Happy Wednesday guys! Do you like broccoli? I know some of you might find these veggies not so tasty, like my kids do, but believe me this recipe will prove you wrong.
I’ve always preferred making savoury than sweet muffins, and I love trying adding veggies. My Spinach & Feta Cheese Cornmeal Muffins with Mustard Seeds are one of my favourite but it was about time to try a new recipe.
So I made these savoury muffins last week and they were complete success. Topped with some feta cheese, these yummy cups are very appetizing and simply delicious. How could you not add cheese, right?
The recipe requires only a few basic ingredients which I’m sure you can find in your kitchen cupboard. Well, apart from the broccoli, obviously. 🙂
What’s more I used what was left of my chia seeds pack and it really worked well. Not to mention how good are chia seeds to you, apparently they’ve got numerous benefits. May be I should start incorporating them in my recipes more often then? 🙂 The truth is, I’ve only tried a few recipes with chia seeds, I mean actually cooking with them. Otherwise I use them daily to top my salads, porridge, soups, lots of stuff really. I just like to add different seeds and nuts to my meals.
How to make your kids to eat these green veggies? The trick is to hide the broccoli in the muffin! Just joking! 🙂 But, actually this is what I did – I put a piece of broccoli inside the muffin and just baked them in the oven. It couldn’t be simpler than this. Seriously, though, if you’ve got a tip how to make your kids to eat green veggies, let me know. I could definitely use some!
If you’re not a feta cheese person, you could use simple cheddar or even Parmesan. Mozzarella works too, so really, just use the cheese you love and you think would like with the muffins.
Here’s what you need for these pretty no fuss broccoli muffins.
Ingredients:
- 250g plain flour
- 3eggs
- about 12 small broccoli pieces (I made 12 muffins)
- 1 cup yogurt
- 100g butter, melted
- 200g feta cheese, crumbled
- 2tbsp chia seeds
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tsp salt
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, chia seeds and baking powder. Gradually add the eggs, yogurt and butter. Mix well.
- Grease a muffin tray and pour halfway in from the mixture. Add the broccoli and cover with the mixture. Crumble some feta cheese on top.
- Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until ready.
Enjoy!
Tip: Why not try adding some cheddar and Parmesan cheese for a cheesier version of these muffins? I like the sound of three cheese and chia seeds broccoli muffins! 🙂
