Baked Broccoli With Blue Cheese Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs broccoli, trimmed, florets separated, stems cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup milk
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cover broccoli with lightly salted water in a medium saucepan. Heat to a boil over high heat; cook 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to a shallow, buttered casserole dish.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; stir in the flour and garlic. Cook, stirring, until bubbly, about 1 minute.
Stir in the milk, blue cheese and cream cheese. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Pour over broccoli; sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake until heated through and lightly browned, about 25 minutes.