Broccoli Cheddar Loaf: What to Do With a Lot of Leftover Broccoli
Last week when I wrote about Broccoli Cheddar Soup, I threatened to make my Broccoli Cheddar Loaf even though I am the only one in my family who likes it.
I still had so much leftover broccoli leftover that I decided to make it. I figured since Alex was at her Dad’s I could eat half of it and then freeze the rest of it.
This recipe comes from Vegetarian Times, which I used to subscribe to.
This recipe is one that I don’t really change. I have learned after making it a couple of times that it can be too soft and mushy. I find it’s better to combine 1/2 cup of water with the onions and to use 2 eggs rather than 3. I also don’t use low fat cheese because I rarely have it on hand and, obviously, I used fresh rather than frozen broccoli. This recipe isn’t that high on calories anyway so I don’t think it’s a big deal and it’s not like I’m about to eat the entire loaf in one sitting.
The entire mixture ready to bake.
The baked loaf
This is a vegetarian version of meatloaf. It is, however, nothing like meatloaf, which, to me, is a good thing because even before I was a vegetarian I didn’t like it. You do need to actually like broccoli to like this recipe. And if you are fussy about consistency you might not like it.
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October 22, 2009 at 8:54 am
Meatloaf is gross.
I am at a loss however since I am not a fan of the Broc.
Nice job, though. It does look tasty.
October 22, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Hi Jim – I never liked meatloaf when my Mom made it.
Do you think it looks tasty? I’ve always thought it tasted way better than
it looked.
October 22, 2009 at 8:56 am
Hi Kim – This looks really yummy! Since I’m a carnivore, I would use this as a side instead of a main dish. It’s amazing that you can actually slice it – appears more like a casserole, or as we say in Minnesota “hot dish.”
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October 22, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Hi Betsy – It would make a great side dish. It is sort of like a casserole
but it slices like a loaf. Like meatloaf it falls apart easily.
October 22, 2009 at 9:08 am
Hey Kim,
This is really a wonderful recepie.
I won’t mind the left overs if they can make up to a dish so delicious. And as I have said broccoli is my favorite, so I will surely have it in dinner today.
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October 22, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Hi Ravi – I’m glad I have another Broccoli recipe for you :-)
October 22, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Leftover broccoli? I never have leftover broccoli. I might have to try this anyway though.
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October 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Hi Christine,
We got an enormous bunch of broccoli from the farmer’s market – I’ve never seen one so big. Since there is only two of us I had to find creative ways to use it all up.
October 22, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Kim, you’re quite the cook! I’m impressed!
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October 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Hi Vered – I was a terrible cook until I became a vegetarian 10 years ago – then I had to learn if I was going to be healthy. Actually for the first 2 years I was a vegan and I really had to learn to cook properly. :-)
October 22, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Well, I think it looks like something I would eat. :D I’m a fan of broccoli AND meatloaf.
Hmm, must give you my mom’s potato stuffing recipe. It’s more a loaf like this.
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October 23, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Hi Andrea – Oh yeah – I WANT that recipe – sounds great :-)
October 25, 2009 at 9:53 am
Takes me forever to find it, each time. Can’t wait till I finally get that family food blog up.
http://atypicalife.net/mam/2008/12/sunday-dinner/
This is from my mom’s blog.
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October 25, 2009 at 10:52 am
Andrea – Thanks! That sounds SO good!
October 22, 2009 at 7:46 pm
as soon as you said broccoli …I though ‘ughh’…but it sounds interesting…may have to try it just the once :p
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October 23, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Hi Donace – If you don’t like broccoli, you probably won’t like this recipe ;-)
October 26, 2009 at 3:37 am
This is a wonderful recepie. Broccoli is my one of the favorite dish & Kim i invite you to come at my home for dinner & we both will have Broccoli. ok??
October 26, 2009 at 10:42 am
Hi – I’m glad to hear from other broccoli lovers ;-)
October 26, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Since this is a food you love you could put it on the Harvest Potluck Unicef fundraiser e-book I am doing?
and you love this…
Part of my family is carnivore…so I make two of these at a time and put chicken or ham in the second one….it is one of my all time favorites..
Thank you for cooking up this surprise
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October 26, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Hi Patricia – Somehow I am oblivious about this e-book – let me look into it and we can absolutely use the recipe. I got it from Vegetarian Times though – is it ok to use their recipe?
I can see making two at a time and throwing meat into one of them ;-) I’m kind of a pain about it though – I tell people that if they want meat they will have to cook it themselves – that ended up making my husband a vegetarian by default ;-)
October 26, 2009 at 10:33 pm
The e-book is called the UNICEF Fundraiser or an Invitation to a Harvest Potluck…
I am giving credit to the source and hope that will be just fine, because the recipes are to be something you “LOVE” to eat…it is about real food people LOVE to eat and a few words of why…
It does not have to be nutricious….it is food that you love to eat…
the nutritious part comes when we feed children who do not have food or medications.
Thanks for thinking about this
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October 27, 2009 at 8:48 am
Hi Patricia – Thanks! I sent you a couple of emails about this.
November 5, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Nothing beats a nicely spiced chilly meatloof and minced broccoli. Yummy Yummy. Thanks for the post and that Vegeterian Times link.
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November 6, 2009 at 7:26 am
Hi Chebu – I should try making this one spicier – it’s good but it’s kind of bland.
June 30, 2010 at 10:23 am
What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing. Broccoli is one of the best foods for you. It is widely considered a superfood.
Charlot :-)
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June 30, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Hi Charlot – I really like this recipe – it’s one of the few that my daughter doesn’t like though. She always wants me to make broccoli cheddar soup instead.