Eat your broccoli!

@thyst07 (2079)
United States
February 22, 2010 9:44pm CST
I like broccoli, but I've gotten tired of it. And sadly I no longer have a parent to make me eat it. So I need some new ideas to make broccoli more appetizing. How do you get your kids/spouse/self to eat broccoli and like it? What's your favorite way to prepare it or your favorite dish to use it in?
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
23 Feb 10
I love broccoli, and it's so good for you too! One of my favorite ways to eat broccoli is to cook the broccoli, make a thin white sauce and eat it on toast. Sometimes I'll add a little melted cheese into it. I do the same thing with asperagus, and one day I thought I'd try it with the broccoli spears and I liked it really well. I also like to make a dish with macaroni and cheese with chicken added. Then I'll add some broccoli to it. My whole family likes it that way too. The little ones (grandchildren) weren't too big on broccoli, but I found if I make them into smaller pieces before adding it into a dish, they will eat it. Gramma here also calls broccoli 'summer trees' and cauliflower is 'winter trees', don't know why but they get a kick out of that (like maybe the word broccoli is too strange lol).
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Hmmm, never thought of the creamed tuna on toast, now that sounds good! And, with the addition of broccoli it could be real tasty. Thanks for the new taste hint:-) I'm definitely giving that one a try!
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Summer trees and winter trees! That is so cute! Your recipe for broccoli on toast sounds really similar to my stepmom's creamed tuna on toast, except with broccoli instead of tuna- although I bet it'd still be good with tuna and broccoli.
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
25 Feb 10
I usually put it in my chicken stir fries in my own special soy based sauce. I adire eating it fresh...and you can pretty much slip it into any dish for a change of pace. Alot of people pair it with noodles and put it in various casseroles. =o And lol, most people here have already stated alot of the other things that came to mind for it...so yeah. I hope you find new ways to enjoy brocoli!
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
25 Feb 10
You know, in the 5 or so years that I've been cooking, I've only made about 3 casseroles. So maybe I should find a good casserole recipe to use broccoli in.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
23 Feb 10
I usually just put a light Kraft Single on top of mine and let it melt a little. I also like it with just a little salt or I put just a little vinaigrette dressing on it. I do eat it raw quite often too, I just use a low fat ranch dip or I mix a little Frank's Red Hot sauce in with ranch dressing. That makes a great dip for veggies, chicken tenders or pretty much any dippable food.
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
I don't eat my broccoli raw very often, so it might be a nice change. I'll skip out on the Ranch though...I can't stand the stuff.
@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Broccoli is one of the cruciferous veggies and is incredibly good for you. I chip it up and put it in salads. I steam it and put a little olive oil on it or I stir fry it in combination with other veggies. I make fake mashed potatoes using cauliflower instead of potatoes and sometimes add a little bit of broccoli to teh cauliflower mixture, Tou can serve it with a cheese sauce as well but that add's a lot of fat to a healthy dish. I sometimes, chop it up and top a baked potatoe with it and a bit of salsa. Very good.
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Stir fry is always a good idea, thanks.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
25 Feb 10
The best way for me to get my kids to eat it is to serve it raw with a veggie dip. My husband and I like it steamed slightly, but still a little crispy, mushy broccoli is nasty. I make a raw broccoli salad that is good and every once in awhile I add some fried bacon pieces to steamed broccoli, it just adds a little something different to it.
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
25 Feb 10
I made a pretty good spinach dip for a concert reception last week. I served it with bread but I thought that it would be pretty good with raw veggies, too- so maybe next time I make it I'll try some broccoli with it. I do plan to try raw broccoli salad this week.
• Philippines
24 Feb 10
My wife once cooked something with broccoli in it. She grilled the broccoli for a while, enough for it to secrete it's delicious juice. She put it in the fridge added ground pepper, salt and a touch of curry powder. Then she just cooked a white sauce pasta (i'm not sure if it was carbonara) then she sliced the broccoli and added it to the pasta. That was yummy.
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
24 Feb 10
I've never imagined putting anything with curry powder together with pasta. Sounds interesting.
@kitokito (110)
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
I love steamed brocolli! Paired with chili hot sauce on soya oil base... This soya based sauce or paste are you usually available in chinese restaurants. Yummy! way to go to eat your healthy veggies :)
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
I'll look for that next time I go to the Asian market.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
3 Mar 11
Hi. thyst07. I like to eat my broccoli with cheese. I like my broccoli to be steamed and broiled. I love veggie fried rice.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Apr 10
i know this is an older discussion but its funny i found it since son just bought broccoli last week and insisted we needed to eat more greens well we melted cheese over it after we cooked and drained it. also he threw the leftover into some left over potatoe soup id made and that was really yummy
@junrapmian (2169)
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
I put it on top of beef stew, it tastes great. Another one is adding it to vegetable salad. dip it with a mixed catsup and mayonnaise, the children loved it. Just don't overcooked it cause it will lose its nutrients. My mother said it's good for the immune system and the bones, it's also a fiber food which cleanses the intestines. Happy eating!
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Hmm...not sure about the ketchup and mayonnaise, but I will try adding some chopped broccoli to my next salad.
@ErickJ (186)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Broccoli taste better when you put melted cheese over it. But i won't eat it plane. Try broccoli and beef. It has white rice, broccoli, beef, red peppers to make the gravy spicy, and some ofther stuff in it. It is very good.
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
23 Feb 10
Beef with broccoli is one of my favorite Asian dishes. I have a good recipe for it but I haven't done it in a long time. Thanks for reminding me of it.
• Philippines
23 Apr 10
i love broccoli to. it has so many vitamins and minerals.compare to any vegetables around.the way i prepare broccoli is. i steam it first.then i fry it with extra virgin oil. then i put some cheese on it. waalla!! a super healthy and delicious dish.