Broccoli with Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Contributed By: EatingWell
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Topping steamed broccoli with a good-for-you cheese sauce is an easy way to entice picky eaters to eat their veggies.

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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Egg & Cheese
Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: Less than 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids Love It
Kids can help make it
Vegetarian
Meal Type: Sauces

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Ingredients

1 pound Broccoli
1 tablespoon All-purpose flour
1 cup Nonfat milk, divided
One-half Cup Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
One-quarter teaspoon Salt
Pinch of ground White pepper
Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)

Preparation

Trim one-half inch off broccoli stalks; remove the tough outer layer with a vegetable peeler. Cut the broccoli lengthwise so the florets attached to the long stalks are 1 to 2 inches wide. Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a Dutch oven fitted with a steamer basket. Steam the broccoli until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk flour and one-quarter cup milk in a small bowl until smooth. Heat the remaining three-quarter cup milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until steaming. Whisk in the flour mixture; cook, whisking, until thickened, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg (if using). Drizzle over the broccoli. Serve warm.