Homemade Baked Broccoli Tots
Looking for a creative way to serve broccoli?
You’ve gotta check out these yummy and kid-friendly broccoli tots! Serve them as a healthy homemade snack or side dish! You can form them into a “tot” shape, or simply bake them in a mini muffin pan. The Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs add lots of delicious flavor and the texture is perfectly crispy on the outside.
Homemade Baked Broccoli Tots
yield: 22 SERVINGS
cook time: 24 MINUTES
total time: 24 MINUTES
Crunchy and easy to make broccoli tots! Dip these in your favorite condiment and they're a perfect appetizer or side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli (about 12 ounces) – diced
- 1/4 cup onion – diced
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 Italian bread crumbs
- 1/3 Panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2
Bring a pot of water to boil on the stove.
3
Place head of broccoli in the pot for one minute to blanch. Rinse with cold water and drain well.
4
Dice onion and broccoli with a knife or in a food processor.
5
In a large mixing bowl, combine diced broccoli, onion, egg, Panko bread crumbs, cheese, and seasonings.
6
Spoon out a 1-1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture and shape tot in your hand. Place tots on a parchment paper lined baking tray. Or forgo rolling by hand and bake in a greased mini muffin pan to save on time.
7
Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-24 minutes until slightly brown. Makes about 20-22 tots.
Additional Notes
Adapted from GimmeDelicious.com
Going to make this for dinner now I just need something that would go with it for the main course
the nice thing is that broccoli can go on the side of just about anything! pasta, chicken, meatloaf, burgers, BLTs…
Awesome…. gonna try it today…
Can we omit eggs. We are vegetarian.
Thanks
What about using a “flax egg?” You probably need something that will work as a binder.
Flax Seed is a good egg substitute 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds To replace one egg 3 tablespoons water.
whole flaxseeds 1 tablespoon whole flaxseeds 4 tablespoons water
This is what I was going to suggest as well, a nice vegan option. The egg isn’t even necessary 🙂
Would it be alright without the parmesan or any cheese, too?
I’m also a vegetarian (not completely vegan), but I’m going to use a vegan parmesan. This recipe is great if you haven’t had it and want to give it a try!
https://www.veggieful.com/2012/08/vegan-parmesan-cheese-recipe.html
Wow that sounds delicious. My son is 6 and loves broccoli. He’ll love this recipe.
yummy sure will gonna try 🙂
Oh my, what a great idea! thanks Lina
This is a really yummy and easy recipe. I made mine with cheddar cheese.
My boys actually ate it..
Awesome!
Can you store these once cooked? How long and where?
can we substitute or omit bread crumbs? My ds is allergic to wheat.
how about some cooked rice or boiled potatoes?
Potato chips!!!
Potato chips are a great option. My SIL is allergic to gluten. She makes chicken nuggets with them.
Do you know how? I am also gluten intolerant. Thanks!!
Quinoa 🙂
use gluten free bread crumbs
these look yummy & delicious! I’m definitely going to make these. Thanks for yet another awesome recipe!
I do something similar with zucchini
Looks so good, cant wait to make them. My kids (6 & 4) go through stages of liking and disliking stuff and right now they love broccoli. I bet they will love these. Thanks for the recipe.
This is awesome.. Definitely going to try. Thank you!!
Going to do this with all the broc stems that we always toss!
My 19 y/o son hates broccoli in any form. We love to tease him & tell him we’re going to make broccoli cereal, cake, etc etc etc. (when my MIL was in rehab from a fall, she left some broccoli on her plate from lunch. I took a pic & we sent it to him letting him know it was saved for him 😝) I showed him the post &’said “look buddy- broccoli tots!” He just rolled his eyes. Sometimes humor can help. Maybe one day it’ll be his favorite!!
As a 28 year old, I would not recommend holding your breath.
Made these and they are AMAZING!! A huge hit with my toddlers and husband! Yum
Can it freeze?
Anyone use frozen broccoli
This recipe called for way too much paprika and/or black pepper. I scaled back and only used 2/3 tsp of each, and it still was spicy, even for me (and I like spicy food). My toddler wouldn’t touch it. If I was making this, I’d cut the paprika and black pepper to maybe 1/4 tsp each.
Are those bread crumb measurements in cups?
The ingredients list both Italian and panko crumbs, the directions only say to add Panko, the photo looks like it only has Italian ones. What is the recipe???
Sorry! We will fix this recipe. Measurements are in cups and add in both types of bread crumbs at once.