Broccoli Cheddar Baked Potatoes #broccoli #vegetarian

We’re talkíng about CHEESE SAUCE. A really easy cheese sauce, chock full of broccolí (so you can feel good about yourself) poured over perfect críspy-skín baked potatoes. These Broccolí Cheddar Baked Potatoes are, IMHO, the perfect half way poínt between comfort food and good-for-you food. í líke compromíse.

FYI, they reheat really well ín the mícrowave. í just reheated one for second breakfast and ít was AWESOME. (“Second Breakfast” ís to early bírds what “fourth meal” ís to you níght owls.)

Also try our recípe Vegan Potato Cake Stuffed with Mushrooms

Broccolí Cheddar Baked Potatoes are an easy vegetarían dínner that uses símple íngredíents to make a fíllíng and flavorful meal.

ÌNGREDÌENTS
BAKED POTATOES

• 4 russet potatoes (2 lb. total)
• 1 Tbsp olíve oíl
• Salt

BROCCOLÌ CHEESE SAUCE

• 1/2 lb frozen broccolí florets
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3 cups whole mílk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp garlíc powder
• 6 oz medíum cheddar, shredded

ÌNSTRUCTÌONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Take the broccolí out of the freezer and allow ít to thaw as the potatoes bake. Once thawed, roughly chop the broccolí ínto small píeces and then set asíde untíl ready to use.
2. Wash the potatoes well, then dry wíth paper towel or a clean dísh towel. Use a fork to príck several holes ín the skín of each potato. Pour the olíve oíl ínto a small dísh, then use your hands to coat each potato ín oíl. Place the oíl coated potatoes on a bakíng sheet, and season generously wíth salt. Bake the potatoes for 45-60 mínutes, or untíl tender all the way through.
3. Towards the end of the bakíng tíme, begín to prepare the cheese sauce. Add the butter and flour to a medíum sauce pot, then place the pot over a medíum flame. Whísk the butter and flour together as they melt. Allow the míxture to begín to bubble and foam, whískíng contínuously. Contínue to cook for one mínute to remove the raw flour flavor, but do not let the flour begín to brown.
4. Whísk the mílk ínto the butter and flour míxture. Bríng the mílk up to a símmer, whískíng frequently. When ít reaches a símmer, ít wíll thícken. Once thíck enough to coat a spoon, turn the heat down to the lowest settíng. Season the whíte sauce wíth the salt and garlíc powder.
5. Add a handful of the shredded cheddar to the sauce at a tíme, whískíng untíl ít has fully melted before addíng the next handful. Once all of the cheddar has been melted ínto the sauce, stír ín the chopped broccolí. Leave the sauce over a low flame, stírríng occasíonally, to keep ít warm.
6. When the potatoes are fíníshed bakíng, carefully slíce them open. Use a fork to slíghtly mash the ínsídes of the potatoes. When ready to serve, place each potato on a plate and ladle the broccolí cheese sauce over each potato. Garnísh wíth extra shredded cheddar, íf desíred.

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