Kid friendly broccoli

We all know broccoli is good for us. But sometimes it's really hard to eat. Even when it's steamed it sometimes can taste bland and not so good. Plus a mouthful of that leafy stuff is just... gross.

I found this recipe for cooking broccoli and it has changed our views on eating broccoli.I have made it for several people and have even gotten a few broccoli haters to eat their broccoli. Plus my two year old loves it. Last night she even asked for more "black key!" (broccoli).

This recipe comes from Good Things Utah. They called it Reagan's broccoli.

Take a head of broccoli and cut it up into small pieces. How small you cut it up depends on your preference. Usually the smaller the better.

As an added tip, at Costco they sell cut up broccoli in a bag for about 4 dollars in the produce section. I have also seen similar bags in the produce section at Target. I really like starting with the bags because you don't have to cut up the broccoli so much.

I usually take each floret and cut it into halves or fourths depending on how big of a hurry I'm in.

Put the cut up broccoli into a bowl.

Add canola oil. I usually estimate how much of this I need. It's just enough to coat the broccoli. If you put too much they turn out tasting like oil and that's no good. Too little oil and they turn out dry. The good thing is that extra oil will usually drain to the bottom of the bowl and doesn't make it to the next step. Stir to coat evenly.

Put the broccoli on a baking sheet.

Add salt. (Again, not too much or it will taste too salty).

Put the baking sheet in your oven on broil for 5-7 minutes. I just watch until the broccoli is just starting to turn brown at the tips.

So basically you just cook it like french fries by adding oil and salt. Luckily canola oil actually has several health benefits (see here). And as we know, so does broccoli.

Enjoy!