po' man meals

cheesy roasted broccoli patties

By tijuana707, 02/13/2013

the love for broccoli in my house is...divided. me and my girls will steam some broccoli, throw a little butter/salt on it them and eat a big o' HUGE bowl of it, content as can be. my boys? not so much. when the broccoli comes out of the fridge, they take off running in the other direction. at best, i can cut it up into little itsy bitsy pieces and stir it into some rice and my eldest son with eat it. but i had a plan. you can't mess with momma. i made these delicious patties with cheese and panko breadcrumbs for some crunch. then i roasted the mess out of them until they were browned and crunchy, yet cheesy in the middle. roasting the broccoli made it taste nutty and extra good. the result? no division now exists in the smith household! united we stand! :)

Total Time: 45 minutes
prep time: 15 minutes
cook time: 30 minutes
yield: 8 broccoli patties

ingredients:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil -
2 cloves garlic - minced
1/2 onion - chopped
1 (12 ounce) bag frozen broccoli - defrosted
3/4 cup panko breadcumbs -
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese -
1/3 cup parmesan cheese -
2 eggs - beaten
salt/pepper -

instructions:

preheat the oven to 400 degrees. lightly grease a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat. add in the garlic and onions. season with salt/pepper to taste. saute until onions are garlic are tender. set aside to cool.

add the broccoli to a kitchen towel. wrap the towel around the broccoli and squeeze out the extra moisture. pour the drained broccoli into a large bowl.
to the same bowl, add the panko, the cooled onion/garlic mixture, the cheeses, eggs, and salt/pepper to taste (i used 1/2 teaspoon of salt).

mix together and form into patties. place on the prepared baking sheet.

bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. flip and bake for another 15 minutes or until browned and crispy.

more po' man favorites:

creamy mushroom risotto

crispy risotto cakes

incredible baked beans

open faced chicken and grilled corn quesadillas w/cilantro lime sour cream

57 Responses to cheesy roasted broccoli patties

Those look really good! I’ll have to try them with my son, although he’s already a broccoli lover anyway.

Brenda B says: 02/16/2013 at 10:18 pm
- thanks, brenda! please let me know how you liked them.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/16/2013 at 10:36 pm
I like this recipe and will try it because i love broccoli but others in my family not so much they will like this because it has cheese me not so much but i was wondering if I left out the eggs and maybe add ground yellow split pea powder instead what will happen ?

jayne says: 02/17/2013 at 4:17 am
- hi jayne! i hope this recipe turns your family into broccoli lovers like it did mine. i’m not sure about the yellow split pea powder, as i have not worked with it. if you do try it with the powder, please let me know how it turns out. thanks!
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/17/2013 at 12:13 pm
- hi jayne! since i have not made the patties with those substitutions, i am not sure how they would turn out. however, if you do try them a different way, please let me know how it works. thanks for stopping by!
  
  tijuana707 says: 04/09/2013 at 2:44 pm
YUMMY!!! My husband suggested these would be good with cauliflower too, so I doubled the recipe and used a bag of each.
Turned out great-thanks for the awesome recipe-I’ll def make it again soon!

Shirley Franklin says: 02/17/2013 at 7:38 pm
- yay! i’m so glad you enjoyed them, shirley. it’s so nice to hear about your using the cauliflower as well! several people have asked about substituting cauliflower and even spinach. thank you for commenting and allowing everyone else to know to know that the cauliflower option worked.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/17/2013 at 7:52 pm
These are awesome and a big hit! Thanks for dropping these by the Favorite Things Party!

Melissa @Red, White and Blueberries says: 02/19/2013 at 4:56 pm
- yay, melissa! i am so glad you tried and enjoyed them! these patties are more popular than i thought they would be. btw, i LOVE your site. thanks for sharing my recipe, too!
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/19/2013 at 5:07 pm
I love veggies and this is a recipe that I would like to try. When cheese is involved, it has to be good. Cauliflower would be good also.

We may have met by chance…but we become friends by choice.

Simplee Sue says: 02/20/2013 at 1:02 am
- i agree, sue! please let me know if you try it.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/20/2013 at 12:33 pm
Would these work with fresh instead of frozen? It would save me a trip to the store if so.

