Broccoli nuggets

I adapted this from a recipe on wholesome baby food.  Very impressed with the results.  My son ate 6 of these and after eating 6 myself I was full so his little tummy must have been bursting.  He kept just saying "more" and cried when he dropped a bit on the floor.  All that and I'd been struggling to get him to eat broccoli recently!

Broccoli Nuggets - Makes 12, enough for 1 adult and 1 toddler with some left over (unless you've got a greedy guts like mine!)  Should be fine for babies on fingerfoods*

Ingredients

1 slice of bread cut into 0.5-1 cm (approx) cubes (approx 1/5th inch)
140g, 5oz Cooked broccoli
65g, 2oz Extra mature or vintage cheddar
2 eggs

Method

Preheat the oven if you're intending to cook these immediately to 200oC / 400F.

Cut the bread into the cubes or, if you prefer, make into breadcrumbs (my food processor is currently packed away which is why I went for cubes but it worked really well.)

Mash the broccoli with a fork until it's coarsely mashed up.  Mix with the breadcrumbs.  Grate in the cheddar and break in the eggs.  Mix together.

Put into a greased silicone mini muffin tin (or you could use a cupcake tin or even a plain baking tray).  Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes.  It took 18 minutes in my oven.

*  Note, this recipe contains whole egg.  Some doctors used to recommend not serving egg white until older than than one year but certainly UK doctors now recommend fully cooked whole eggs as ok from 6 months but check in your country as advice differs.

Looking for a grown up broccoli recipe?  Try this side dish of broccoli, with chorizo.

If you like this recipe you might like; prawn and broccoli pie, a lovely cheesy broccoli and potato layered dish.  Or why not try broccoli and cheddar mini quiches?  A bit more effort but lovely and great for lunchboxes.  Or there's a variation on this recipe which I think (shhh) is actually a bit tastier... spinach and goats cheese bites!