For the Baked Potatoes:
- 4 Russet Potatoeswashed and dried
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- Saltto taste
For the Broccoli Cheese Sauce:
- ½ lb Broccoli floretsfrozen, thawed and chopped into small pieces
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp All-purpose flour
- 3 cups Whole milk
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Garlic powder
- 6 oz Cheddar cheeseshredded
Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baked Potatoes
What foods do you eat for Lent? One of my favorite Lent dishes is Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baked Potatoes. Soft, baked potatoes, lightly mashed in the middle and drowning in the cheesiest, creamiest, broccoli sauce that you’ve ever tasted.
If you’re making this for your families then it’s a great dish to encourage green vegetables into their meals!
To make Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baked Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baked Potatoes
1 | Preheat oven | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 400 ºF. | ||
2 | Prepare potatoes | 1 |
Use a fork to randomly pierce 4 potatoes, all over and generously coat with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and season with salt. | ||
3 | Bake potatoes | 60 |
Bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes until very soft. | ||
4 | Prepare cheese sauce | 1 |
In a medium pot over medium heat, combine 3 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of flour. Whisk continuously until the mixture melts, begins to bubble and foam. Cook for 1 minute, taking care to not brown the flour. | ||
5 | Add milk | 3 |
Pour in 3 cups of whole milk and whisk to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer, continuously whisking until thickened then lower the heat. | ||
6 | Season | 1 |
Once thickened, season with ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder. | ||
7 | Add Cheddar cheese | 5 |
Working in batches, add a handful of shredded Cheddar cheese to the sauce and stir through. Allow cheese to fully melt before adding the next batches from 6 oz of cheese in total. | ||
8 | Add broccoli | 2 |
Once cheese is fully melted, stir in ½ pound of chopped broccoli pieces. Keep warm over a low heat. | ||
9 | Mash potatoes | 1 |
Once cooked, carefully slice the potatoes open, along the top. Use a fork to lightly mash the inside of the potatoes. | ||
10 | Serve | 1 |
To serve, ladle the broccoli cheese sauce over each potato and garnish with extra shredded Cheddar cheese, if you wish. Enjoy! | ||
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Recipe Reviews
Great and simple recipe, thanks so much going to cook it again.
I added a little more spices to mine because I felt it wasn't enough and of course my favorite..hot sauce lol.
It takes a while to perfect something like this so that it could taste as good as you imagine it to be, but thats exactly what happened for me, it was the BOMB.
Broccoli and potatoes..mm mm, very good!! so creamy and delightful, I put some bacon bits on top of mine too.
My kids ate the whole thing whole, vegies included, thanks so much.
The potatoes turned out partially cooked and partially raw, not sure what I did wrong :(
I wanted to try this out with sweet potatoes instead and i regret nothing!! Yummy.
I baked this and some lemon and dill chicken, best lunch i've ever made.
Normally when it comes to potatoes i just stick mine in the microwave for 6 minutes and toss some sourcream and cheese on it, but the way this looked in the photo made me stop being lazy and actually try to cook it up, was fantastic and totally worth it.
When I first saw this i thought itd be just a side dish but it ended up making me full after just two, super good.
Would recommend this only as a side dish and maybe cook some sirloin strips to go with it.
Had this made for me and my hubbys anniversary because he loves potatoes, weird i know but it's his favorite.
Made it for dinner for me and the family on family night because I couldnt be bothered making something big, everyone enjoyed it.
I used soy milk instead because I'm lactose intoleherant and ditched the cheese for some goat cheese, was still delicious.
I made these fully mashed instead of baked because I have a hard time chewing anything that isnt soft, was still ultra good.
One my favorite lunches, this and the vegetable millet of course, lol.
Can't believe you can actually make a full meal out of just potatoes, this was amazingly good.
I love potatoes so much, this was really filling and delicious going to be making this again.
My favorite small dish, its kinda heavy but atleast it keeps you stuffed for 2 or more hours.
Takes a while to get this done but it turned out great anyway.
Well done! Verified!