Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
on Sep 29, 2024
This Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole is made with crisp and tender buttered broccoli, tons of creamy Velveeta cheese and buttery Ritz Crackers. Make it for a Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish. It’s a potluck classic recipe.
Comforting side dish casseroles are great during the colder months. Adding cheese to bland vegetables is a way to create a flavorful side dish. This Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole is an old-fashioned casserole for a weeknight, potluck, or for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
If you are looking for cheesy holiday casserole recipes, try our CopyCat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole or Jiffy Corn Casserole.
Velveeta Cheese is a nostalgic for me. My mother would use it to make so many different side dishes. Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole was one of my favorite dishes that she made. It’s a classic recipe for potlucks and holiday dinners.
The topping for my Broccoli and Cheese Velveeta Casserole is nothing more than buttered Ritz Crackers. Buttery Ritz topping brings this basic dish to an entirely new level of delicousness. Don’t skip the topping. It provides flavor and texture to this favorite holiday side.
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Some Broccoli Casserole recipes with Velveeta call for creamy canned soup in the recipe. This broccoli casserole recipe uses no canned soup. If you would like to try a version with soup, try my Cheesy Broccoli Casserole. It’s tasty too!
Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole Ingredients
Our southern style Broccoli and Velveeta Cheese Casserole doesn’t need many ingredients- half the ingredients are right there in the name! None of these ingredients are going to be hard to get at your local grocery- you might even have them already. This is all you’ll need for this quick 4 ingredient recipe:
- Broccoli – What’s great about this recipe is that it’s really easy to use frozen broccoli and speed things up. You’re more than welcome to use raw fresh broccoli for this recipe, but you may have to cook it longer before using it in your casserole.
- Butter
- Cheese – We wanted to make this an easy Velveeta casserole, so we used Velveeta cheese for this recipe. I am sure a store brand would work too!
- Crackers – Ritz crackers are what we used but any of those kinds of butter crackers should work.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make Broccoli and Velveeta Cheese Casserole
This Velveeta Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers is pretty easy to make once you’ve got your ingredients around. It’s the perfect quick casserole recipe if you need a tasty and filling dish made fast! Here’s everything you’ll need to do:
- Transfer the broccoli to a microwave-safe dish. Cover, microwave 8 minutes, stir, and microwave another 8 minutes. Move to a baking dish, melt some butter, and add it to the broccoli. Give a quick stir to coat and combine.
- Remove Velveeta cheese from the packaging and cut into smaller pieces to help it melt easier in the oven. Evenly top the broccoli with cut Velveeta pieces. This recipe is so simple, there’s not even a need to make a cheese sauce. The cheese melts perfectly with no milk or cream.
- Transfer baking dish with broccoli and cheese to an awaiting 375 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes. While it bakes, add Ritz crackers to a mixing bowl and crush into smaller pieces– but don’t crush them too fine.
- Melt more butter and pour over crushed crackers. Stir to coat and combine before setting aside.
- Pull baking dish from the oven after 15 minutes. Evenly sprinkle buttered cracker topping over casserole.
- Return casserole to the oven and let bake for another 15-20 minutes– your cracker topping should brown and cheese should melt and bubble. Pull from the oven and enjoy warm.
Storage / Freezing
Storage: This Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole should hold up pretty well in the fridge if you have any leftovers. Wrap leftover casserole in plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container before moving to the refrigerator. Your Broccoli Bake should keep for 2-3 days.
Freezing: Dishes like this Velveeta Broccoli Casserole can be hard to freeze, but you’re more than welcome to try! For best results, let the casserole cool completely before wrapping tightly in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Transfer to the freezer and keep for 2-3 months- thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat in the oven for best results.
Tips for the BEST Broccoli and Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers
For the BEST Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole you will want to cut the cheese into small pieces before topping the broccoli.
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Velveeta Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
Ingredients
- 36 oz frozen Broccoli florets
- 3/4 cup melted Butter, divided
- 24 oz Velveeta
- 45 Ritz Crackers, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Place broccoli in a microwave-safe and oven-safe 13×9″ baking dish.
- Cover with plastic wrap and cook for 8 minutes.
- Stir, re-cover and cook another 8 minutes.
- Remove plastic wrap and pour 4 oz melted butter over broccoli and toss to coat.
- Cut Velveeta into smaller pieces and distribute evenly over broccoli.
- Bake casserole for 15 minutes.
- Place crushed crackers in a bowl and add remaining 8 oz of melted butter. Stir until butter is mostly absorbed.
- Sprinkle cracker mixture over casserole and bake another 15-20 minutes (until crackers are lightly browned and cheese is bubbly.
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