Instant Mashed Potatoes Cheesy Broccoli Casserole is a comfort food recipe that will have your entire family begging for more! It uses Instant Mashed Potatoes so it’s easy to make. It’s the perfect side dish for the holidays because it’s cheesy and delicious and only takes 5 minutes to prepare, 25 minutes to bake.
Instant Mashed Potatoes Casserole with Broccoli
Before we know it the holidays will be here and we’ll be planning our dinner menu with friends and family. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite holiday casserole dishes that I think you’ll like because it’s super easy to make and is pure comfort food. The casserole only has 4 ingredients: mashed potatoes, broccoli, cheese and crackers.
Who doesn’t love those ingredients? I was serious when I said this was comfort food. It only takes 5 minutes to prepare, 25 minutes to bake. What you’re left with is a cheesy delicious casserole that will make everyone at the dinner table happy, including you because it hardly took any work to make!
The dish is easy to make as it’s just 4 level steps. First you spread out the mashed potatoes. Next comes the broccoli on top. Then sprinkle your cheese. Finally, add your crumbled up crackers.
Not only does it make a great side dish, but it can also be served as a main dish too (perfect with some rolls!).
Hope you enjoy this dish for dinner soon!
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Instant Mashed Potatoes Casserole with Broccoli
PrintIngredients
- (2) 3.7 ounce bags instant mashed potatoes
- (1) 10 ounce bag frozen broccoli
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup crushed crackers (I use Ritz crackers)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook instant mashed potatoes according to the package directions.
- In a baking casserole dish spread cooked mashed potatoes on the bottom, covering it.
- Add frozen broccoli on top of the mashed potatoes, followed by sprinkling the cheddar cheese evenly on top, and then the crushed crackers.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Nicole says
Yum what a neat idea for a casserole! I love how it’s ready in 30 minutes, quick dinners are a must around here during the week. #HomeMattersParty
Stacey Keeling says
This sounds delicious! Yummy.
Thanks for sharing at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. 🙂
CakePants says
What a great way to turn mashed potatoes into a main dish! I could definitely see throwing this together on a busy weeknight. Time to go stock up on instant mashed potatoes!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
Pamela, you are indeed right – when the busy holiday season hits, this is the perfect easy dish to have on hand – love that you used broccoli in this!
Kelly says
This looks so comforting and delicious! I love how easy this comes together and yay for only 4 ingredients! So perfect for busy weeknights!
Jessica @ Citrus Blossom Bliss says
This looks like the perfect out-of-the-box side dish for the holidays! I love mashed potatoes so this looks absolutely wonderful!
Cait Weingartner says
You can’t beat a perfect comfort food that is also so simple to prepare! I think this would go beautifully as a side dish to roasted chicken. I especially love that the starch and veggie is combined in one dish which means less to clean up on a busy work night. Thanks for sharing!
Mariana says
Really like the idea of adding crackers to mashed potatoes!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I love dishes that loaded with veggies! This looks great!
kirsty-rose says
This looks and sounds amazing! I definitely need to try and make this sometime soon!