Have you ever considered making your own Broccoli Tots? I hadn’t, but it turns out they’re absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Perfect for a healthy snack or party food!
Think of it! A bite-sized version of one of my favorite no-recipe-required meals: a baked potato loaded up with an obscene amount of broccoli and shredded cheddar = Broccoli Tots!
It worked perfectly!
It was Stephanie’s post for Cheddar Cheese Broccoli Tots that got me to thinking about this. I’m still going to try Stephanie’s original recipe, because I don’t always want the bulk of potatoes.
Anyway, these are really easy to put together.
How to Make Broccoli Tots
Step 1: Blanch broccoli and then whirl in the food processor until it’s finely chopped. Parboil potato cubes and whirl them too in the food processor until finely chopped.
Step 2: Mix all of the recipe ingredients together in a big bowl. Scoop the mixture out on to a parchment lined baking sheet and shape them into little tots.
Step 3: Bake for 20 minutes at 400°F and then eat them hot!!
Broccoli Tots
Dip these into sriracha and maybe even sour cream if you're feeling decadent!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Total Time 46 minutes
Servings 50 tots
Calories 19 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 pound broccoli cut into florets
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 2 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Add potato cubes to a medium saucepan and add enough water just to cover. Bring to boil; reduce heat slightly and leave at a low boil for 6 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a colander with a slotted spoon, reserving water. Rinse potatoes with cold water to slow their cooking.
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Add more water to saucepan, enough so that it will cover the broccoli, and return to stove. Bring to boil. Add broccoli and blanch one minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly. Transfer to bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add chopped broccoli to medium bowl.
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Transfer par-boiled potato cubes to food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add to broccoli in bowl.
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Add remaining ingredients to broccoli potato mixture and carefully stir with a fork to combine.
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Using a mini ice cream scoop (like this one) or a teaspoon, scoop out 1 1/2 tablespoon portions onto prepared baking sheet. You'll be able to fit about 25 on one baking sheet, so this recipe will make two batches. Shape each portion into a little log.
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Bake 20 minutes, turning the baking sheet after 10 minutes.
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Enjoy hot!
Nutrition Facts
Broccoli Tots
Amount Per Serving
Calories 19
% Daily Value*
Cholesterol 7mg
2%
Sodium 44mg
2%
Potassium 73mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 2g
1%
Protein 1g
2%
Vitamin A
1.6%
Vitamin C
11.2%
Calcium
1.8%
Iron
2.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Can you make these ahead of time for a party? Then reheat them? Would you just store them in the fridge until ready to reheat?
Hi Erin – that’s a great question. Honestly, I haven’t tried reheating them. It’s likely that they’d be just fine. Another alternative is to get them to the point of putting them in the oven and refrigerate them until 30 minutes or so before you’re ready to serve them and bake them fresh.
Delicious!!! My fiancé has requested more! Thanks for this awesome recipe!!
That’s wonderful, Gabriela! Thank you for letting me know!
Awesome stuff! And made with ingredients I pretty much keep around at all times, I love that!
Thank you, Nicole!
Love broccoli and potatoes ! These tots are just perfect ! Pinned!
Thank you, Mira!
These look like the perfect little bites packed with flavor and veggies! I loved the step-by-step pics 🙂
Thank you, Sonali!
I would love these. They would be called gems here. We don’t have tater tots but potato gems. Stop it, stop rolling your eyes or I’ll tell you we don’t have rice krispies either. We have rice bubbles.
I would never roll my eyes at you, Maureen. But, rice bubbles!? That sounds like so much more fun than rice krispies! 🙂
these would be so healthy. and i love the way you made them tots!!!
Thanks, Kelsey!
Awwww … now I know I could eat quite a few of these in one go!
I love that word, too … zizz! Excellent!
Isn’t that what it sounds like!? 🙂 Thanks, Helen!
Well hello you lovies, jump in my belly. What’s NOT to like about these guys? Yes, please and now!
You’re funny, Kevin!! Thank you…
I love that these are full of veggies and cheese! There would be perfect for Easter too. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Ashley!
Hehe at rabbit-trailing brains! 😛 I can see your brain working at warp speed creating new dishes and riffing off others 😀
haha! Thanks, Lorraine! xo
Marissa, I *love* your posts. They are always so entertaining! You need to PM me and tell me where you got the word zizz, because it makes me laugh every single time. With that said, these look amazing. Pinning so I can remember to make them later!
Thank you, Kristi! Honestly, I think I read the term ‘zizz’ from Molly of Orangette and thought, that really is what blenders and food processors sound like. 🙂
These look awesome! Any excuse to put my food processor to good use 🙂
Thanks, Trish! The food processor definitely made quick work of it!
I’ve actually been kicking around the idea of making my own tots, but never in a million years would I ever have thought to make a broccoli cheddar combo! This is brilliant! You totally ROCK!
Wow, thanks Kathleen!
Marissa, I love these!!! how did I miss Stephanie’s post?! Well, I love your spin. . delicious!!!!
Thank you, Alice! xo
SO cool. I saw Stephanie’s post, but i love the idea of mixing potatoes back in even more!
Thank you, Joanne!
I don’t think it gets any better than broccoli + cheddar! Such a yummy combo and I love the addition of potato to make them a bit heartier too. And cauli is fun idea as well!
Thanks, Faith. I’ve got to try the cauli too!
These are so unique!!! Love them!!!
Thanks, Nicole!
these look AWESOME. anything with potatoes, yes!!!
Thank you and thanks for the idea, Stephanie!!
I love these cute, delicious tots! Packed with veggies, just perfect! Thanks for sharing it, Marissa!
Thanks so muc, Oana!
This is such a fun idea! I love the flavors, broccoli, potatoes, and cheese is like my dream come true 😉 I’d probably make a meal out of these tots!
Thanks, Allie. Actually we did – they’re really filling!
YES! As soon as I saw these, I jumped on them – this is TOTALLY my kind of food! I mean – potato…+ cheese…+ bite size = heaven! Love love LOVE them! 🙂
Oh yes, Nagi! You make the best bite-size dishes…
YUM – I’ve got no other words – potatoes and cheese and broccoli – ooh my heart sings at recipes like these – and my belly flips! 🙂 Happy Monday Marissa!
Thank you, Shashi!