Meme Wales' Broccoli Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 16 ounce broccoli frozen chopped
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 10.8 ounce cream of chicken soup canned
• 12 fluid ounce evaporated milk canned
• 12 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 8 fl. oz. pasteurized process cheese spread cheez whiz® (such as )
• 2 cups rice rinsed drained

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir rice, broccoli, chicken soup, cheese spread, and evaporated milk into the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper.
3. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and sauce is bubbly, about 30 minutes.