Broccoli Ideas?

[chiloe]

Other than broccoli with cheese, does anyone have any creative ideas for broccoli recipes? I've seen some pretty creative recipes on these boards using cauliflower.
chiloe

[momtomany1]

Re: Broccoli Ideas?

You can make legal cream of broccoli soup. Cream soups are just made with broths, like chicken broths with onions, you cook the vegetable in that, then puree' it and add cream. 'Regular' recipes would add flour or cornstarch, but if you pour off some of the broth and blend the vegetables and then add the cream, you will not need the thickener. Once I made it and it was too thin, so I just added some shredded cheese and it was awesome!

[Neecy]

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I made a broccoli cheese soup the other day by cooking broccoli in home-made chicken broth, with some onions and shallots, then added cheddar, parmesan, a splash of heavy cream, and some pepper to taste. It was wonderful.

[Sherri]

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I like to make a Brocolli, Chicken Breast, Cheesy Casserole.
I cut the chicken breast in chunks and saute in olive oil, cooked well.
As i'm doing that, i'm steaming brocolli flowerets til just tender.
I make a cheese sauce with cup of heavy cream, 4 ounces cream cheese and 2- 3 ounces cheddar sharp cheese. Creaming together over med-low heat in saucepan. stirring often.
Place cooked chicken in bottom of 8x10 baking dish toss in brocolli and pour cheese sauce over mixture. No need to stir. Sometimes I sprinkle an ounce or so of shredded Jack Cheese on top before baking. This is also good with sprinkle bacon bits on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Uncovered

[gman]

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Put it in an omelet.
It's also pretty good to eat raw with blue cheese dressing.

[sugarsack]

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raw with ranch is my fav

[rhiannonwins]

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These all sound SO good!!! I have a question...SOMEWHAT related...it's about broccoli. I eat ALOT of this and just started religiously using Fitday. Well, the sheets that I printed out at the beginning of induction that show the carb counts for the the induction veggies show that 1/2 cup of cooked broccoli is 1.6 net carbs meaning 1 cup would be 3.2. But on Fitday it's 6.1 net carbs (yes I'm subtracting the fiber) when you input "broccoli cooked, from fresh". What gives? That's a pretty large difference. There are several of the veggies that are different and I am not positive what to go by...but I know what I WANT to go by!! LOL

[qbu]

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As a side, I like broccoli with garlic. Cook the broccoli. Then saute some minced garlic in olive oil and put it over the broccoli. Sprinkle with some red pepper flakes and grated parmesan cheese.

[Chicklady]

Re: Broccoli Ideas?

These all sound SO good!!! I have a question...SOMEWHAT related...it's about broccoli. I eat ALOT of this and just started religiously using Fitday. Well, the sheets that I printed out at the beginning of induction that show the carb counts for the the induction veggies show that 1/2 cup of cooked broccoli is 1.6 net carbs meaning 1 cup would be 3.2. But on Fitday it's 6.1 net carbs (yes I'm subtracting the fiber) when you input "broccoli cooked, from fresh". What gives? That's a pretty large difference. There are several of the veggies that are different and I am not positive what to go by...but I know what I WANT to go by!! LOL

Fitday has many options, and in some they automatically assume certain ingredients are added. Try broccoli, boiled, drained.

[Chicklady]

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Back to the topic....I like stirfries with broccoli, particularly shrimp, broc and mushrooms with toasted sesame oil...

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[Swordfish]

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I made a drop of soup yesterday with a bit of Cauliflower, and i've been thinking i'll try it next time with some Brocolli.
Ingredient's were .......2 cup's of Cauliflower (substitute with Brocolli)
3 Spring Onion's
1/2 teaspoon of Onion granules
a pinch of salt and white pepper
and some parsley
I just added enough water to cover the chopped up veg, then simmered it until nice and soft.
Pureed it with a hand blender, then added 2oz of Butter (for richness) and a drop of double cream.
I had a cooked Chicken breast and leg in the fridge, so they got stripped down and thrown in aswell.
I brought it all back to the heat again,.........seasoned to taste, and got stuck in

I also been thinking, if you saute off a couple of Chicken portion's in a drop of Butter until there well brown off, then cover with water and simmer till there done, you can strain the liquid off to use as a really good stock for your soup and then the portion's can be stripped down and thrown into the soup before serving.

I'm beginning to feel pretty hungry now.......

[momtomany1]

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Sounds divine.

I routinely make soup with mushrooms in similar fashion.. I love mushrooms!

[Tuliedave]

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Roasted broccoli. Quarter the broccoli spears after removeing the tough lower part of the stem. Place on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven (350 degrees) until it is approaching the doneness you like, then top with grated parm and finish under the broiler. Excellent! You can also add some minced garlic, red pepper flakes, whatever!

[Elizellen]

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You can also make chips (fries in USA) with the tough stalks.

It is a bit timeconsuming as you have to boil/steam or microwave till 'al dente' then peel the skin off, slice into chips (fries) and either fry them or coat with oil and roast them in the oven.

[FLdoodette]

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Chicklady, I'm on my way to your house for dinner ... that shrimp stir fry looks TO DIE FOR!!!! Nom nom nom