Broccoli Italian

Submitted by gailanng

"A coveted recipe found years ago in the New Orleans Times Picayune Cook-off section sponsered yearly. This can be made in advance and frozen in its uncooked state. Defrost before baking. Don't forget to use fresh broccoli."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh broccoli
• 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. Clean and break broccoli into flowerets.
2. Boil in lightly salted water until tender-crisp; drain.
3. Cut flowerets, using some of the tender stalks.
4. In a large skillet, heat olive oil.
5. Add garlic and breadcrumbs; cook 3 minutes.
6. Add Parmesan cheese and broccoli, tossing and cooking 2 minutes longer.
7. Butter 2 quart casserole dish.
8. Add broccoli mixture then top with additional crumbs and cheese.
9. Bake 350 degrees until golden, about 20-30 minutes.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

A GREAT & TASTY way to serve up one of my favorite vegetables! Easy to prepare, too! We really enjoyed this one ~ A DEFINITE KEEPER! Thanks for sharing it with us! [Tagged, made & reviewed in 1-2-3 Hit Wonders]

 

[Annacia]

I love the flavors here and broccoli is my favorite veg. However, 759 calories and 49% fat is too rich for my blood. I boiled the broccoli and mixed it with the garlic, bread crumbs, 1 1/2 tablespoons of parm cheese and no more than 1 tablespoon of olive oil (no butter). That mix went into a small baking dish (I made 2 servings) and baked @ 300 for the given time. The result was more drier but delicious and easy to live with.

 

[kittycatmom]

This is a nice side dish. I did skip the step of cooking the broccoli in olive oil before baking in the oven, rather I steamed my broccoli in the microwave, tossed with rest of the required ingredients oiled a cookie sheet with olive oil and popped in the oven. Easy peasy, and very delicious flavor! Thank you gailanng. Made for Every Day is a Holiday Tag May 2009

 

[Irish Rose]

I reviewed this for "Holiday Tag" and it is due on 5/18/09. Having lived in the NE for over 40 years, we have had the pleasure of trying vast amounts of Italian dishes fixed every way possible. Thanks for another spin on broccoli.