Tricia says: 02/21/2013 at 4:40 pm
- hi tricia! fresh broccoli can absolutely be used. however, to ensure that the broccoli is thoroughly cooked, i would blanch it or steam it first before making the patties. using frozen broccoli just helps you skip those steps.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/21/2013 at 5:11 pm
My husband like broccoli one way – in Beef and Broccoli. Lol. Maybe this will get him over his fear of broccoli. Pinned! Thanks for sharing at Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker! Hope to see you there again on Monday night!

Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says: 02/23/2013 at 10:18 am
- hi karyn! i’m so glad you came by! i’m with your hubby on that one. i LOVE beef and broccoli! lol! well, if you end of making the recipe, please let me know. see you next week!
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/23/2013 at 10:29 am
I found and loved romanesque (sp?) In Italy this year. I am going to make these using that product with some shaved truffles in it. I expect it will be fabulous! Thanks for sharing the original recipe

jan nave says: 02/23/2013 at 5:15 pm
- wow, shaved truffles! that sounds very delicious! you had similar patties in italy? it’s amazing how food travels and is recreated someway, somewhere. very interesting. thanks for stopping by.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/23/2013 at 6:22 pm
I absolutely love the idea of these and couldn’t wait to make them. That said, either my oven runs REALLY hot, or 30 minutes is much too long for these to cook. Mine looked as though they were ready to come out after the first 15 minutes, and by the second, they were way over-done. I will definitely be making them again (with cauliflower, too) but adjusting the time.

Susan says: 02/23/2013 at 8:03 pm
- hi susan! i’m glad that you tried this recipe. since oven temperatures do vary, i’m glad you kept an eye out to see how they cooked in your oven. i have heard from a few readers that they used cauliflower and even spinach. i’m gonna try the cauliflower, too! thanks so much for stopping by.
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/23/2013 at 9:11 pm
Hi! What’s the nutritional value for each one?

Emma says: 02/26/2013 at 8:28 am
- hi emma! i am not sure of the nutritional information for these broccoli patties. however, you may be able to plug the information into nutritional calculator sites rather easily. thanks for stopping by!
  
  tijuana707 says: 02/27/2013 at 4:53 pm
I am very excited about this dish, but my biggest problem is coming up with a meal.

I am a beginner cook and I was wondering, what would you serve these with?

Amber says: 03/06/2013 at 10:50 am
- hi amber! thanks for stopping by. when i made these, i served roasted chicken and corn with these patties. another time i made them, i served
  steak and salad with them. i treated them like a regular side of broccoli. please let me know if you try them and what you decided to serve alongside.
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/06/2013 at 11:04 am
Made them last night. My picky girls loved them. They are healthy & delicious. I will ring the water out better next time & make sure the broccoli is cut up real small, think they will stay together better. I will use way more garlic since I don’t use salt. More parm cheeses too:) good stuff!

Renee says: 03/08/2013 at 1:19 pm
- thanks for the feedback, renee! i’m so glad your family enjoyed them.
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/08/2013 at 4:43 pm
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These are delicious! Have you tried freezing the patties, then roasting them off from frozen for just a little longer? This is good using fresh or frozen shredded zucchini, too.

Ozark Becky says: 03/20/2013 at 11:07 am
- hi, ozark! thank you! no, i have no tried freezing the patties yet… we tend to eat them all. please let me know how it works for you. thanks for stopping by!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/20/2013 at 10:14 pm
Love the recipe and I can’t wait to try it. I almost ignored it because it was only written in lower case letters. Please work on your capitalization of the first letter in sentences and people’s names. Other than that I’d say you did a very good job with both the recipe and your presentation. Thanks for sharing!

William Turner says: 03/20/2013 at 10:05 pm
- thank you, william. i’m glad you did not ignore this recipe over lowercase letters. it happens to be my personal style. hopefully if you continue to follow my blog, you can look past that. thanks for stopping by and please let me now if you try the recipe!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/20/2013 at 10:18 pm
I would love to try this but, am thinking that I might take it a little farther and add cooked white rice and chipped up cooked chicken. Now that sounds Yummy!!!

