Cheesy Broccoli Potato Bake

 Originally Published 9/6/21 on comfortspringstation.com

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Two of my favorite vegetables are broccoli & potatoes.Today's recipe combines the two with melted cheese for a comforting side dish or main entrée for a meatless meal. Add a salad & a piece of fruit to complete a vegetarian dinner. I'm using grated Gouda & mozzarella in my dish, but you could use cheddar cheese instead of Gouda.  Mozzarella is relatively low in fat & calories.  This makes it a healthier cheese option. I also chose low or no fat dairy products to lower the fat content of the dish, but you'd never know it from the taste.

 

 

If you do meal planning for your family, I would suggest you make baked potatoes one night with 3 extra potatoes. Use the 3 the next day with this cheesy casserole. I use broccoli florets & stem in the casserole. Peel the stem & chop. As a matter of fact, if you use the florets the day before, you can easily just use the stem pieces in this dish.

 

Cheesy Broccoli & Potato Bake

Use organic when available. Serves 4 as a side dish or 2 as a main entrée.

 

Ingredients

  3 medium baked potatoes cooled
  1 large head of broccoli
  1/2 cup low fat sour cream
  1/4 cup skim milk
  1/4 tsp dried garlic powder
  1/4 tsp dried onion powder
  2 spring onions trimmed and sliced
 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded Gouda cheese
 1/2 cup low fat shredded Mozzarella cheese
 salt and pepper to taste

 

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C)
• Spray casserole dish with cooking spray
• Break head of broccoli into florets
• Trim. peel, and chop broccoli stem
• Steam broccoli until crispy tender
• Reserve 1 tbsp of each cheese
• Mix all ingredients together to coat
• Arrange ingredients in a casserole dish
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes
• Sprinkle reserved cheese on top
• Return to oven to melt cheese
• Serve hot 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

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