About this recipe
I love cheesy broccoli so I went a bit crazy with this one and added 4 different cheese toppings to see which one would taste the best. Turns out, they all work and I loved the variety!
The bean dip adds spice to the meal and makes it particularly filling. You can store both the dip and the baked cheesy broccoli in an airtight container for 2 days in the fridge.
Cheesy Broccoli with Bean Dip
Ingredients
Cheesy Broccoli
- 1 broccoli
- 70 g mozzarella
- 40 g goats cheese
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
Bean Dip
- 1 cup cooked beans
- 1 tsp chilli (optional)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- lots of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring a few inches of water to the boil, then add the entire uncut broccoli. Cover the pot and let it steam for 3-5 minutes.
- While the broccoli steams, mash the cooked beans and mix in the onion powder, garlic powder, chilli, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- Take the steamed and now soft broccoli out of the pot. Be very careful because it will be quite hot. Leave it to cool for a few minutes before the next step.
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper. When the broccoli is cooled down, cut big florets off one by one. Place each on the baking sheet and, using a smaller piece of baking sheet, press down on each floret until you squashed them all flat.
- You can either mix all the cheeses together into a smooth mass, or make different variations. I did the latter. On the picture you see two broccoli florets covered with a dollop of cream cheese and topped off with mozzarella, two covered with slices of goats cheese, one with goats cheese covered in mozzarella and the last one has only mozzarella on it.
- Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius (fan).
- Add the cheeses or a teaspoon of the cheese mix on top of the broccoli. Sprinkle them with pepper.
- Bake the cheesy broccoli until the cheese topping has melted and is as brown as you like it.
- Serve with half of the bean dip and enjoy!
Variations
Cheeses
You can use any cheese or cream cheese type you like for the cheesy broccoli. Gouda or emmental will work very well. You can also mix different cheeses together and slather the broccoli in that paste. It’s all cheese. It’s all delicious!
Keto
Leave out the bean dip. You can eat the cheesy broccoly with salsa, guacamole, garlic quark, or any other sauce you enjoy.
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