cheesy ground beef and broccoli casserole
Cheesy Ground Beef & Broccoli Casserole
This cheesy ground beef and broccoli casserole is comfort food the whole family can get behind. It's assembled and baked all in one skillet and finished in 30 minutes, making it the perfect weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound 90%-lean ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 4 cups chopped broccoli
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups nonfat milk
- 4 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- ⅔ cup panko breadcrumbs, preferably whole-wheat
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Directions:
- Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Cook ground beef and onion in a large broiler-safe skillet over medium heat, breaking the beef into bite-size pieces with a wooden spoon, until the beef is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Add broccoli; cook, stirring occasionally, until the broccoli is tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. Add flour, sage and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until the beef and vegetables are well coated in the flour mixture, about 1 minute.
- Add milk and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cream cheese and Cheddar until melted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in salt and pepper.
- Mix breadcrumbs, oil and paprika in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the mixture in the skillet.
- Broil the casserole until the breadcrumbs are golden brown and the edges are bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes.
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