Cheesy Broccoli Bake

Ingredients

• 2 pounds broccoli fresh trimmed
• 8 ounce water chestnuts sliced canned
• 0.3 cup celery chopped
• 1 cup cheddar grated
• 0.5 pound cheese product softened
• 10.8 ounce cream of mushroom soup canned
• 0.3 pound mushrooms fresh sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic salt 
• 0.3 cup onion chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted plus more for greasing the casserole

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• casserole dish

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13-inch casserole.
2. Steam the broccoli until tender, about 10 minutes. In the meantime, melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat and saute the celery, mushrooms, and onion until softened, about 10 minutes; drain.
3. Combine the broccoli and the cooked vegetables in a bowl.
4. Heat the soup and softened cheese product in a saucepan over low heat until the cheese melts.
5. Pour it over the broccoli mixture.
6. Add the garlic salt and pepper and combine.
7. Put it into the buttered casserole dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
8. Sprinkle the top with the grated Cheddar the last 5 minutes of baking.