This is a simple baked broccoli recipe topped up with cheddar cheese. It is a simple but yet crunch and delicious recipe.According to vaandu (my kiddo), fruits and veggies are snacks. He doesn’t prefer eating it along with rice. I need to hide them if I have to give veggies along with rice. But touchwood, for snacks I don’t need to do it that way. :-) This baked crunchy broccoli is his all time favorite. You can bake asparagus, brussel sprouts in the same way too.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 1 big flower (10 florets)
- Olive oil – 4 tbsps
- Orange zest (Any citrus zest) – 2 tsps
- Salt – a pinch (see notes below)
- Pepper – 1 tsp
- Cheddar cheese or to your preference (grated) – 2 tbsps or more according to your taste
Steps:
- Clean the broccoli florets and pat dry.
- Mix olive oil, salt, pepper and the zest and whisk together.
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- I used a cookie baking tray for baking this. I covered the tray with aluminum foil and sprayed the same with cooking oil.
- Mix the broccoli and the olive oil mixture , make sure all the broccoli florets are coated well with the olive oil mixture and bake it for 20 mts.
- Now add the grated cheese and bake it for 10-12 minutes or until the broccoli becomes crunchy. (Not more than 15 mts)
Notes:
- As I am using cheese, I didn’t add salt. If I used cheddar, I do add a pinch of salt and if I use parmesan, I don’t use salt at all.
- You can use any citrus zest, be it lime or lemon or orange. I have tried all three and all tastes good.
- You can also use flavored olive oil, garlic infused ones are really good.
📖 Recipe
Baked Broccoli
This is a simple baked broccoli recipe topped up with cheddar cheese.
Servings: 2
Calories:
Ingredients
- Broccoli - 1 big flower 10 florets
- Olive oil - 4 tbsps
- Orange zest Any citrus zest - 2 tsps
- Salt - a pinch see notes below
- Pepper - 1 tsp
- Cheddar cheese or to your preference grated - 2 tbsps or more according to your taste
Instructions
- Clean the broccoli florets and pat dry.
- Mix olive oil, salt, pepper and the zest and whisk together.
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- I used a cookie baking tray for baking this. I covered the tray with aluminum foil and sprayed the same with cooking oil.
- Mix the broccoli and the olive oil mixture , make sure all the broccoli florets are coated well with the olive oil mixture and bake it for 20 mts.
- Now add the grated cheese and bake it for 10-12 minutes or until the broccoli becomes crunchy. (Not more than 15 mts)
Notes
- As I am using cheese, I didn't add salt. If I used cheddar, I do add a pinch of salt and if I use parmesan, I don't use salt at all.
- You can use any citrus zest, be it lime or lemon or orange. I have tried all three and all tastes good.
- You can also use flavored olive oil, garlic infused ones are really good.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
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good way to get kids to eat veg
Yeah
True :-)
My kids love these crunchy broccoli. Adding cheese is a good idea too.
Yup :-)
Such a healthy option to feed the kids..
Thanks
Roasted broccoli is a favorite in our house too. Nice one.
Thanks Varada
Love broccoli in any form, but I think roasting it makes it even more delicious.
Yup true. Very crunchy
Love the idea. Healthy and nutritious.
Thanks :-)
That’s nice to know your kid loves to eat vegetables this way..very good..
Thanks :-)
Baked broccoli is my fav as well:-)
Oh nice..
L my daughter loved broccoli so will try your version sometime. ..healthy and delicious….
Thanks let me know how it turned out. .
Very healthy and definitely a wonderful way to sneak this vegetable.
Yup :-)
My elder kid also loves broccoli and esp in this form .. I love the addition of cheese . Do u marinate the veggies for sometime ??
Oh great.. nope I don’t marinate.. for broccoli I do add cheese n for asparagus n Brussel sprouts I don’t add :-)
Amazing, will try it out soon…:)
Great. Let me know how it turned out
Awesome :-)
Thanks :-)