I stole this recipe for Broccoli Cheese Bites from a cookbook called Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun and Totally Delicious. Finely chopped cooked broccoli is mixed with cheese, eggs, flour and seasoning. The broccoli batter is spooned into mini muffin pans. After baking, pop these bites out of the pans for a yummy vegetable side dish, appetizer or brunch treat. Whatever way you eat these bites, they’ll help fuel your body.
“Food is your body’s fuel. Without fuel, your body wants to shut down.” – Ken Hill, British Playwright (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 24 mini muffin tins with oil. Prepare 2 cups finely chopped cooked broccoli (I normally cook frozen broccoli to save time).
In a bowl, combine the broccoli, 1 cup shredded Gruyére or cheddar cheese, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp flour, 2 tbsp melted butter, 2 tbsp milk, salt and pepper to taste.
Mix well to combine ingredients.
Spoon some of the mixture into each muffin cup.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
Use a butter knife to loosen, and pop out these Broccoli Cheese Bites and enjoy!
Broccoli Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups finely chopped cooked broccoli
- 1 cup shredded Gruyére or cheddar cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- Salt / pepper
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 24 mini muffin tins with oil.
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In a bowl, combine the broccoli, cheese, eggs, flour, melted butter, milk, salt and pepper to taste and mix well to combine.
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Spoon some of the mixture into each muffin cup and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
Recipe Notes
I use frozen broccoli that I thaw and drain.