Fresh broccoli with oatmeal and eggs, I could not have asked for a healthier breakfast.
I am trying to introduce broccoli to my little one and in my endeavor I decided to experiment by grinding the broccoli. It looked quite good and I knew that my sweetheart won’t be able to figure out the green ingredient. This thought made me happy and excited. I then combined dry oats, eggs and some milk to make it a complete breakfast meal because Breakfast is an Important Meal of the Day. Since I did not have any time or patience to baby sit I put the dish in the oven.
I was amazed with the aroma and the color of the dish. My experiment was unexpectedly a success. My family liked it and hence I decided to post Broccoli Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole recipe for my health conscious friends.
Broccoli Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves 4
Per Serving 423 calories
Fat 14 g
Carbs 56 g
Protein 21 g
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups broccoli florets
- 2 cups dry quick oats
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 tbsp. low fat milk
Directions:
- Preheat the oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit. Prepare 8 inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Grind the broccoli separately in a food processor and combine it with all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl combine all the wet ingredients.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spoon the batter into the baking dish and put it in the oven.
- Bake it for 25-30 minutes or until the fork comes out clean.
- Cut into desired size and serve hot with ketchup.
Note: Make sure to drain water, if any from the broccoli before grinding it. You can also finely chop broccoli if desired.
We do not eat eggs. So what can be used as a replacement?
Hi Desha,
You may use silken tofu in place of eggs which will also work for this recipe. Hope this helps.
Whoa! I’ve never tried eggs/oatmeal together before…I’m intrigued 🙂 I do love eggs, oatmeal, and broccoli though. Pinned!
Can I use this mixture to make a pancake for my LO to save time on baking?
You may give that a try. Just make sure to not over cook since if you cook it in a griddle/pan it will cook very fast. Hope your family enjoys this recipe. 🙂
Hi Gunjan,
My daughter is 3yr old. Can we incorporate oats in to her diet? I liked this recipe but not sure if i can offer this to my daughter.
Hi Priya,
Thanks for showing interest in my blog and this recipe. My daughter is also 3 years old and happily eats oats. If your daughter is free from any allergy like gluten allergy or dairy allergy or eggs allergy then go ahead and try this recipe. Just a heads up its not a sweet oatmeal. It has a salty and smooth taste. Hope you like it.
Thanks for the reply. Will definitely try this. Yeah..she do not have any of the mentioned allergies.