If you can’t get your family to eat enough vegetables, try this recipe for a flavor-packed, nutrient-rich side dish. Your family won’t know they are eating healthfully. They’ll just want seconds!

Story by: Erin Wiedmar, clinical nutritionist, N Good Health. on April 6, 2018

If you can’t get your family to eat enough vegetables, try this recipe for a flavor-packed, nutrient-rich side dish. Your family won’t know they are eating healthfully. They’ll just want seconds!

Roasted Parmesan Broccoli

Makes 6 servings

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

2 bunches fresh broccoli

2 tablespoons garlic, minced

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/3 cup olive oil (1½ tablespoons set aside)

Salt and pepper to taste

1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons dried basil

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut the broccoli florets from the stalk (discard stalks) and cut the florets in half. Lay them flat on a baking sheet.

Mix the garlic and all but 1½ tablespoons of the olive oil, and drizzle on the broccoli. Salt and pepper to taste.

Bake for 20 minutes or until some of the broccoli tips are browned.

Toss the hot broccoli in 1½tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, Parmesan and basil. Serve warm.

Nutrition information

Per serving

152 calories | 15.5 grams fat | 2.4 grams saturated fat | 96.8 mg sodium | 5.8 grams carbohydrates | 1.9 gram fiber | 3.8 grams protein