Broccoli with Cheese Sauce

Whenever Mom made broccoli, she made it with this cheese sauce. I suppose covering broccoli with cheese was Mom's way to get us to eat vegetables. It worked for me because now I love broccoli even without cheese sauce.

MDS, who often claims to dislike cheese, even liked this broccoli with cheese sauce. So I guess that proves that Mom's cheese sauce tastes good to just about everyone.

Recently, when talking with Mom and Megan about this dish, Mom seemed to think that she used her imitation hollandaise sauce with broccoli. But, Meg and I clearly remember that Mom always used this cheese sauce with broccoli and her imitation hollandaise sauce with cauliflower. Nevertheless, this cheese sauce would be tasty with any vegetable. And, stay tuned for cauliflower with imitation hollandaise sauce, which will appear in a future post.

Broccoli with Cheese Sauce 

• 1-pound broccoli
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 4 slices American cheese

To prepare the broccoli, cut the broccoli into spears. Add broccoli to boiling water. Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Place the broccoli in a casserole.

While the broccoli is cooking, make the cheese sauce, by melting the butter in a small sauce pan over low heat. Whisk in the flour. Continue stirring the flour and butter. Add in the milk and blend together. Allow to cook for a few minutes. Then slowly add in the cheese until melted.

Pour the cheese sauce over the broccoli. Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes. Enjoy!