Broccoli Cheddar Puff

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
• 2 teaspoons chervil
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, ground
• 2 1/4 cups nonfat milk
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen broccoli
• 7 large eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 melt 4 tbsp butter and stir in flour, salt and red pepper.
• 2 cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 3 slowly stir in milk and cook until it boils and thickens, stirring frequently.
• 4 stir in cheese until melted, then stir in broccoli and remove from heat.
• 5 lightly beat egg yolks and stir in 1/2 cup cheese sauce.
• 6 pour into remainer of sauce, stirring rapidly. add 1/2 the spices to the mix and 1/4 c parmesan cheese.
• 7 preheat oven to 325.
• 8 melt the 1 tbsp butter in the microwave and stir in bread crumbs, rest of spices and rest of parmesan cheese.
• 9 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 10 fold in a third of the egg whites into cheese, then fold in the rest of whites.
• 11 put into pan and sprinkle crumbs on top.
• 12 bake 40 minutes.