Baked Cheese & Broccoli Patties
(from cchandler’s recipe box)
makes 8 patties
Cook time: 30 minutesServes 8 people
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 or 4 cloves garlic - minced
- 1/2 onion - chopped
- 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen broccoli - defrosted (or you can use fresh steamed broccoli or broccoli rabe)
- 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (Available in the asian isle of any supermarket.)
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs - beaten
- salt/pepper
Directions
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preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
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Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat, add in the garlic and onions. Season with salt/pepper to taste. Sauté until onions are garlic are tender, set aside to cool.
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Add the broccoli to a kitchen towel. Wrap the towel around the broccoli and squeeze out the extra moisture. (that step is not as important when you use fresh broccoli, its just a way of getting all the extra moisture out of frozen broccoli, you don’t want it to be real wet) Place the drained broccoli into a large bowl, add the onion and garlic and mix gently.
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To the same bowl, add the panko, the cheeses, eggs, and salt/pepper to taste.
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Mix together and form into patties, place on the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Flip and bake for another 15 minutes or until browned and crispy.
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You can use regular or seasoned dry bread crumbs if you can’t find Panko, but they are not as corse and crispy. I suggest you use less to avoid making it to soggy with standard bread crumbs