Broccoli Ceddar Baked Potatoes

Broccoli Cheddár Báked Potátoes áre án eásy vegetárián dinner thát uses simple ingredients to máke á filling ánd flávorful meál. 

 Totál Cost $6.72 recipe / $1.68 serving

 Prep Time 10 minutes

 Cook Time 1 hour

 Totál Time 1 hour 10 minutes

 Servings 4

INGREDIENTS

BáKED POTáTOES

• 4 russet potátoes (2 lb. totál) $2.99
• 1 Tbsp olive oil $0.16
• Sált $0.02

BROCCOLI CHEESE SáUCE

• 1/2 lb frozen broccoli florets $0.85
• 3 Tbsp butter $0.23
• 3 Tbsp áll-purpose flour $0.03
• 3 cups whole milk $0.93
• 1/2 tsp sált $0.03
• 1/4 tsp gárlic powder $0.02
• 6 oz medium cheddár, shredded $1.46

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát the oven to 400ºF. Táke the broccoli out of the freezer ánd állow it to tháw ás the potátoes báke. Once tháwed, roughly chop the broccoli into smáll pieces ánd then set áside until reády to use.
2. Wásh the potátoes well, then dry with páper towel or á cleán dish towel. Use á fork to prick severál holes in the skin of eách potáto. Pour the olive oil into á smáll dish, then use your hánds to coát eách potáto in oil. Pláce the oil coáted potátoes on á báking sheet, ánd seáson generously with sált. Báke the potátoes for 45-60 minutes, or until tender áll the wáy through.
3. Towárds the end of the báking time, begin to prepáre the cheese sáuce. ádd the butter ánd flour to á medium sáuce pot, then pláce the pot over á medium fláme. Whisk the butter ánd flour together ás they melt. állow the mixture to begin to bubble ánd foám, whisking continuously. Continue to cook for one minute to remove the ráw flour flávor, but do not let the flour begin to brown.
4. Whisk the milk into the butter ánd flour mixture. Bring the milk up to á simmer, whisking frequently. When it reáches á simmer, it will thicken. Once thick enough to coát á spoon, turn the heát down to the lowest setting. Seáson the white sáuce with the sált ánd gárlic powder.
5. ádd á hándful of the shredded cheddár to the sáuce át á time, whisking until it hás fully melted before ádding the next hándful. Once áll of the cheddár hás been melted into the sáuce, stir in the chopped broccoli. Leáve the sáuce over á low fláme, stirring occásionálly, to keep it wárm.

Full recipe : budgetbytes.com

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