The broccoli casserole is an easy, quick, clever, and delicious recipe. I love broccoli and enjoy using it to prepare different recipes. This time, I wanted to make a kind of savory pie but without any puff pastry or ready-made bases; I just combined a few ingredients, and it turned out to be spectacular! The great thing about this broccoli casserole is that you don’t even need to boil the broccoli beforehand; you use it directly raw, mixing it with the rest of the ingredients and then baking everything in the oven (or air fryer)! Soft, rich, delicious, with a crispy crust, this broccoli casserole is perfect as a main dish, second course, or even as an appetizer. Try it because it will win you over at the first bite!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8-10 inch pan
- Cooking methods: Oven, Air Fryer, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
Ingredients
- 12 oz broccoli (already cleaned)
- 1 cup milk
- 7 oz feta
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3.5 oz speck
- 1.7 oz scamorza (grated)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 eggs
- Half packet instant yeast for savory preparations
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- to taste garlic powder
Steps
The broccoli casserole is very simple and quick to prepare. First, rinse the broccoli and chop it into small pieces with a long knife. If there are any coarser pieces left, chop them.
Place the broccoli in a large bowl, add the crumbled feta, flour, eggs, milk, extra virgin olive oil, yeast, salt, black pepper, speck, and mix all the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture.
Transfer the mixture into a lightly greased non-stick pan with oil (or lined with parchment paper), level it well, and sprinkle the grated scamorza over the top using a grater with large holes.
Bake the broccoli casserole in a preheated oven at 392°F for about 30 minutes until it is nicely golden on the surface.
Advice:
The broccoli casserole can be stored at room temperature for a few hours or in the fridge for a couple of days. You can omit the speck for a vegetarian version. Instead of feta, you can use stracchino, Brie, taleggio, scamorza, crescenza, or even grated Parmesan.
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