SLOW COOKED BROCCOLI LORRAINE

Ingredients......750gm of broccoli , cut into 2"/ 5cm pieces, 15gm of butter/ marg, 250gm of diced bacon pieces, 1 onion , thinly sliced, 1 and 1/4 cups of milk, 2/3rds of a cup of cream, 4 eggs lightly beaten, 1/4 cup of grated tasty cheese, 1 tbs of minced garlic, 1 dsp of Italian herb mix, cracked black pepper to taste. Lightly grease the slow cooker with cooking spray. Arrange the broccoli in a greased slow cooker. Melt the butter/ marg in a pan, add the bacon pieces until crisp . Spoon the bacon pieces over the brocoli. Fry the onion slices in the remaining fat in the pan until golden. Remove to the slow cooker and scatter over the broccoli and bacon. Mix together the milk, cream, eggs, cheese, herbs, spices and pepper. Pour the milk mixture into the slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and turn on high for 3 hours or until just set.