli.
• 13 bake at 350* for 20 minute can make this early and heat later in micro to take to someone's house!