Easy Cheesy Broccoli Bake

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Easy Cheesy Broccoli Bake
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Sun, 02-06-2005 - 11:04pm

YAY! My bf has a "Mr. Food" cookbook, and I found this tonight. We made it, and it was super yummy. I modified it to make it SB-friendly :) It is so easy to prepare, and then all you have to do is stick it in the oven. It is big enough to generously feed at least four people as a side dish.

On a good note, 1.5 pounds of broccoli is two 12-oz. bags of Broccoli-Wokly. At my supermarket, it costs 20 cents more than a bunch of regular broccoli (so 40 cents more total), and it already comes pre-cut as florets, which saves time and wasted veggies. Not to mention you can steam it in the bag in the microwave (puncture the bag and nuke it for 5 minutes), which is great for the kitchen-impaired like me. The steamed broccoli smelled so good when it came out of the microwave, we were tempted to just eat the broccoli as-is.

Also, I forgot to "lightly grease" my baking dish (read: spray it with Pam), and it still came out fine. No major mess. Anyhow, here is the recipe:

Easy Cheesy Broccoli Bake

1.5 lb. fresh broccoli florets
5 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
4 slices bacon (or turkey bacon), cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup (2 oz.) low-fat shredded cheddar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Steam broccoli and place in a lightly greased 7" x 11" baking dish.
3. Combine eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and bacon, stirring well.
4. Pour mixture over broccoli and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with cheddar and bake 5 more minutes.
6. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Happy eating!!!

Becca
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Becca

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Registered: 11-24-2004
Fri, 02-25-2005 - 12:00pm

Cathy,

I have never read anywhere before that we could only have two slices of turkey bacon a day. I have eaten 4 some days by eating a couple at breakfast and then putting some on my salad at lunch and supper. I guess I have been eating way too much. Maybe this is one of the reasons I have stalled.

Pam




Edited 2/25/2005 12:37 pm ET ET by zzmsmom
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Fri, 02-25-2005 - 2:59pm

Hi Pam,


Yes, sometimes its good to review the "foods to enjoy" list after you've been doing this awhile.

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Registered: 11-24-2004
Tue, 03-01-2005 - 3:22pm

Thanks, Cathy. I will be more careful and try to read closer.LOL Although, I am still confused by the whys of this. Is it because it is a processed meat?

Pam

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Tue, 03-01-2005 - 3:36pm

Pam,


There are 2 reasons that turkey bacon should be limited to 2 slices per day.

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Sat, 04-16-2005 - 11:33am

How about some dijon mustard in with the eggs, cottage cheese mixture?

Shar

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