Parmesan broccoli

Parmesan broccoli

Simple, yet delicious twist on one of our favourite greens - perfect side dish for any roast meal, by Gary Rhodes.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 - 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Method

  1. Drop the broccoli florets into a pan of boiling salted water, bring back to the boil, cook for 3-5 mins until tender, then drain.
  2. Melt the butter in a large frying pan and, once sizzling, add the broccoli. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle in as much of the Parmesan as you want to use. Gently stir the florets in the cheese and butter. Scatter on a little more grated Parmesan to serve.

97 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, salt 0.17 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005.

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  • 14 November 2007

    alex rated this recipe

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  • 29 December 2007

    Marilyn rated and commented on this recipe

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    Instead of normal butter, I used 1T Lurpak garlic butter and tossed the steamed broccoli in that. Finished off using the parmesan as suggested.

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  • 07 January 2009

    MichelleW rated and commented on this recipe

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    I added some pine nuts.

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  • 04 February 2009

    sophia commented on this recipe

    I boiled the broccoli with bay leaves and a slice of fresh lemon. In the pan i used olive oil instead of butter.

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  • 25 August 2009

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  • 13 October 2009

    iamac rated and commented on this recipe

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    the family loves this, I also do green beans this way. :-)

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  • 29 November 2009

    Paul Mac rated and commented on this recipe

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    I grated an Orange on top!

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  • 08 June 2010

    Kelzbaby rated and commented on this recipe

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    mmmm very tasty i added some garlic too and bit of philly cheese was delicious :)

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  • 19 October 2010

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  • 26 October 2010

    kimkap rated and commented on this recipe

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    I would never have thought of adding Parmessan to Broccoli but how delicious is this - even my husband loves it. Will definitely be doing this again.

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  • 07 March 2011

    Helga rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved it and will make it again

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  • 20 March 2011

    lindad4a rated and commented on this recipe

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    I wasn't sure about this... didn't really like the idea of frying the cooked broccoli in butter - but it was absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making again, and will make a point of topping broccoli with parmesan (with or without the butter) in future as the combination works so well.

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  • 16 November 2011

    Winstonsmum rated and commented on this recipe

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    My husband doesn't like broccoli but he really liked this recipe, even said I could make it again!

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  • 05 January 2012

    Janer rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple,easy and very good.

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  • 31 January 2012

    Michelle,Milan rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely!Parents, this a great way to get kids to eat veggies.Simple,easy and tasty!

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  • 24 March 2012

    Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    tasted great but the cheese just congealed together which didn't look so good

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  • 01 January 2013

    jaebee rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very good!

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  • 05 January 2013

    Foodiee rated and commented on this recipe

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    I like this dish for it's simplicity and ease of making. Added some burnt garlic for that extra edge!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 - 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Italian-style side dish

Ingredients

  • 900g trimmed broccoli , divided into florets
  • 25g butter
  • 50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra to serve
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97 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, salt 0.17 g

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