Broccoli & Cheese Patties
I’m an obsessive magazine reader. In fact, my constant jones for magazines is almost as bad as my lifelong addiction to cookbooks. At any given time you can find at least a dozen magazines, just within reaching distance, piled high on my night table. One of my favorites is Los Angeles Magazine and when their Farmer’s Market edition arrived in the mail this month, I was like a baby being given a huge piece of candy.
One of the best articles in the issue was an apples to apples comparison (no pun intended) of shopping at an everyday chain grocer, an upscale chain grocer and a farmers’ market for the same amount of vegetables for a roast vegetable dish. The goal of the experiment was to see not only which vegetables cost the least, but also tasted the best.
It probably comes as no surprise to you that I wouldn’t have written this post unless the farmers’ market was the hands down winner! It won handily, for both cost and flavor! That made me especially happy since I frequently confront the misperception that farmers’ markets are more expensive than super markets.
At this time of year when you can easily find things like potatoes, broccoli and cheese to make this delicious side dish, I hope you can find them where you’re able to get the freshest produce possible!
Broccoli & Cheese Patties (Makes 12 Patties)
1 Russet Potato, peeled and cubed
1 Cup Broccoli Florets
1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded
3 Tbsp Panko or Bread Crumbs
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Large Egg
1/8 Tsp Garlic Powder
1/8 Tsp Onion Powder
1/2 Cup Panko or Bread Crumbs
1 Tbsp Canola or Vegetable Oil
1. Place the potato cubes in a steamer pot over boiling water and cook for 8 minutes.
2. Add the broccoli to the steamer pot and steam the vegetables for an additional 2 minutes, or until they are fork tender. Then, remove everything from pot and allow them to cool.
3. Mash the potatoes in a large bowl and chop the broccoli florets into bite-size pieces.
4. Add the broccoli, cheese, panko, salt, egg, garlic and onion powder to the bowl and combine.
5. Place the remaining 1/2 cup of panko in a separate bowl.
6. Using a ice cream scoop or 2 tbsp to measure, roll the mixture into balls, coat them in the panko and then shape each one into a small patty.*
7. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium heat, place the patties in the skillet and press down with a spatula to flatten a little.
8. Pan-fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden.
9. Serve with ketchup or any favorite dipping sauce.
*At this point, place the patties on a baking sheet and freeze for one hour. Put the patties in zipper bags and label. Defrost when ready to use and cook following step #7.
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Perfect! I was just looking online to see what I could cook for dinner tonight and I just happen to have all of these ingredients in the house! Thank you!
These look like a good way to get my kid to eat broccoli, something her normally wont touch.
I have all the ingredients on hand! Will try these tonight. Thanks so much!
Wow!!!
Looks delicious and tasty.. I am making this today for sure.
I have a child with an egg allergy but would love to try this recipe…any suggestions for an egg replacement?
I would also love a recommendation for egg replacement- we have an egg allergy in our house as well
I use Ener-G Egg Replacer. We don’t have any allergies, just don’t eat eggs. It usually works just fine for recipes calling for eggs. You can get it at the health food store.
I’ve used a 1/4 cup pureed tofu in place of an egg before, worked well.
Great recipe! Fellow egg allergy families–did anyone try this with Ener-G? Or any other replacements? If so, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell us if it worked! I would love to make this =)
I haven’t tried it yet, but would love to hear if anyone uses Ener-G!
I love that suggestion!
You can also take 1 tbsp of flax seeds and puree it with 2-3 tbsp of water to make a puree that replicates beaten egg. I haven’t tried it in this recipe, but it’s worth a shot.
How can you do this without bread crumbs?
It’s pretty tough as you need the breadcrumbs to hold them together.
Thank you! I will see how flax seed work!
Oh, do those look yummy! These will definitely be on our menu this week. All of my daughter’s favorite veggies too!
Interesting. Will definitely try this one. My boy also loves your Broccoli and Carrot Orzo recipe. I make that once in a while, especially in a pinch since it’s so easy.
I just made these delicious. I tweaked it a little I happen to have mozzerella cheese on hand so I used that instead. They turned out delicious. I think my kids are going to love them.
So happy, mozzarella is a great idea!
can i omit the cheese. My daughter has a dairy allergy… we use vegan gourmet cheese for pizzas but it is highly processed, so i dont like to use it often. thanks!
Yes, you can use vegan cheese or you can leave it out.
i have found that a great way to mince up the broccoli for these kinds of recipes it to just use a box grater and grate the broccoli florets. then you actually don’t even need to pre-cook them, the bits are small enough to cook in the frying pan.
Awesome writing would love to see more from you
Nice post can’t wait to see more
Making them as we speak,,,, I was out of bread crumbs so I toasted up a bunch of bread ends and ran them through the food processor hope they work just as good.
Would cauliflower work instead broccoli?
So I made these yesterday with caulifower and my little guy loved them! He never eats vegetables, so it was a big success! They were kind of falling apart though when I fried them, any idea why and how to avoid it? Thanks
You could try adding a bit more breadcrumbs next time. That should do the trick!
With 3 heads of broccoli in the garden that must be eaten pronto… I will make this for lunch tomorrow and some to freeze. They sound fab!
Made these last night and called them crabby patties. Kiddos loved them! Even my seven yr old who has refused to eat potatoes thus far his entire life ate these patties up without blinking. Awesome.
Made it last night and it was delish
I used a Yukon gold potato instead of a Russet
Also I combined some salsa and sour cream for a dipping sauce…Cant wait to make it again!
Made those for my boys for dinner tonight, my 11-month-old loved them, he ate almost 4!, and my picky 3-year-old took few bites. My husband and I thought they were tasty and I loved that they were easy and quick to make. We’ll make them again soon!
can i replace potatoes w/ some white beans (cooked) w/ the same outcome?
We just made these tonight and they were awesome! My 2 year old loved smashing the potatoes and stirring the ingredients. He even enjoyed eating them, which really surprised me since he doesn’t like potatoes of any kind! Thanks for all the awesome recipes.
WOW! These were awesome!
We love them! We have also made it with sweet potatoes and leftover mash potatoes. They came out great.
Could these be baked in the oven instead of fried?
Wondering the same about baking.
Made these yesterday for lunch for my one year old and myself. I added some chopped spinach and very finely chopped mushrooms for extra veggie variety and some Parmesan cheese (I used a little less grated cheddar than was called for). They were fantastic!
My little guy has been starting to turn up his nose at veggies (I think he’s had a few too many treats over the holidays) but he devoured these as fast as they were coming out of the pan.
How do you get yours so thin though? When I tried to flatten them the edges crumbled and fell apart in the pan. They ended up more like flattened nuggets (didn’t hurt the flavor at all but I’m wondering what I was doing wrong).
Definitely going to try these… HECK I might even start eating broccoli!! Thank you!
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Just made these for lunch for my 16 month old daughter. She didn’t want them at all. But I have a feeling she wasn’t very hungry. Will save for dinner tonight and try again. I thought they were yummy. I did only get 9 1/2 out of this though, not 12. And that was using an ice cream scoop that wasn’t completely full.
Has anyone tried baking these?
Don’t bake them! I tried it and the texture was blah.
These were great! My 13 month old ate 3! I plan to try these with other veggies added in (cauliflower, carrot, etc) and add a touch more cheese (we like cheese in this house, lol). I can’t wait to make them again!
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