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Updated Mar 9, 2023
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Broccoli Recipes – Once a hated vegetable (especially by kids!), broccoli makes a comeback! Here are our best healthy broccoli recipes to eat more of this nutritious veggie. From our 20-minute broccoli stir-fry to a cheesy broccoli casserole or quick broccoli soup, there’s something delicious for everyone. Are you ready to learn how to cook broccoli?
Broccoli Recipes: 22 Healthy Broccoli Recipes Perfect for Any Diet
1. Garlic Butter Sausages and Broccoli Skillet
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This easy sausage and broccoli skillet recipe is super nourishing and easy to make - On the table in 25 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
2. Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli
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This amazing crockpot chicken Alfredo recipe is low carb, Keto-friendly, and loaded with flavor!
Cooking time: 180 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
3. Garlic Parmesan Broccoli Rice Skillet
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This light broccoli rice skillet is a delicious and healthy side dish to have on your dinner table.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
4. Baked Shrimp and Broccoli Foil Packs with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce
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This baked shrimp foil pack meal is ready in under 30 minutes. Shrimp is seasoned to perfection with garlic and herbs. The easiest way to bake shrimp in your oven!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
5. Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower and Broccoli Soup
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This Instant Pot cauliflower and broccoli soup is super nutritious and so easy to make!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
6. Broccoli Cauliflower Cheese Soup with Bacon
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This broccoli cauliflower cheese soup is healthy comfort food at its finest!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
7. 15-Minute Broccoli Chicken in Cream Cheese Sundried Tomato Sauce
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This quick tasty chicken and broccoli recipe is a great keto option for a quick dinner or meal prep! Chicken breasts have never been so delicious!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
8. Cauliflower Broccoli Ham Salad {Low Carb / Keto}
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This broccoli cauliflower salad is the new low carb / keto lunch you're looking for!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
9. Cheesy Broccoli Fritters
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These light, cheesy broccoli fritters take just 30 minutes or less to make for a healthy side or lunch.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
10. Instant Pot Creamy Beef with Mushroom, Cream Cheese and Broccoli
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This delicious and nourishing Instant Pot beef recipe makes a perfect carefree dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
11. Broccoli Meal Prep Salad {Low-Carb / Keto}
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This broccoli salad meal prep recipe is our idea of meal-prep perfection!
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12. Lemon Garlic Butter Steak and Broccoli Skillet
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Tender and juicy pan-seared garlic butter steak strips make a quick and delicious meal for any day of the week!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
13. Cleansing and Detox Broccoli Soup
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Packed with all the good stuff - A perfect way to kick start a detox diet after the holidays splurge!
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14. Broccoli Mash with Garlic and Parmesan
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Mashed broccoli make for healthy, low carb alternative to your regular mashed potatoes side!
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
15. Roasted Broccoli Salad with Feta and Strawberry
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This roasted broccoli salad recipe is a satisfying, savory, sweet, crunchy salad you can enjoy warm or cold as a main or on the side.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
16. Broccoli Chicken Casserole with Cream Cheese and Mozzarella
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This broccoli chicken casserole recipe is loaded with delicious flavors your whole family will love!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
17. Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Broccoli Mash
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Spicy garlic shrimp with broccoli mash is a deliciously easy shrimp recipe. This low-carb, paleo dinner will blow you away!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
18. Broccoli Cauliflower Soup
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This broccoli cauliflower soup recipe is super nutritious and ready in only 15 minutes!
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19. Teriyaki Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
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The easiest stir fry you will ever make in just 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
20. Baked Honey Garlic Chicken with Broccoli and Potatoes
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This baked honey garlic chicken is your new favorite dinner!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
21. Broccoli Brussels Sprout Salad with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
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The ultimate salad for this holiday season.
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22. Broccoli Cheese Soup
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This cheesy broccoli soup recipe has that kind of warm-you-right-up goodness that’s perfect to cap a cold and rainy day.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
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Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 min Cook time: 20 min
This easy sausage and broccoli skillet recipe is super nourishing and easy to make - On the table in 25 minutes.
