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Hashbrown Broccoli Casserole with Bechamel Sauce

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 broccoli crowns boiled and roughly chopped
  • 12 hash brown patties pan fried
  • 1 cup bread crumb
  • 2 Tbsp butter

Bechamel Cheese Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 1 cup Swiss cheese shredded

Instructions

Bechamel Cheese Sauce

  • In a medium sauce pan, on medium-low heat, melt butter and stir in flour. Mix until smooth.
  • Add in milk gradually while stirring. Mix until smooth, add all other ingredients for the sauce.

Assembling

  • In a large casserole dish, spread 1/4 of the sauce evenly.
  • Place 6 panfried hash brown patties in the dish.
  • Spread another 1/4 of the sauce to cover the hash brown patties.
  • Place roughly chopped broccoli over the hash brown patties covered in sauce.
  • Place next layer of hash browns over the broccoli.
  • Pour remaining sauce over the hash browns.
  • Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, covered with foil.
  • In a small bowl, melt the 2 Tbsp of butter and toss with bread crumbs.
  • Remove casserole from the oven and spread bread crumbs over evenly.
  • Bake covered for another 20-30 minutes until bread crumbs are crusty brown and the centre of the dish is bubbling, meaning fully heated and cooked through. Serve hot.