Broccoli Cheddar Bites

Broccoli Cheddar Bites is a lacto ovo vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 42 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. For 10 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires black pepper, lemon zest, broccoli florets, and sharp cheddar cheese. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. 513 people were glad they tried this recipe. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 6%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Broccoli Cheddar Bites, Broccoli and Cheddar Quinoa Bites, and Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Bites.

Servings: 24

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup, packed, torn fresh bread (no crust)

1 large bunch of broccoli florets

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup grated onion

1 cup (4 ounces, 114 g), packed, grated sharp cheddar cheese

Equipment:

steamer basket

pot

bowl

oven

baking sheet

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Place 1 inch of water in a pot with a steamer basket. Bring to a boil. Add the broccoli florets. Steam the broccoli florets for 5 minutes, until just tender. Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Finely chop the steamed broccoli florets. You should have 2 to 2 1/2 cups.2 Place the beaten eggs and the torn bread in a large bowl. Mix until the bread is completely moistened. Add the grated onion, mayonnaise, cheese, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Stir in the minced broccoli. 3 Preheat oven to 350F. Coat the wells of 2 mini muffin pans (1 dozen wells) with olive oil (so the bites don't stick). Distribute the broccoli mixture in the muffin wells. Bake for 25 minutes until cooked through and lightly browned on top. If you don't have mini muffin pans, you can cook the bites freeform. Just grease a baking sheet and spoon large dollops of the mixture onto the pan. Baking time is the same.

 

Step by step:


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2. Place 1 inch of water in a pot with a steamer basket. Bring to a boil.

3. Add the broccoli florets. Steam the broccoli florets for 5 minutes, until just tender. Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Finely chop the steamed broccoli florets. You should have 2 to 2 1/2 cups.2

4. Place the beaten eggs and the torn bread in a large bowl.

5. Mix until the bread is completely moistened.

6. Add the grated onion, mayonnaise, cheese, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Stir in the minced broccoli. 3 Preheat oven to 350F. Coat the wells of 2 mini muffin pans (1 dozen wells) with olive oil (so the bites don't stick). Distribute the broccoli mixture in the muffin wells.

7. Bake for 25 minutes until cooked through and lightly browned on top. If you don't have mini muffin pans, you can cook the bites freeform. Just grease a baking sheet and spoon large dollops of the mixture onto the pan. Baking time is the same.


Nutrition Information:

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54k Calories
2g Protein
3g Total Fat
2g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
54k
3%

Fat
3g
6%

  Saturated Fat
1g
9%

Carbohydrates
2g
1%

  Sugar
0.46g
1%

Cholesterol
19mg
7%

Sodium
220mg
10%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
4%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Calcium
43mg
4%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

Phosphorus
39mg
4%

Manganese
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin B2
0.05mg
3%

Folate
7µg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Zinc
0.26mg
2%

Iron
0.28mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.3mg
2%

Vitamin A
69IU
1%

Vitamin B12
0.07µg
1%

Vitamin B5
0.12mg
1%

Magnesium
4mg
1%

Fiber
0.26g
1%

covered percent of daily need
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