Cheesy Baked Broccoli

cooked broccoli with yellow cheddar cheese and two forks.

This Cheesy Baked Broccoli is a tasty way to eat your broccoli! Fresh broccoli florets are oven-roasted, then topped with cheddar and parmesan cheese. Broccoli made delicious!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword broccoli and cheese, broccoli and cheese bake, broccoli cheese bake, cheesy broccoli, roasted broccoli with cheese

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 22

Total Time 27

Servings to 4 Servings (as a side dish)

Calories 230kcal

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

1 and ½ pounds broccoli cut into even size florets
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large garlic cloves chopped
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Red pepper flakes to taste
1 and ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 425°F.
In a greased sheet pan, toss broccoli, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes together, until evenly coated. Spread into a single layer.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until crisp, tender and lightly browned. Remove baking pan from oven and place on a wire rack (do not turn off oven).
Using a spoon, move broccoli florets closer together (so that the cheese stays on the broccoli), sprinkle both cheeses evenly on top.
Return pan back into the oven and bake until cheese melts ( 2 to 3 minutes). Serve broccoli immediately.

Notes

Even size – Cut florets the same size so that it cooks evenly. Uneven size will result in the smaller ones getting overcooked before the bigger one is done.

Don’t overcrowd – Broccoli needs some breathing room to help it get caramelized. Spread even and not overcrowd.

Grease baking sheet – Make sure to grease your baking sheet liberally with non-stick cooking spray so that the melted cheese won't stick to the baking sheet. You can line your sheet with parchment paper instead.

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