All Recipes Best Recipe Side Dish Vegetables Broccoli

Ingredients

3 heads broccoli 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 cups whole milk 1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper ½ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

208 calories carbohydrate: 14.8 g cholesterol: 33.8 mg fat: 12 g fiber: 3.1 g protein: 12.3 g saturatedFat: 7.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 449.3 mg sugar: 6.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Quarter broccoli heads lengthwise and add to the boiling water, simmer for 3 minutes. Drain.
Melt butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in milk. Bring to a simmer, cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese, pepper, and salt.
Transfer drained broccoli to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour sauce on top.
Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Broil until top starts to brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

8 servings

A riff on a simple Italian dish, except made with broccoli instead of pasta.