4 Broccoli Recipes For A Light Dinner

When it’s time to cook, remember two things. The first is that there are broccoli recipes that are tasty, satisfy your appetite, and are healthy for you. The other is that broccoli also provides nutrients and important elements for your diet.

If there is one thing that many people do wrong, it is to think that dinner can be anything, or they are using it as an extension of lunch. Therefore, many people tend to eat dinners that are full of carbohydrates or ingredients with a high content of fat or bad cholesterol  (LDL).

Thus, you may experience digestive problems or just fill up without really thinking about what you are putting into your body.

To ensure that this does not happen to you and to learn how to make a tasty dinner that is full of basic nutrients, try some of our broccoli recipes. Don’t worry,  they are not difficult to make and you can make them on a low budget.

Beautiful broccoli recipes

Baked broccoli with cheese

This recipe maintains and  intensifies the natural flavors of broccoli and cheese. The idea is to make a combination that makes no one would think that the dish was made from broccoli.

Ingredients

• 2 cups broccoli (200 g)
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese (200 g)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil (15 ml)
• 1 tablespoon sea salt (15 g)
• 2 cloves chopped garlic

Cooking

1. First, steam the broccoli for 10 minutes.
2. When done, set it aside to cool. Cut it into pieces when it has cooled down a bit.
3. Put the broccoli pieces in a frying pan with a little olive oil and sauté them with chopped garlic.
4. Stir everything together, season with salt and black pepper (optional) and finally, sprinkle on the cheese.
5. Transfer  everything to a small refractory dish and bake it in the oven for 20 minutes  at 180ºC.

2. Cajun-style broccoli

The spice after which this dish is named also gives it an original, delicious taste.

Ingredients

• 2 cups broccoli (200 g)
• 1 tablespoon sea salt (15 g)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (15 ml)
• 1 cup whipped cream  (250 ml)
• ½ chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon Cajun spices (15 g)

Cooking

1. Start by steaming broccoli. Be careful not to overcook it so that it loses its original color.
2. At the same time, start frying the other ingredients in a frying pan: onion, salt, black pepper and cream.
3. Afterwards,  add broccoli and Cajun spices and stir well.
4. To bring the flavors together, continue to simmer everything for 10 minutes over low heat.

3. Broccoli and avocado salad

Ingredients

• 5 cups broccoli (500 g)
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (40 g)
• 3 tablespoons nutmeg (30 g)
• 1 tbsp salt (15 g)
• 2 parsley stalks, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (45 ml)

Cooking

1. Start by washing all the broccoli, including the stem, and steam it for 5 minutes. Remember that you must preserve  the original green color. This is an important part of the recipe.
2. After steaming, set the broccoli aside to cool.
3. Meanwhile, peel the avocado and cut it into cubes. Transfer everything to a shallow plate or salad bowl.
4. Then  add parsley, salt, black pepper and a little olive oil  to season the avocado.
5. Add the hot broccoli to the bowl and stir everything well.
6. To complete the dish, pour some mustard and lemon juice on top of your salad.

Creamy chicken and broccoli

Combining chicken with vegetables is always a good idea. So why not use it as a light dinner option? Here is the latest of today’s broccoli recipes:

Ingredients

• 1 cup broccoli (100 g)
• 1 medium-sized chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons salt (30 g)
• 1 ground curry spice
• 1 cup parmesan cheese (100 g)
• Sliced ​​onion (80 g)
• 1 cup whipped cream (250 ml)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper (15 g)

Cooking

1. As always,  steam the broccoli, this time along with the chicken breast, onion and salt.
2. When done, strain the broccoli and set aside.
3. In a frying pan, heat up some oil and fry the onion gently together with a little salt and black pepper. Afterwards, add the chicken and cook everything.
4. Then add the cream to the frying pan and simmer with the chicken.
5. Finally, you can serve your dish and sprinkle with some parmesan cheese.