RAMEN BROCCOLI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

RECIPES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL ALL NOSTALGIC AND LONG FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN THINGS WERE SIMPLE AND EASY.

Just when you thought nobody could ever come up with something new to do with broccoli, along comes another recipe that will surprise you and change your mind if you happen to be one of those people who have never been able to come to terms with eating broccoli. This casserole isn't great, but it is good. It isn't exciting, but it is satisfying and best of all it really does taste good. You can use it as a side dish or you can even get away with it as a main dish if you have a few good sides to go along with it. If you are assigned to bring a hot dish to the next social gathering you go to, consider taking a broccoli casserole instead of the traditional chicken a la king or what have you. You can make it and freeze it and once you heat it up again, it will taste just as good as it did on the day when it came out of the oven the first time. Here's the recipe:

6 crowns of broccoli separated into small florets

1 C. mayonnaise

2 C. shredded cheddar cheese

2 eggs

1 can cream of mushroom soup (10 1/2 oz.)

1 pkg. Ramen soup

1. Wash the broccoli and get it ready to steam.

2. Separate the Ramen soup into small chunks and place in the bottom of a 10" X 10" baking dish spayed with Pam.

3. Combine the mayonnaise, soup, eggs, 1 1/2 C. of the cheese (reserving 1/2 C. for the topping) and the seasoning packet from the Ramen soup.

4. Steam the broccoli for 2 minutes or just long enough to keep it from being raw.

5. Mix the broccoli together with the sauce.

6. Spread in the baking dish on top of the Ramen noodles. Make sure it covers the noodles completely.
7. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Put the remaining 1/2 C. of cheese on top for the last 5 minutes while it is baking to melt the cheese.

7. That's it! Serve while it's hot. This amazingly good dish will make the grade when you put it on the table. One serving idea is to buy a roasted chicken from Costco or wherever you can buy one from. With that, some good bread and maybe a green salad, you have a terrific meal. Serves 4-6.. Enjoy!