Meme Wales’ Broccoli Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 cups rice, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen chopped broccoli
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 (8 fl oz) jar pasteurized process cheese spread (such as Cheez Whiz)
• 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir rice, broccoli, chicken soup, cheese spread, and evaporated milk into the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and sauce is bubbly, about 30 minutes.