Ann says: 03/22/2013 at 10:48 am
- sounds good, ann. great idea!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/22/2013 at 1:47 pm
If I’m not mistaken, you forgot to mention adding the onion and garlic to the mixture. I read it over, and I think I may be right. I’m sure most people will catch it, but some may not and forget to add those ingredients. I’m going to cook this tonight. I can’t wait to try it!

Liz says: 03/22/2013 at 3:52 pm
- thanks for catching that, liz! please let me know if you try them!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/22/2013 at 4:40 pm
Baked! When I first saw the picture I thought they where fried. Now I’m sure I’ll give them a try. I’m not a hugh fan of broccoli, but maybe this way…

My cute bride says: 03/24/2013 at 1:19 pm
- i know sometimes broccoli is not a favorite for most people! please let me know if you try the patties. i hope you like them!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/24/2013 at 3:26 pm
Hi there! This looks delicious and I will have to try it soon. I’m going to try it without Panko crumbs (as much as I hate to leave that ingredient out). We’re counting carbs. I’m still laughing at William,s comment earlier about capitalization…. what a funny man!

Suzanne says: 03/24/2013 at 2:16 pm
- thanks, suzanne. please let me know how they turn out for you!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/24/2013 at 3:24 pm
It’s ironic that my punctuation was incorrect on William’s name when I’m laughing about his comment about capitalization. That’s what I get!

Suzanne says: 03/24/2013 at 2:29 pm
- you crack me up, suzanne!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/24/2013 at 3:24 pm
I followed all instructions except instead of making patties I put all the ingredients into a casserole dish, and baked for 30min at 400. It came out great! To make it healthier I used egg beaters, fresh broccoli (steamed fist) and reduced fat cheese. Came out great! Thank you for this recipie, it’s super easy- and makes a great week night staple

Lauren says: 03/24/2013 at 5:31 pm
- ** almost forgot!! I covered it with foil the first 15min (to bake in the flavors– then left it uncovered the last 15min
  
  Lauren says: 03/24/2013 at 5:33 pm
These look delicious! I think I’ll make these with dinner tonight!

Andrea says: 03/27/2013 at 3:34 pm
- thanks andrea! please let me know if you like them!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/27/2013 at 6:49 pm
real love your food thank you.

sylviabreier says: 03/28/2013 at 8:34 am
- thank you sylvia!
  
  tijuana707 says: 03/28/2013 at 1:41 pm
Just got on Pinterest and look forward to making your recipe this weekend. We both love broccoli and I might just put the whole thing into a casserole and freeze the leftover if there is any.

Toby says: 04/05/2013 at 12:29 pm
- hi, toby! what a great idea about putting it in a casserole! please let me know if you try it. thank you!
  
  tijuana707 says: 04/05/2013 at 2:14 pm
Can you use fresh broccoli?

Amanda says: 04/09/2013 at 12:48 pm
- hi amanda! yes, you can use fresh broccoli. however, i would blanch or steam the broccoli first, then squeeze out of extra moisture before adding it to the the patty mixture. using frozen broccoli just helps avoid those steps. please let me know how you like it.
  
  tijuana707 says: 04/09/2013 at 2:46 pm
These look super good and healthy. And also very easy to make.

Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says: 05/04/2013 at 12:21 pm
Hi. I think your photo has been reposted by another blogger both on Facebook and on a blog. I wanted to let you know in case you didn’t give permission. The FB site is https://www.facebook.com/SousChefSecrets, and the website is http://tammyehoney.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/baked-cheese-and-broccoli-patties/. You can file a DMCA complaint with both FB and WordPress.

Karen says: 05/15/2013 at 7:04 pm
- karen, you are a sweetie. thanks so much for letting me know. this is by far the most stolen recipe i have.
  
  tijuana707 says: 05/16/2013 at 12:00 am
I am making these right now! I just put them in the oven and now I am going to grill some chicken breasts. Thanks for the recipe!

Yolanda says: 05/19/2013 at 5:46 pm
- great, yolanda! i hope you like them. please let me know if you do!
  
  tijuana707 says: 05/19/2013 at 5:58 pm
I cannot get the print link to allow me to print Any suggestions?

Heather says: 05/20/2013 at 11:49 am
- oh no, heather! i just tried and it printed for me. can you re-try and let me know if it works? thank you!
  
  tijuana707 says: 05/20/2013 at 1:42 pm