Freezable, chaps, and quick. Two major pluses in my book.
“Cheesy Vegetable Nuggets
8oz frozen broccoli florets
4oz breadcrumbs
6oz Cheddar, grated
2 1/2 tbsp water
2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Heat the oven to 375 deg F, 190 deg C.
Cook the broccoli, then drain and chop well.
Combine with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Form the mixture into nugget shapes and place on a greased baking tray, about 3in apart.
Bake for 20-25 mins, turning halfway through the cooking time.
Serve warm.
I tend to make them with frozen mixed veg rather than just broccoli. They do spread out when cooking, I’ve found that making little balls and cooking in mini-muffin tray works well. Warning, they are really moreish and I’m sure I eat more than she does!”
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HI Fiona, quick question – do you freeze them before or after cooking? Thanks Sass x
aha! I will see if someone knows on the forum, i don’t think i ever froze them myself. (not that i am Fiona, i am Aitch). they are tasty, though, i do remember that.
I’ve made these lots of times and often freeze them. I freeze after cooking and then just heat up in the oven once defrosted (they do go a bit soft once defrosted but perk up in the oven). You can probably stick them straight in the oven to warm from frozen too…
Thanks all. I will defo give these a try.
I made these today for our lunch and even our 4 year old loved them! Packing some up for my mother too! Yummy!
Thank you, great recipe. I made these with cauliflower…the biggest lunch my 8 month old has had yet…(even after mummy stole a “few”)
they are fab my 9 month old boy loves them he growls if he runs out, i am quite partial to them too and my 3 yr old is warming to them
Yum yum yum! I used half Emmental and half red leicester and mixed frozen veg…not sure if Jude will like them as they took quite a while to prepare and he’s in bed now but I approve :)
This is the first thing my 8 month old has eaten rather than just chucked on the floor!! THANK YOU! X
hooray!
Wow, my 6.5 month old cried when these were finished! He loved them. They’re delicious…thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
the nippers love ’em, don’t they? i confess my great relationship with broccoli didn’t survive my second pregnancy…
So tasty!
can you use non frozen veg?! no freezer at ours.
you absolutely must be able to, yes.
Oh my giddy aunt!! Just cooked these up for lunch today, went down an absolute storm with my fussy little cherub – mummy scoffed quite a few as well!
My little one can’t have cows milk, so no cheese! Any suggestions on what I could put in its place? Thanks
Hi there, we are a vegan family and I made these for my 8 month old using soya cheese which seemed to work quite well and were quite tasty too!
He is advised not to have soya either because of the estrogen (can’t spell it!) levels in it… So no yogurt for him either : / was wondering if u could make then with the cheese maybe? Use an egg to bind it?
Looks good!
Do you have any estimate for how those weights translate into cups? I don’t have a scale to weigh out food in oz.
have a look here
we call her st delia…
Have just made these with leftover roasted sweet potato and they’re delicious! Made them in mini muffin tin – turned first batch out half way through so could turn over but there was no need to – second batch stayed in tin and were fine.
Sorry, just realised I put with cheese…. I meant to say without the cheese!! I sooo want to make these!!x
My husband has lactofree cheese – can buy it in larger supermarkets – not sure if that helps?
How many nuggets does this quantity of ingredients make roughly? Thanks!
12 mini muffin sized
I make about 12 larger size nuggets in a muffin tin, and use finely chopped peppers and onion instead of broccoli. I fry them in a little butter then leave to cool before mixing with everything else, and they’re AWESOME! Baby loves them!
I made these with chicken and carrot and turnip, rolled into a large ball and flattened on to a baking tray then brushed with olive oil and covered in breadcrumbs front and back- ooked for 25 mins, and cut into wedges that the whole family eat
I made them yesterday and added a bit of tomato purée. So nice. Even my fussy 13 yr old niece like them
These are awesome! I make them G-Free and Vegan, using Daiya Cheddar Shreds and GF Breadcrumbs. My kids love them!
When using a mini muffin tray, how long would you bake for?
I would start checking the oven after you’d done about half the cooking time, and play it by ear.
Yep these are awesome!!!!!!!!!! My son is super fussy and has a tiny appetite but these always get eaten when all else is rejected. Thanks for the frozen veg tip. Will try with that this week. Btw i use bread sticks in a pessel and morter (if thats how you spell it) instead of bread crumbs x
Glad to be of service.
These are great, my little one loves them. I’m sure he doesn’t realise he’s eating lots of healthy veg.
Has anyone tried reheating in a microwave? The nursery my LO attends doesn’t have an oven. TIA