Creamy Broccoli Bake With Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 oz cheese blue crumbled
• 24 oz broccoli florets fresh
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 pound chicken breast cooked chopped
• 3 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 1.5 cups milk 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon salt 
• 0.3 cup saltines crushed finely ( 10 crackers)

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Coarsely chop broccoli. Cook broccoli and 1 Tbsp. salt in a Dutch oven in boiling water to cover 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
3. Melt butter in a medium-size heavy saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in cheeses and 1/4 tsp. salt until melted. Stir in broccoli and chicken.
4. Place in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; sprinkle with crackers.
5. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.