YASSSSS!! Fall is officially here! The weather is finally not giving me a heat stroke, I can stomp aimlessly through piles of leaves, I can pretty much get pumpkin anything and football season has started. That means a copious amount of Sunday Fundays is about to go down!
Now I love a good football snack spread just as much as the next person. However, most snacks are fried and smothered with cheese. Like my favorite, tater tots. Since I know I am going to be attending a ton of Sunday Fundays, I cannot be eating all the fried food. ( I want to, but I can’t keep buying new jeans). So I decided to take matters into my own hands and make a healthy version of my fave, broccoli tots.
I used my cauliflower pizza crust recipe as inspiration, and I have to say what I came up with was freaking tasty AF. So if you want to get your snack on basically guilt free continue reading for my Broccoli Tot recipe.
*I give this disclaimer every time but just in case… I do not measure out anything. I just kind of eyeball it with these little bowls and they hold approximately one cup.
Broccoli Tots
Ingredients:
1 head of broccoli diced or Trader Joe’s Riced Broccoli
1/4 cup diced onion
1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
1 egg
2/3 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon parsley, dried flakes or fresh
1 tablespoon paprika
Heaping tablespoon of cayenne (I like things a little spicy, if you prefer more mild use less)
Salt and pepper to taste
Put all seasonings in a small bowl
Preheat the oven to 400.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Blanche the broccoli in a pot of boiling water for 1 minute. Rinse the broccoli with cold water and let it sit while I prepping everything else.
After you’ve chopped your onions and grated the cheese, place the broccoli between a couple of paper towels and gently pressed to remove any excess water. (I didn’t take a pic of this cause, well, it wasn’t pretty)
Once you are done pressing the water out throw everything together in a bowl and mix well.
Now you are ready to form your tots. I am not gonna lie, this was the most time-consuming part and if you don’t like getting stuff all up in your fingernails wear some gloves. Grab a little amount of the mixture on a spoon and squeezed it together in your hand until it forms a tot-esque shape. Place them on parchment lined baking sheet.
Once you form all your tots, throw them in the oven and let them cook for 25 minutes.
Place them on a tray/plate/whatever and serve with your fave condiment. I promise these will be a hit. Even my boyfriend liked them, and I usually have to trick him into eating broccoli.
Enjoy!