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Ingredients you need for the Garlic Butter Sausages and Broccoli Skillet
1 lb (450g)sausage (Bratwurst or Italian style)1 lb (450g) broccoli, cut into florets3 tablespoons butter, oroildivided,5 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon Italian seasoningJuice of 1/2 lemon + lemon slices, for garnishSalt and fresh cracked pepper1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable or beef stock1 tablespoon hot sauce, optional (we used Sriracha)Crushed red chili pepper flakes, optional1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Directions
1.To make the garlic butter sausage and broccoli: Quickly blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 3 minutes until crisp-tender. Drain and transfer to an ice bath to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
2. In the meantime, lay the sausages in a skillet with 1/2 cup water. Cook half covered for 10 minutes on medium heat, turning regularly. When the water has evaporated, add 2 tablespoons butter, half the minced garlic, and red chili pepper flakes and continue cooking for a couple of minutes, until sausages have browned in the garlic butter sauce. Transfer sausages to a plate and set aside.
3.In the same skillet, lower the heat and melt the remaining tablespoon butter. Add chopped parsley, thyme, remaining garlic, Italian seasoning, red crushed chili pepper flakes, and blanched broccoli florets and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until cooked to your liking. Deglaze with lemon juice, vegetable or beef stock, hot sauce, and reduce the sauce for a couple of minutes.
4.Add thegarlic butter sausages back to the pan with the broccoli and reheat quickly. Spoon the sauce over the sausage and broccoli Adjust seasoning with pepperand serve the garlic butter sausages and broccoli skillet immediately, garnished with more crushed chili pepper, fresh herbs, and a slice of lemon if you like. Enjoy!
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What are the different kinds of broccoli
The most common form of broccoli you can find in grocery stores is the Calabrese Broccoli. Note that what is called purple cauliflower is in fact a variety of broccoli. If you’re looking for an inexpensive, filling, nutritious vegetable that goes with almost anything, then look no further than this tried-and-true favorite vegetable.
How to choose and buy broccoli
You can find broccoli at your favorite grocery store, all year round. Choose broccoli heads with tight, deep green florets and firm stalks. The broccoli should feel dense and heavy for its size. Avoid broccoli with dried-out or browning stem ends or yellowing florets. The stem cut should be fresh a slightly moist. When choosing broccoli, you want to look for a lovely green color. The broccoli florets should be closed and tightly packed together, and no wilted or yellow/brown spots. A good fresh broccoli shouldn’t have any odor when you smell it.
How to store broccoli
You should keep broccoli dry in your refrigerator’s veggie drawer.Do not wash it until it’s ready to be eaten. You can keep broccoli in the plastic bag it came in but leave it open so air can circulate. If you’ve purchased pre-cut broccoli or want to cut the broccoli ahead of time, pat the broccoli dry after rinsing and store in a loose container or bag and eat it within one to two days. Don’ wait for too long because it will start to smell bad in your refrigerator after a while.When bought very fresh and left untouched, broccoli will keep up to 10 days, though.
How to prepare broccoli for cooking
When you’re ready to eat the broccoli or cook it, first rinse it off, then cut the florets from the stem or stalk. You can keep the stem and trim off the exterior and geta crunchy, delicious, tender snack. If you’re serving the broccoli raw as a snack or for dipping, you can make it crisper by soaking it in ice-cold water for about 10 minutes.
What is the nutritional value of broccoli?
One cup of chopped broccolicontainsabout 31 calories, 2.5 gram of protein, less than one gram of fat, 6 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, and less than 2 grams of sugar. You will also find calcium, iron, zinc, riboflavin, folate, vitamin E, K, and zero cholesterol! (Source USDA).
What are the Health Benefits of Broccoli
- Broccoli is super filling: The fiber you get in every serving of broccoli can help keep you feeling fuller, longer and can act as an appetite suppressant. Fiber contained in broccoli is great for keeping your digestive tract healthy and properly working.
- Broccoli is a great diet food: Because broccoli is low in calories, this is one of those foods that you can eat a lot of and absolutely not feel bad about.
- Broccoli is low in fat:Broccoli is nearly fat-free. Thus you have plenty of room left in your diet for other healthy fats, like the ones you’ll get from avocados, eggs, salmon, and olive oil.
- Plenty of vitamin C: Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant. It’s crucial in the defense of colds and illnesses and helps to protect you against immune system deficiencies. Good news, broccoli is full of vitamin C!
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