It may be the smell or the weird shape – or perhaps it’s simply the greenish color – but kids are not the biggest fans of broccoli. Which is a shame considering how nutrient-rich and low-calorie these vegetables are! Especially since broccoli can help stimulate growth and keep bones strong!
That’s why you have to be creative in the kitchen, especially when you’re a parent to a kid who turns their nose up at broccoli. So in an effort to impress them (and get them to eat their vegetables), we try to become star chefs and they (not unlike the ruthless judges on television) refuse to eat it! But doesn’t it get tiring – day after day, dinner after dinner – trying to fight their resistance? Especially when you’re doing your best to try to hide the vegetables like broccoli. That’s why I finally decided to get serious about finding the right broccoli dish to get my daughter to admit once and for all – that broccoli is a good (and edible) vegetable!
To each his own (broccoli) dish!
Luckily, I found many recipes that help get the little ones to eat broccoli. Not only do they work as a great addition to pasta, but you can also use broccoli with clams, escarole cream, or culatello to make a delightful sauce for orecchiette, tagliolini or garganelli pasta! Or you can make a simple broccoli pesto. And if you prefer the main dishes, a tasty stew with broccoli and curried potatoes is absolutely delicious. Then again, broccoli and scamorza cheese combo is another popular option. Also, cod with butter and broccoli or roasted broccoli with a béchamel sauce drizzled on top are delicious recipes.
Simplicity was the favorite in my kitchen. Ever since I started making broccoli pesto, my daughter has never complained about her weekly broccoli portions!
Giving you all our support, here's a list of 20 yummy broccoli recipes – sure you'll find more than one option that will win your kid over, just like they did with my daughter!