Broccoli Rice Casserole

Ingredients:

6 cups broccoli, cut into bite size pieces

2 cups cooked white rice

Sauce:

 1 stick butter, melted

2 onions, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

4 TBS. flour

2 ½ cups milk

1 tsp black pepper

1tsp dry mustard powder

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp salt

4 oz cream cheese

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar, divided

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in skillet and saute diced onion until translucent.  Add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute.  Stir in flour.  Slowly whisk in milk and cook until thickened.  Remove from heat and whisk in pepper, dry mustard, paprika, salt, cream cheese, and 1 ½ cups of shredded cheddar.
• Stir rice, broccoli, and sauce together
• Pour into a greased 2 quart casserole dish.
• Top with remaining cheese
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes