I make broccoli-cheese casserole every year for the holidays. It's made with only 4 ingredients and is always the first to disappear.

Broccoli-cheese casserole, made with just four ingredients, is a holiday favorite and crowd-pleaser. The easy recipe uses frozen broccoli, cream of mushroom soup, Cheez Whiz, and stuffing mix. This make-ahead casserole is budget-friendly, adaptable, and always the first dish to disappear. Years ago, when I was flipping through a magazine, a cheesy recipe caught my eye. It was simple, quick, and cheap - the busy mom's culinary trifecta. Plus, the glossy picture featured a vegetable both kids would eat: broccoli. I remember tearing the page out and thinking it might save me on a hectic weeknight, when late afternoons were a scramble between homework, carpools, and hours on a baseball field. At the time, I didn't really know how to cook and was trying to build a small rotation of easy meals that everyone in the family would eat. I forgot about it until the holidays rolled around and we needed a side dish to bring to a potluck party . The broccoli-cheese duo was a big hit - the first casserole to disappear - and people even asked me for the recipe. As someone who didn't enjoy being in the kitchen, I knew it was a keeper. The steps are easy Most every cookbook on my shelf at the time had long, confusing ingredient lists. This one, however, had no chopping, sauteeing or complicated steps-just four ingredients mixed together. Depending on whether you buy store-brand or name-brand labels, the total cost of ingredients ranges from $5 to $10, with the most expensive ingredient being the Cheese Whiz . It takes about 10 minutes to assemble and can be made a day or more in advance. As a lifelong fan of anything make-ahead, this was a great selling point for me. Here are the ingredients you will need: 1 package (20 oz.) frozen broccoli florets, thawed and drained 1 can (103⁄4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 cup Cheez Whiz Cheese Dip 1 box (6 oz.) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken I also like to have about five tablespoons of butter on hand to melt and mix with the stuffing. Preheat the oven to 350°. Next, spray a 2-quart casserole dish with Cooking Spray and set it aside. That's the size I reach for most often because it gives you a thicker casserole with all the cheesy goodness tucked in. I have some secrets But here's a pro tip I've learned after years of bringing this dish to get-togethers: if you're feeding a crowd or know people will be coming back for seconds, grab a three-quart dish instead. Using the larger pan lets the casserole spread out a bit, so it serves more people without losing any of its flavor. It's a small adjustment that has saved me more than once when extra kids or family members showed up around the holidays. Mix the first three ingredients (broccoli, cheese, and soup) in the baking dish . If you are saving it to cook for another day, this is...

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