Broccoli Swiss Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 5 cups fresh broccoli, cut into small florets
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 (8 3/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• salt and pepper
• 4 drops hot sauce or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• 8 -10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-ich baking pan.
• 3 cook the broccoli florets, covered in a small amount of boiling water for 7-8 minutes, or until firm-tender (don't overcook); drain well.
• 4 in a food processor, or an electric blender, combine the cottage cheese, eggs, butter and flour until smooth; set aside.
• 5 combine the broccoli, corn, swiss cheese, chopped onion, salt, pepper, hot sauce (if using); mix well to combine.
• 6 stir in the cottage cheese mixture and the 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (if using).
• 7 transfer into prepared baking dish.
• 8 sprinkle with the crumbled bacon.
• 9 bake for 40-45 minutes.
• 10 **note**1/8- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper may be subsituted for the hot sauce, but the hot sauce is definately better!