The whole family will love Broccoli Bites! Deliciously adorable, GF, and superfood-packed, the kids will have no idea how healthy they are!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4People, as a side
Calories 154kcal
Author FoodFaithFitness
Ingredients
3 1/2CupsBroccoli florets(290g)
6Tbspdiced onion
3TbspCottage cheese
1 1/2Tbspminced garlic
1largeEgg white
3/4CupCheddar cheese,shredded
1/2Cup + 2 Tbsp Gluten free panko(or regular if not GF)
3TbspParsley,minced
1tspSalt(if salt sensitive try 3/4 tsp)
Pinch of pepper
Instructions
Preheat you oven to 400 degrees and very GENEROUSLY spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Place the broccoli florets into a food processor and blend until broken down and “rice-like.” Transfer to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 3 minutes. Stir and then microwave and additional 2 minutes.
Add in the onion, cottage cheese and garlic and stir until well mixed. Microwave again for 20 seconds.
Finally, add in the egg white, cheddar, panko, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed and the egg white is evenly distributed.
Using a 1 Tbsp measure form the broccoli into tots. I find the easiest is to really pack the cauliflower into a 1 Tbsp measuring spoon and then gently top it onto your hand until it comes out of the spoon in a perfect tot shape. Place it on the pan. Do this for all the broccoli. You should end up with 27-30 tots.
Generously spray the tops with cooking spray and bake for 20 minutes. Then, spray the tops generously again, and bake an additional 7-12 minutes, or until the tots are golden brown and crunchy.
DEVOUR! (I like them with ketchup!)
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Notes
*I LOVE garlic, so this was great for me. If you're sensitive to garlic, you may want to use 1 Tbsp.