James and I were headed to a Christmas party at our friend’s house this past weekend and we needed to take an appetizer.  As vegetarians going to a meat-heavy party, I wanted to take something that was substantial and heavy on the veggies because who knew what we would be able to eat.  I was inspired by this recipe and modified a few things. I wish I evaluated my ingredients before getting started.  I used 2 pounds of fresh broccoli and only three eggs.  Yowza.  But it worked.  I don’t know how, but it worked.  Next time I make these, I’ll definitely use twice as many eggs and may even make them bigger like a veggie burger and put them in between two slices of bread.

mmmm broccoli

Broccoli Bite Beauties

2 pounds fresh broccoli (steamed and then chopped)

6 eggs (recommended, I used three)

2 cups of cheese (I used a combination of Monteray, Cheddar and Parmesean)

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and Pepper

Scoop out into 1/4 cup balls.  Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.  Flip the broccoli patties over with a small spatula and squish them into flat patties.  Bake an additional 10 minutes.