Vegetables Recipes - Piquant Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz/1 1/2 cups long-grain rice

• 350 g/12 oz broccoli, cut into florets

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped

• 1 small green (bell) pepper, finely chopped

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter

• 298 g/1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup Cheddar cheese spread

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Tabasco sauce

• 50 g/2 oz Cheddar cheese, grated

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Method:

1. Cook the rice in plenty of boiling salted water for 15 minutes until just tender.

2. Add the broccoli half-way through cooking. Drain, rinse with boiling water and drain again. Turn into a casserole (Dutch oven).

3. Mix together the remaining ingredients except the grated cheese and pour over.

4. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and bake at 150°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for about 30 minutes until piping hot and golden brown.