Creamy Roasted Cheese Broccoli

Delicious comfort food that you cannot resist, even if you are not a veggie lover! Perfectly crisp broccoli coated with garlic and sprinkled with cheese, this creamy roasted cheese broccoli is a great pleaser and won’t disappoint any kinds of crowd. You can also make it a complete meal by pairing with, for example, this deep-fried catfish steaks, oven-baked barbeque pork ribs, 5-ingredients pork chops, and so on.

Another plus to this roasted cheese broccoli is that how easy and quick to prep and make. Maximum time to prep you need is about 5 – 10 minutes and the oven will take care the rest of the cooking. Since it is quite easy to make, this roasted cheese broccoli, is also a great side dish to make for a gathering, Thanksgiving meal, potluck, etc.   

Some of the readers have been requesting about the tools that I used for cooking, so I am going to start including it in my blog posts. Let me know if it will be useful. So, here you go.

Tools I used

• Pyrex baking dishes – I love these baking dishes as you can just popped it into the oven, serve it for potlucks and once it’s cooled off, put it in the freezer (covered it with aluminum foil), if there are any leftovers. It’s very durable too.
• Cheese grater – I use this basic grater. Easy clean up and it serves well for my daily cooking needs.

Tip:

1. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the broccoli. Don’t mix the cheese with the broccoli before baking. This is to ensure that all the cheese get melted properly.
2. Line an aluminum foil on a baking sheet for an easy clean up.
3. Do not discard the broccoli stalk. It is actually very delicious; you can cut it into bite-sized pieces and cook it along with the florets.

Ingredient:

• 2 lb broccoli – cut into broccoli florets
• 1 cup shredded gouda cheese (can be substituted with cheddar cheese)
• 1 cup shredded parmesan
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 3 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoon of olive oil
• A pinch of salt and pepper to taste

Direction:

• Pre-heat the oven to 450F (230C).
• Line an aluminum foil in a baking dish for easy clean up.
• Place the broccoli florets in a baking dish, add olive oil, sour cream, minced garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper. Give a good mix.
• Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the broccoli is lightly browned.
• Then, carefully take out from the oven. Sprinkle gouda cheese and parmesan cheese on top of the broccoli florets.
• Bake for about 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
• Remove from the oven and mix the broccoli florets until all covered with the cheese.
• Set aside to cool down prior to serving. Enjoy!