Easy Steamed Broccoli To Serve With Meatloaf Food

BEST STEAMED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Chop the broccoli into florets.
• If using, thinly slice the onion. Place it in a bowl of water while you're making the rest of the recipe, then drain. (This helps to reduce onion breath and remove some of the spicy bite. If you use green onion, skip this step!)
• Place 1 1/2 cups water into a saucepan or pot. If using a steamer basket without a handle, add it to the pot now: the water surface should be right under the basket. Bring the water to a boil.
• Once boiling, add the broccoli (in the steamer basket, if it has a handle). Steam with the lid on 3 to 4 minutes until just tender, testing with a fork to assess whether it's done. We like our broccoli on the crisp side: if you'd like it more tender, cook 1 minute more. Just be careful not to cook much longer or the color will immediately fade and it will be overcooked!
• Carefully remove the broccoli to a bowl. Toss with the olive oil, kosher salt, feta cheese (optional), and drained red onions. Top with freshly ground black pepper.

BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix meat, bread crumbs, onions and 2 Tbsp. steak sauce just until blended.
• Pat into 12x8-inch rectangle on sheet of waxed paper; top with broccoli and 3/4 cup cheese, spreading ingredients to within 1 inch of edges. Roll up, starting at one short end. Place, seam side down, in shallow pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until done (160ºF). About 10 min. before meatloaf is done, cook tomatoes, and remaining steak sauce until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Top meatloaf with remaining cheese; bake 2 min. or until melted. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 min. before slicing. Serve topped with sauce.

BROCCOLI STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix meat, pepper, egg, basil, half the bread crumbs, and 3/4 of the green onion together.
• Set aside Bring a pot of water to boil.
• Drop broccoli florets in and cook 3 to 4 minutes until crisp-tender.
• Drain thoroughly.
• Mix broccoli, cheese, salt, remaining bread crumbs, and remaining onions.
• Press half the meat mixture into 8x4 loaf pan forming an indentation in the center, leaving 1" thick sides up the side of the pan Fill hollow with broccoli mixture.
• Top with the remaining meat mixture and seal well around the edges, completely enclosing the broccoli mixture Mix melted butter with ketchup and brush over the top of the meat loaf.
• Bake approximately one hour or until the sides pull away from the pan a little Serve hot.