Cheesy Smashed Broccoli
with Crispy Panko Topping
Smashed potatoes are great, but have you tried smashed broccoli? Now's your chance! This recipe comes together in half the time of its starchy counterpart and packs just as much flavour, thanks to the crispy panko topping and copious amounts of melted cheddar.
Ingredients: Broccoli • Lemon • Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Panko breadcrumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt) (wheat) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, silicon dioxide).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
454 g
Broccoli
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
8 g
Garlic Salt
(May contain Milk, Sulphites, Wheat, Tree nuts, Triticale, Mustard, Soy, Sesame, Peanuts)
⅔ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains Wheat May contain Wheat, Gluten)
1 unit(s)
Lemon
Not included in your delivery
2.5 tbsp
Butter*
(Contains Milk)
1.5 tbsp
Oil*
¼ tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 450F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Start the recipe when the water is boiling.
- Cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
- Add broccoli to the boiling water and cook 1-2 min, until bright green.
- Drain broccoli, then transfer to a large parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle with 1 1/2 tbsp oil. Season with 1/2 tsp garlic salt, then toss to coat. Arrange broccoli in an even layer.
- To a medium bowl, add 2 1/2 tbsp butter, then microwave until melted. Add panko breadcrumbs, 1/4 tsp garlic salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, then stir to combine.
- Using the bottom of a glass, crush each broccoli piece until flattened.
- Sprinkle panko mixture and cheese over top.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 15-20 min, until broccoli is crispy and cheese has melted.
- Meanwhile, cut lemon into wedges.
- Remove baking sheet from the oven, then break cheesy broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Transfer to a serving plate.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top.