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Broccoli Tots

LoLa — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:09:06 GMT

Baked Broccoli Tots
(recipe source: thetwobiteclub)

Ok, these are totally yummy! My kids are obsessed with broccoli. What?!

I large head of broccoli
2 eggs
1/4 cup diced yellow onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3/4 cup cheese of choice (I like gruyere or colby-jack)
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash of cayenne (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Spray mini muffin pan(s) with cooking spray. Cook the broccoli in boiling water for 4-5 minutes then remove and shock with cold tap water to stop the cooking process. Lay the broccoli out onto paper towels and cover with more paper towels, Press down firmly on the broccoli to absorb as much moisture as you can. Another method is to put the broccoli in the center of a dish towel and ring out the water.

Chop broccoli finely and mix throughly with the egg, onions, garlic, cheese, breadcrumbs, and seasonings. Fill each muffin cup in a mini muffin tin to the top, pushing down on the filling with your spoon so it's nice and compacted.

Bake for 18-25 minutes. The tops should be golden brown. Let them cool a bit so they stay together better.

Yields: 22 to 24 mini tots

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momtochloe — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:22:21 GMT

I am so making these, I just bought broccoli at the market . . . thank you!

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CaliKat — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:25:36 GMT

These look very yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Would you consider this more of an appitizer, or a vegetable side dish?

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LoLa — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:47:23 GMT

Hi mtc... You're very welcome. YaY! Can't wait how you like them.

Hi CaliKat... You are so welcome. They are so good! I'd say you go either way appetizer or side. I've even had them as a snack. :-)

LoLa

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kittymomNC — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:29:14 GMT

I love broccoli, and I've been wanting something different to do with it. These look great! Just curious, I would think they could be individually frozen and taken out and reheated -- just two or three as a little snack. Anyone think that would work? I'm always looking for something fairly healthy for snacks, instead of too much sweet stuff!

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LoLa — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 03:09:02 GMT

Hiya Kittymomnc.... You are very welcome. I don't see why you couldn't freeze them. Id just make sure to wrap them really well. Hope this helps.

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cookie5 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:53:28 GMT

Thank you! These sound delicious. I will definitely double the recipe, since I would probablly eat most of them. Love Broccoli.

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sfnative — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:45:47 GMT

Thank you, LoLa, for yet another great recipe. I just know my granddaughter is going to love these!

~Rebecca

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penny2k — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 03:00:30 GMT

Oh, yum! Have you ever made them without the panko breadcrumbs? I'm trying to cut out carbs. I bet I could sub Parmesan cheese!

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momtochloe — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:07:33 GMT

Lola, I just pulled these out of the oven and they smell fantastic! I don't have one of those smaller muffin tins so I ended up with six nice size muffins. What a great recipe, thanks so much for posting!

For those that are asking about substitutions, I think this is one of those recipes that lends itself well to swapping things out or making changes. For example, I like a lot of cheese so I added more than the recipe stated and also upped the eggs. I'm not sure about leaving the panko bread crumbs out because they may be needed as a binder (someone with more experience would be better to speak to that) but perhaps if you did substitute the parmesan it would be fine.

Since I added so many more eggs, I am planning on having the leftovers for breakfast, yum!

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kitty4me — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 14:21:18 GMT

These sound oh so good.

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house_cat — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:15:41 GMT

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I was looking for one more item for a luncheon I'm hosting this week. These are PERFECT!

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SusieQ_2 — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:58:46 GMT

These sound delicious! Thanks LoLa for posting the recipe and also to mtc who mentioned cooking them in regular sized muffin tins. Now I don't have to buy a mini muffin pan. Yay!

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Citrine1 — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:23:01 GMT

So glad I stumbled upon your recipe, LoLa -- I was recently thinking that I'd like to find more ways to make brocolli. It's a vegetable that I really enjoy, but I've been getting tired of it lately so I'm glad to find a new way to make it. This sounds really delicious. I think I might skip the one step (boiling, shocking, drying) and just try using it from it's raw state. Since it gets finely chopped, I don't think it will make much of a differnce. I'll let you know how it turns out!!

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house_cat — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:03:04 GMT

I had to post an update in case anyone is interested. I made half the recipe today, because I was skeptical about getting these out of the pan looking pretty. I oiled the pan by hand with olive oil, not cooking spray. I was very careful to get all the nooks and crannys. Unfortunately, they stuck anyway.

I used frozen broccoli because that's all I had available today. I cooked it a few minutes, then squeezed it as much as I could, using cheesecloth.

I don't think the frozen broccoli was an issue. I'm not sure why they stuck so badly.

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LoLa — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:01:44 GMT

Hi Friends! I'm really happy that so many of you are enjoying these yummy tots.

HouseCat... I'm so sorry that you experienced 'sticking'. I've made these several times and have always used non-stick cooking spray. Mine have never stuck. However, oil olive should release as well. I'm not quite sure what to suggest. Was it the cheese that gave you sticking issues?

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house_cat — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:44:52 GMT

Yes. I think it was the cheese mostly that stuck. I'll try them again with the cooking spray. They tasted yummy, but they were kind of messy for my company. I'll try them again just for my family.

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Citrine1 — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:54:04 GMT

I just made these a little while ago. As I stated in my earlier post, I skipped the cooking stage and just used the broccoli raw. They turned out completely fine -- really good in fact. I made sure that the broccoli was finely chopped, so there weren't any big crunchy pieces in it. We just had a real casual dinner of hot dogs and fries, so the broccoli tots were our vegetable for the meal. Hahaha My husband and I loved them! My daughter and grandson were over and they thought they were really good too. I only had mozzarella cheese on hand and would like to make these again with a sharp cheddar. Oh, and I used PAM cooking spray and had no issues with sticking. Thanks again for the recipe, LoLa.

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sfnative — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:57:12 GMT

LoLa,

My daughter beat me to the punch and made these first. She and my granddaughter really enjoyed them and so did I, when given one at drop-off time. I know this will be a staple at their house for a long time.

Thank you!

~Rebecca

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miata1 — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:40:03 GMT

I made these tonight and they were very good. I put in a clove of garlic and I do not think that I would do that again and I would go strictly by your recipe. Thank you for a good one, and it was a nice change.

Miata 1