Delicious Recipes For Broccoli Balls With Cheese

The most creative and varied way to prepare broccoli is to form balls out of it. Combine the whole thing with cheese or other ingredients you like and amaze your guests!

The art of cooking is characterized by being particularly creative and versatile, which means that you have no limits when preparing a delicious meal. That’s why we have selected these two recipes for broccoli balls with cheese for those who dare to try something new .

There are two basic ingredients you need to prepare these dishes: broccoli and cheese. The former is a vegetable high in vitamin C and fiber, as well as a source of selenium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium.

As for cheese, this dairy product is important for a balanced diet because it is rich in calcium, folic acid, linoleic acid, vitamin B and protein.

Apart from that, this recipe will surprise and delight even the little ones in the house, as it looks different from the dishes they are used to. So, break out of the routine of always cooking the same thing and learn to make this unusual dish.

Surprising your kids with creative ways of preparing a food that they normally don’t like at all brings only good things. Not only can you whet their appetite with this, but they will also have fun eating. We assure you that they will finish their plates.

Also, keep in mind that you can serve this dish with any type of side dish, be it rice, pasta, or quinoa. The broccoli balls are also perfect as appetizers before lunch or dinner, and as a topping for a sandwich.

Recipes for broccoli balls with cheese

1. Broccoli balls with cheese

Believe it or not, this recipe is extremely easy to make and works in a similar way to meatballs, only with broccoli and cheese. Do not miss this opportunity and surprise everyone with your cooking skills!

ingredients

• 1 broccoli (without stalk)
• 1/2 cup cream cheese (110 g)
• 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese (200 g)
• 1 1/2 glasses of water (300 ml)
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup wheat flour (100 g)
• 2 tbsp salt (30 g)
• 1/4 glass of vegetable oil (50 ml)

preparation

• To start, cut and wash the broccoli.
• Then bring the water to a boil in a saucepan on medium heat. Once it boils, add the broccoli pieces and let them cook until tender. Then take them out of the pot and wait for them to cool down a bit.
• Then puree the broccoli and add the cream cheese, salt and a little grated Parmesan.

• Then mix these ingredients together until you get a homogeneous mass.
• To bread your balls, mix the remaining parmesan cheese with the breadcrumbs in a bowl. In a second bowl, stir the eggs together and add the flour to another bowl. So in total you should now have 3 bowls.
• Finally, you need to form small balls out of the broccoli mass. Before putting these in the pan, turn each of these balls in the beaten egg, then in the flour, then again in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs and parmesan mixture.
• Lastly, fry the broccoli balls in a large pan until they turn golden. After they have cooled down a bit, you can serve them.

2. Broccoli balls with cheese and carrot

And since we know that you are even more interested in healthy dishes, here is a second recipe for oven-cooked broccoli balls. Aside from the fact that they’re not deep-fried, they also contain carrots, an important vegetable that should definitely not be missing from your diet.

ingredients

• 2 cups crushed broccoli florets (200 g)
• 1 1/2 glasses of water (300 ml)
• ½ cup carrots, cut into pieces (50 g)
• ½ cup cream cheese (110 g)
• 1 egg, mixed together
• ½ cup cornmeal (50 g)
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs (100 g)
• 2 tbsp salt (30 g)
• 1 tbsp pepper (15 g)
• 2 tbsp olive oil (30 ml)

preparation

• First, put the  broccoli and carrot pieces in a saucepan of boiling water and let them cook over medium heat.
• After you’ve taken them out and let them cool a little, mash the pieces of vegetables. Add both the cream cheese and parmesan, and salt and pepper. Mix the whole thing again until you get a homogeneous mass.

• Then form balls out of the mixture and dip them one after the other in the egg, cornmeal and breadcrumbs.
• Then put a little olive oil in a baking dish and put the broccoli balls in it. Also sprinkle some oil over the balls before they go into the oven (you can also add some grated carrot to the pan if you like)
• Finally, put the casserole dish  in the oven at 180 ° C  for 20 minutes  , until the balls are crunchy. Serve and enjoy these delicious broccoli balls with cheese and carrot.