These broccoli cheese bites are the perfect quick and easy appetizers, full of veggie and cheesy goodness. Everything you love about a broccoli cheese casserole all in one tiny bite. These broccoli bites are perfect for a weekly dinner side or served at a brunch!
When I was growing up, my mom would make us like the same twenty meals all the time. One of those meals was pizza loaf and another was French dip sandwiches with tater tots. A third was a broccoli cheese chicken casserole topped with Ritz crackers. These broccoli bites are a bite-sized version of that casserole. I made them without chicken, but you can add chicken in if you’d prefer to eat them as a meal rather than a side.
How to Make Broccoli Bites
Making these broccoli cheddar bites is so easy.
First, cook your broccoli. Then throw the broccoli in a food processor along with the Ritz crackers, cheese, and egg to mix it all together.
Once your broccoli and cheese mix is ready, place in a mini muffin tins then top with some crumbled Ritz crackers. Make sure to fill the muffin tins almost completely full or else the broccoli bites will be a bit flat.
Bake in mini muffin cups for 12-15 minutes and you have yourself bite-sized bites of broccoli and cheese goodness. And so much cuter than a casserole. They were perfect for my game day party!
Make sure to pin these broccoli bites for later!
Broccoli Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- 2cupsbroccoli, cooked and chopped
- 1cupcheddar cheese
- 12Ritz crackers, crumbled
- 1egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray mini muffin tin with non-stick baking spray.
- Cook broccoli.
- Combine broccoli, cheese, 10 Ritz crackers, and egg in a food processor until everything is well combined.
- Spoon mixture into mini muffin tin until about 3/4 full.
- Sprinkle with Ritz crackers.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until crackers are slightly browned on top and mixture is fully cooked.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
These look so yummy! What a great way to pack some veggies into a yummy bite. Thanks for sharing!
These look wonderful! I’ve got it pinned for later. Thank you!
So glad I stumbled across your blog! You have so many yummy recipes and I love the pictures 🙂 Stopping by from Nifty Thrifty linky party – would love for you to stop by my baking blog to say hello! x
Ooooooo, yummy! These look absolutely delicious. I am so excited to try these for my family! Thank you for sharing! PINNED!
Ok, these are definitely on my must make list… YUM!
These look awesome! I love how simple they are too. Pinning!
These look amazing! So glad I found this recipe through the pin party!
So incredibly delicious! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
These look awesome! We love broccoli with cheese sauce here so these would be a fun switch. I found you on Life on Lakeshore Drive. Pinned!
I love your Broccoli and Cheese bites. I just pinned it. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great week ahead.
FABBY
These look fantastic! I wanted to let you know that I’m featuring this post tonight at the Create & Share Link Party (7:00 PM MST)! Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you share with us this week 🙂
These look delicious! are you able to freeze these? I have an upcoming bridal shower and would love to make them ahead and reheat-
I’ve never tried freezing them, sorry! Let me know if you do.
Can I just defrost two packages of frozen chopped broccoli. I’m scared I would overcook the broccoli.
Sure Tammy, you can cook the broccoli however you’d like!
Is there a way to cook this without a food processor?
Sure Kate, just mix them together in a bowl. I just use a food processor to make it easier, just make sure the Ritz crackers are crushed before you mix it up.
Love to make this but without crackers can I use flour?
I would probably use bread crumbs instead of flour Zereen, flour will just add flour. You want something to add the crunch.
I have to try! Do you know how many calories are in each?
I have to try! Do you know how many calories are in each Broccoli Cheese Bite?
I just made these and they were delicious. Next time I will add a little salt. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
These sound absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to try them. Thanks!
I enjoy trying new recipes,these look delicious,
Thanks for sharing this recipes,I will make these for my family this weekend,I am always looking for healthy snacks
Omg sinful little treats. My kids love them!! Thank you
Do you have any nutritional facts on these? Btw…they are delish!
Cheryl, unfortunately I don’t BUT it’s on my list of things to do soon. I’ll let you know as soon as I add details.
Can you make these without the cracker? My daughter is gluten free, and they look so good I think she would like them.
I’ve never done it Karly so the texture might be a bit off, but I’m sure you can!
Were you able to try these without the crackers? Just curious how they turned out?
I haven’t had a chance yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as I do!
looks so good! can you refridgerate?
Yep! Refrigerate and then just reheat!
I made these as mini’s and they were a hit. I would like to make as a casserole for the holidays, how long would you suggest cooking. Thanks.
I’ve honestly never made them as a casserole Linda, so I’d recommend looking up a broccoli cheese casserole recipe and trying their cooking time and temp. Sorry!
This is a great recipe! I can’t wait to make. Wondering how long to reheat if I make early?
I wouldn’t reheat too long or else they’ll get soggy. I’ve never actually reheated because they go so fast, but I’d probably start with like 15-20 seconds in the microwave and continue in small increments.
I’ve just made them, they look lovely. It’s a bit blend. Next time, I’ll add sauté onion, dash of chilli peppers for some flavour. Very easy to make 😉
My son is allergic to eggs is there a substitute for egg?
Unfortunately I’m not aware of one. The egg binds them together…
Made them with mozzarella cheese and froze them beautifully. Added salt and a few chives.
Outstanding.
I’m so glad Bernice! How long did you freeze them for before eating?
Hi, I would love to make these with my nutrition students! How many does 1 batch make, 8-12 mini muffins?
Yes!
could this dish be frozen? I was going to make them for my daughters wedding and I need to make them ahead of time.
thank you
I’ve never frozen them Mona, so if you’re going to do that, I would recommend trying a small batch first to see how it goes.
I just made them…I love it!! I will do it again and again! My little girl is 2 and a half years old and she loved it too!! Thank you!
Can’t find where the recipe says how many this makes. Thanks for your help. Sounds delish.
It makes one twelve cup muffin tin full, sorry must not have pulled over when I made some updates to my blog!
I made these yesterday…I added a little curry paste to them to match the rest of my meal. So I would say these can be created to suit any meal…next time I make a Mexican meal I will add chipotle pepper and maybe add some corn to them….great recipe! Thanks!
P.S. I made them with gluten free crackers and them came out perfect! Next time I will double the recipe 🙂