What can be made with the left over broccoli stems? ?!
My mom always cuts the heads off and steams them, but tosses out the stem!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Well, ask her if she could just cut them off, but also steam them with the rest so you can eat them!. They taste exactly the same, they just don't have the fluffiness of the floret!. It's really a waste, since the majority of a head of broccoli is stems!. If that doesn't work for you, you could start a compost heap!. Or, if there's wooded areas around where you live, just take them there & scatter them!. Rabbits (maybe deer too!?) love broccoli!. :) Or, if you like raw broccoli, you could just dip them for a snack!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Enjoy the wholesome goodness of my world famous carrot broccoli lasagna:
Ingredients:
4 cups chopped broccoli
2 cups chopped wholesome carrot
9 lasagna noodles
2 cans (10!.75 ounces) cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup cottage cheese
3 cups grated Mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon rosemary
2 teaspoons paprika
Directions:
Steam broccoli and wholesome carrots till tender!. Boil lasagna noodles!. In a bowl combine cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup Parmesan, cottage cheese, and 2 cups Mozzarella!. Mix well and set aside 1 1/4 cup of mixture!. To remaining sauce, add garlic powder, rosemary, and the cooked veggies!. Set aside!.
To assemble lasagna: In a 9x13 inch pan, lay 3 lasagna noodles, spread 1/2 of veggie mixture, 3 noodles, spread rest of veggie mixture, 3 noodles, the reserved 1 1/4 cup of cheese mixture!. Sprinkle 1 cup Mozzarella on top!. Mix together paprika and 1/4 cup Parmesan and sprinkle on top of Mozzarella!. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 1/2 hour, then remove cover and bake 10 more minutes!.
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Ingredients:
4 cups chopped broccoli
2 cups chopped wholesome carrot
9 lasagna noodles
2 cans (10!.75 ounces) cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup cottage cheese
3 cups grated Mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon rosemary
2 teaspoons paprika
Directions:
Steam broccoli and wholesome carrots till tender!. Boil lasagna noodles!. In a bowl combine cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup Parmesan, cottage cheese, and 2 cups Mozzarella!. Mix well and set aside 1 1/4 cup of mixture!. To remaining sauce, add garlic powder, rosemary, and the cooked veggies!. Set aside!.
To assemble lasagna: In a 9x13 inch pan, lay 3 lasagna noodles, spread 1/2 of veggie mixture, 3 noodles, spread rest of veggie mixture, 3 noodles, the reserved 1 1/4 cup of cheese mixture!. Sprinkle 1 cup Mozzarella on top!. Mix together paprika and 1/4 cup Parmesan and sprinkle on top of Mozzarella!. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 1/2 hour, then remove cover and bake 10 more minutes!.
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One of the cleverest tricks I've ever seen was to peel and steam the stems!. Cut into small dice and dry them in a dehydrator!. Put the small pieces in a coffee mill and grind to a powder!. Put the powder in a jar and refrigerate!. Add to soups or dishes as a seasoning!. It tastes like asparagus!. You don't have the problem with an odor, though!. (And I can verify that!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Save the stems and leaves of all of your veggies and make a vegetable stock once a week!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
casseroles, potato and broccoli and cheese is one of my favorites!.!.they would probably be good in soup tooWww@FoodAQ@Com
Add them to soup next time, or freeze until you do make some!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
broccoli cheese and riceWww@FoodAQ@Com
use them to make vegetable stock for soup!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Stir fry them with other veggiesWww@FoodAQ@Com
soup only!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com