Baked Broccoli and Cheese Sticks recipe is easy to make and only uses 5 ingredients. This delicious snack food is perfect to serve as a party appetizer or snack! Your kids are going to love these easy cheesy broccoli bites!
Baked Broccoli Cheese Recipe
Do you love broccoli? Me too! These Baked Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Sticks are a great snack for broccoli lovers, perfect to serve as a appetizer for a party or as a afternoon snack. With our broccoli almost ready to be picked in the garden, I predict there’s going to be many Baked Broccoli and Cheese Sticks in my near future!
You only need a few ingredients for this recipe, the sticks are super cheesy, they’re packed with 3 cups of fresh broccoli – what’s more to say? They’re perfect!
What else is perfect? The combo of broccoli and cheddar cheese! I love these 2 ingredients for dinner! So it’s no surprise that when you mix broccoli and cheese together they make delicious cheesy snack sticks!
Baked Broccoli and Cheese
You only need 5 ingredients for this Baked Broccoli and Cheese Sticks recipe:
- broccoli
- bread crumbs
- shredded cheddar cheese
- eggs
- salt
How to Make Baked Cheese Sticks
After you boil your broccoli to soften it, you’re going to add your broccoli to a food processor until smooth.
Then add the rest of the ingredients into a bowl with the broccoli, mixing until it’s all combined. Pour the mixture onto a pan lined with parchment paper for easy cleanup, shaping it into a 8×11 rectangle shape.
With your oven at 400 degrees, bake for 15 minutes. And then you’ll want to flip over the sticks and bake for a additoinal 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool because they’re pretty hot right now. Cut into 16 sticks and serve.
Broccoli Cheese Bites
We love serving these broccoli cheese bites as a appetizer or a snack! Since they’re sticks, they’re easy to pack up for a snack on the run too! I’ve served these at a few family parties and they’re always a hit!
You can serve them as is, or we especially like them dipped in tomato sauce (like my cherry tomato sauce!)
Looking for more Broccoli and Cheese recipes?
Try my:
Broccoli in Cheese Sauce
Baked Broccoli Mac and Cheese
Broccoli Pasta
Broccoli Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese and Potato Soup
Cheesy Broccoli Stuffing Casserole
Cheesy Vegetable Omelette
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Baked Broccoli and Cheese Sticks
PrintIngredients
- 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add broccoli and boil for 5 minutes. Drain broccoli and pat with paper towel to remove excessive water. If you have a salad spinner, throw the broccoli in there and spin to remove water. Set aside.
- Add broccoli to a food processor and pulse until it’s a smooth mixture, about 15-20 seconds. Pour broccoli mixture into a large bowl and add bread crumbs, cheese, eggs and salt. Mix until all combined.
- Pour mixture onto pan lined with parchment paper, trying to shape it into a rectangle about 8×11 in size, 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Flip over and bake for a additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool and then cut into 16 sticks before serving. These taste great dipped into tomato sauce!
Juliet says
How do you store these?
Pamela says
If you have any leftovers store in the refrigerator, and then heat up in the microwave.
Johnny sins says
Hi, how many people does this recipe serve for? Can you answer ASAP because I need to tell my group mates (Nick and Gur), as we are making this recipe for a school assessment. Thanks!
Pamela says
6 servings.
Lezlee says
Just made these – not cut into fingers yet but ate a couple as they came out of the oven (I added a slice of brie to the top of one which was DElicicious!). Will definitely make again ~ thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Pamela says
Hey Lezlee, thanks so much for commenting and letting me know you liked these cheese sticks!
deb c says
Mr. Picky thought these weren’t too bad. I, on the other hand, found them utterly fantastic! A broccoli bread stick….genius! Had to sub a 1/2 cup wheat bread crumbs, 1/2 cup Panko crumbs and a couple of good shakes of Italian seasoning….living rural has its ups and downs! Thanks for sharing a yummy recipe….happy day!
Pamela says
Hey Deb, so happy you enjoyed these cheese sticks – they’re one of my favorite snacks so I have a hard time knowing when to stop! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know!
Carol, The Red Painted Cottage says
These looks so delicious and I can’t wait to try making them. Thanks for sharing at SYS.
Lynn Woods says
Broccoli and cheese in one recipe? What could be better? Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty!
STEPHANIE ABBOTT says
Yum! Thanks for sharing at To Grandmas House We Go. Scheduled to Pinterest too.
The Ninja Baker says
Stopping by from April’s party. Brilliant way to get kids to eat broccoli! Pinning!
April J Harris says
We definitely love broccoli in our house and I know we will love this delicious, healthy recipe! Your Baked Broccoli Cheese Sticks are perfect for any occasion – I think they would work really well at cocktail parties too! Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Featuring your post at the party this week. Thank you for sharing it!
Leigh says
These look delicious! I need to add the ingredients to my grocery list! Thanks for sharing for IDIYedThat!