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Broccoli Casserole With Crackers

April 29, 2019 by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life 2 Comments

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This Cheesy Broccoli Casserole With Ritz Crackers is an easy side dish that tastes great because it’s full of flavor. 

Buttery Ritz crackers generously coat cheesy broccoli resting in a cream of mushroom soup and rice mixture make a delicious casserole.

Close up pieces of warm broccoli covered with melted cheese and a generous coating of buttery cracker crumbs on a stack of white plates on a red and white plaid napkin.

Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers Recipe

This recipe is made with simple ingredients like a bag of frozen broccoli, rice, cream of mushroom soup and cheese are topped with buttery Ritz crackers crumbs. The casserole is easy enough for a weeknight meal, but delicious enough to share with friends and family at Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Our family loves this side dish as well as Baked Vegetable Medley and Broccoli Mushroom Casserole for easy meals at home!

The cheese is creamy and delicious fresh out of the oven and again the next day for lunch so this is a winning recipe in our book!

Silver serving spoon full of buttery Ritz cracker crumbs on a cheesy serving of broccoli casserole over top of the dish full.

This vegetable casserole recipe came from a cookbook that the local homemakers’ group put together well before I was born.  My late grandma was an active part of the group.  Another recipe I love from this cookbook is the Chinese Chicken Salad.  I adapted it to work in my electric pressure cooker!

Why This Recipe Works

  • Cheesy Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers is the perfect side dish for meals and it makes great leftovers. 
  • Great recipe to use leftover rice or extra cooked broccoli.
  • Only takes 15 minutes to toss together and is versatile enough to pair with most meals.
  • Ingredients are pantry staples and easy to keep on hand to mix up at a moment’s notice.
  • Can easily be made with a combination of broccoli and cauliflower.
Fork in a plate of broccoli casserole with Ritz crackers on a white plate on a red and white plaid napkin with the full dish in the background.

Another one of our favorite cheesy casseroles to take to potlucks or carry-ins is our Farmhouse Baked Mac & Cheese. Crumbled Ritz crackers taste great on this dish too!

Ingredients Needed to Make Cheesy Broccoli Casserole

  • Cooked broccoli – We use a 16 ounce bag which makes about 2 cups of cooked broccoli.
  • Cooked rice
  • Butter
  • Can of cream of mushroom soup
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Ritz cracker crumbs – 1 sleeve of crackers makes about 1 cup of crumbs.
Ingredients needed to make broccoli casserole are shredded cheddar cheese, chopped broccoli florets, cream of mushroom soup, Ritz crackers, white rice and butter on a brown counter top.

How to Make Broccoli & Cheese Casserole

  1. Cook rice.  Cook broccoli, but be careful not to overcook.  Drain broccoli well.
  2. Mix together rice and broccoli with 1/2 stick of softened or melted butter.  Add mushroom soup, pepper and cheese and mix well.
  3. Pour in a greased 2 or 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.
  4. Mix cracker crumbs and 1/2 stick melted butter.  Sprinkle over top of casserole and bake at 325°F  for 30 minutes until crackers are browned and casserole is heated through.
Serving of warm broccoli, cheese and rice casserole with a coating of Ritz cracker crumbs on a small white plate with a fork and the casserole dish in the background.

Step By Step Instructions

Start broccoli cooking.

Add cooked rice to warm butter in a large mixing bowl.

Cooked rice poured into melted butter in a white mixing bowl.

I typically cut the cooked broccoli into much smaller pieces so that they mix into the other ingredients much more easily.

Tender broccoli seasoned with salt and pepper in a mixing bowl with rice.

Season the veggies with salt and pepper.

Can of undiluted cream of mushroom soup poured over top of broccoli and rice in a mixing bowl.

Use a small silicone spatula to clean out the can of cream of mushroom soup into the mixing bowl.

Stir everything together well.

Press into a 2 1/2 quart or square 8 x 8″ baking dish that is lightly greased.

Frozen broccoli stirred into cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and rice pressed into a white casserole dish.

In a small bag or bowl thoroughly crush crackers.

Melt remaining half stick of butter and stir into the crackers.

Sprinkled evenly over top of the casserole dish.

Thick layer of crushed Ritz crackers spread over top of a broccoli casserole in the white dish ready to bake.

Bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 30 minutes.

Serve warm and enjoy!

Tips for Making Cheesy Broccoli Casserole

  • Cook broccoli before adding to the casserole – we prefer the microwave steamable bags
  • Prepare rice before adding to the casserole – do NOT add uncooked rice
  • Either instant rice or conventional rice is fine as long as it has been cooked
  • If broccoli pieces are large, the dish may be easier to eat if the broccoli is cut up to a smaller bite size
  • Some people like to substitute some of the cheddar cheese for cheese whiz and the soup for mayonnaise
  • Crush crackers into evenly sized pieces
  • Mixing melted butter and cracker crumbs together and sprinkling over the dish works better for me than spreading cracker crumbs and drizzling with butter, but do what works best for you
Spoon full of cheddar broccoli bake with buttery ritz crackers in a white casserole dish on a red and white napkin.

What to Eat With Cheesy Broccoli Casserole

  • Best Instant Pot Pulled Pork
  • Farmhouse Ham, Swiss and Ranch Party Sliders
  • Easy BBQ Pulled Pork Crescents
  • Cube Steak with Gravy

More Easy Side Dish Recipes

  • Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
  • Corn For A Crowd
  • Asian Asparagus
  • Grandma’s Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Printable Broccoli and Cheese Casserole with Rice Recipe

Buttery Ritz crackers baked on a cheesy and creamy broccoli and rice casserole on a white plate with a fork in the background.

Broccoli Casserole With Ritz Crackers

This Cheesy Broccoli Casserole With Crackers is an easy side dish that tastes great because it's full of flavor. 
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Broccoli Casserole With Ritz Crackers, Broccoli Rice Casserole
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 309kcal
Author: Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Ingredients

  • 16 ounce bag frozen broccoli about 2 cups
  • 1/2 cup dry rice cooked
  • 1 stick butter divided
  • 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs

Instructions

  • Cook broccoli, but do not overcook.  Drain well. 
  • Add cooked rice to broccoli with 1/2 stick of softened or melted butter. 
  • Add mushroom soup, salt, pepper and cheese; stir well.
  • Mix well and put in a greased 2 or 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.
  • Mix cracker crumbs and 1/2 stick melted butter.  Sprinkle over top of casserole and bake at 325°F for 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Cook broccoli before adding to the casserole – we prefer the microwave steamable bags
  • Prepare rice before adding to the casserole – do NOT add uncooked rice
  • If broccoli pieces are large, the dish may be easier to eat if the broccoli is cut up to a smaller bite size

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Nutrition

Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 797mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 919IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 1mg
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Originally shared on April 29, 2019 with updates made on September 15, 2023.

Easy broccoli and rice casserole with cheese and Ritz crackers

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  1. Amy Hoying

    May 1, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    5 stars
    Mix in leftover chicken breast pieces (or the frozen diced chicken), and it easily goes from a side dish to a main dish!

    Reply
  2. Melody

    September 3, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    This was delicious. My kids loved it!

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