The broccoli balls I’ve previously made for gatherings seem to disappear really rapidly. These are delicious either hot or cold.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 50 mins |
| Servings: | 36 |
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen broccoli, thawed
- 1 (6 ounce) package chicken flavored dry stuffing mix
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 6 eggs, beaten
- ¾ cup margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Place broccoli in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover. Cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes. Uncover, and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat, drain, and cool.
- In a large bowl, mix broccoli, stuffing mix, Parmesan cheese, onion, eggs, margarine, pepper, and garlic salt. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator approximately 1 hour, until moisture has been absorbed.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Roll chilled mixture into 1-inch balls and arrange on a medium baking sheet.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 71 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 32 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 186 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It is pretty easy prep and simple cooking & serving, but I did put it together ahead of time (minus the egg) until I was ready to put them in the oven. They don’t have to be super hot to be eaten, so the happy hour kind of deal worked well, having a batch out, and having one baking. (took longer in the oven than the recipe mentioned, and I put a tiny amount of grease on the pan.) I got great feedback, without me asking!! I served it w a creamy queso thick dip, but honestly, they didn’t need it, they weren’t super dry at all.
I’ve been making these for years and they’re a family favorite! The only changes that I make are using thawed frozen broccoli without cooking it (I just drain it), I add about a cup of shredded cheddar cheese (although I’m trying Monterey Jack today) along with the Parmesan and I omit the garlic salt. It’s the one “must have” at all of our holidays and get togethers!
Excellent for meals and snacks.
These weren’t great. There is way too much egg in this. I’d say it was more like a broccoli quiche flavor than anything. I will try again but reduce the eggs.
I was looking forward to making these. I love broccoli and thought what a fun unique way to use it. Well I thought it was horrible. I was amazed how many people gave it good reviews. I even used fresh broccoli to get more flavor. I used less eggs as other reviewers suggested. On account of it being to eggy with 6. I think the flavor or the dried stuffing was to overpowering and the rest of the flavors didn’t seem to be anything special. But give it a try , other people loved them.
First time making these or anything like them. I cut the recipe in thirds to use up the extra fresh broccoli I had on hand. I also used my large cookie scoop, so these are more like 2″ balls, actually perfect to go with a main dish. I doubled the bake time and the are perfect!!! Very easy, very delicious !
Outstanding… I adapted the recipe slightly. Used Herb Flavored Stove Top (not chicken), and used 50% more broccoli. Last 7 min in oven, sprinkled on some Italian bread crumbs. #crowdpleaser
I am a garlic lover, so more garlic, more parm. cheese, and I would have cut up the broccoli more, as it seemed a bit like a ‘tree sticking out’ of the ball… but they tasted great and hot or cold… loving this site, find most comments really helpful,
Delish!!! Great easy recipe. Made this last night when friends came over, it was very fast and easy to make and tasted GREAT!! Loved by one and all!! Only grated cheese I had was mozzarella, I made 18 instead of 36 and put them cup cake pans instead of baking sheet. They were wonderful, served with bell pepper lasagna from this site and it ended up being a great dinner!! I am already planning to make them again, as in tonight!!! Do yourself a favor and make this recipe! You will not regret it!!!
These had a nice presentation but tasted like boxed stuffing to me. I won’t make them again.
I made it as the recipe stated. My granddaughter loved them which was my goal.
These taste great, but there is waaaayyyyy too much butter. I think I would cut the butter content in half next time.
Like some suggested, I cut the margarine in half, used 4 eggs, and increased the parmesan to 3/4 cup. I also used 2 cups of the stuffing mix rather than the whole envelope. The balls were more stuffing flavored than broccoli, which I wish would have been more prominent. I will probably make again, but I’ll try adding more broccoli and maybe switch to panko crumbs or a mix of stuffing and panko.
Delicious and easy!
OMG! These are delicious!!! Thank you for sharing. The only change was that I used fresh broccoli.
Always gone pretty quickly. I tend to make them a bit bigger and serve them with a dip like sour cream mixed with garlic powder & lemon pepper seasoning. I also have mixed french dressing with sour cream – makes a yummy sauce, too.
My husband loved these. This is second time making these. I used Country style stuffing instead (mashed up a little) and I use unsalted butter. Chopped up broccoli a little more this time as well. They were even better than the first time. Our neighbors liked these as well. Gave the wife the recipe.
Easy and delicious! A hit at the party I took them to and several requests for the recipe!
These were really good. My 7 year old granddaughter absolutely loved them! I used frozen riced broccoli that I steamed in the bag to try to retain more nutrients. I think the riced broccoli worked perfectly to help them get and stay in a ball shape. I may have made mine a little too big because they took about 20 minutes on 350 to get done. Other than using the riced broccoli and increasing the cook time and oven temp, the recipe worked great. Oh yeah, I also left out the onions as my family doesn’t care for them.
Not that tasty.
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