These easy broccoli bites are a family favorite completely customizable to your tastes and what you have on hand. Serve as the main dish, use as an appetizer, or serve them as a side. Versatile and tasty!

Disclosure: I was given Sam’s Fresh Salsa for free in exchange for a recipe post. The salsa really is delicious and this really is a recipe we make often!

My kids are strange.

They love broccoli.

They love it so much, they will gobble their portion super fast and then ask for more. Covered in cheese or not.

Of course, we have to call the broccoli “trees” and state what type of animal flew, ran, or crawled out of the “tree” when they eat it, but hey. They are eating broccoli.

You would think adding cheese to broccoli and baking it would take this broccoli love to the next level and put the kids completely in awe and over-the-top excited about eating more broccoli.

However, while our adventurous Zoey gobbled it up, our more bland-palated William (except for barbecue sauce and pickles) refused to touch them.

Broccoli bites are not a completely new dish around here as I have tested out making them before. Adding in some Sam’s Fresh Salsa took them from being just cheesy broccoli tasting to being completely full of flavor and especially tasty with a dollop of Greek yogurt.

Pair these Easy Cheesy Salsa Broccoli Bites with some thin cut red potato french fries, a colorful salad, or even pair them with some grilled chicken and you have yourself a tasty treat that not only covers your vegetable servings, but can act as a decent protein boost to a plant-based meal.

Substitutions

These broccoli bites are super simple to make and are very customizable. While this particular recipe includes mushrooms, you can replace it for other vegetable ingredients.

• bell peppers
• onions
• roasted zucchini
• shredded carrots
• finely chopped spinach

Whatever you choose as your “add in”, make sure to finally chop it (especially if you are trying to hide the vegetable your children do not want to eat).

I enjoy topping my broccoli bites with some plain Greek yogurt. You could also opt to eat them plain, or top with some guacamole. Either way, you cannot go wrong with the flavor that Sam’s Fresh Salsa adds to these bites.

Plant-Based Pairings

For a side dish with these Easy Cheesy Broccoli Bites, I enjoy serving a fresh side salad and some roasted potatoes (the oven is already on as is). You could also serve it with:

• cole slaw
• snacking vegetables with hummus
• rice
• pesto pasta
• corn
• caprese
• apple slices

However you opt to pair your Easy Cheesy Broccoli Bites, make it colorful!

Sam’s Fresh Salsa uses only fresh ingredients. The salsa contains no added preservatives, no artificial ingredients, and no additives. This salsa truly is loaded with flavor and tastes like it was made fresh off the vine.

You can purchase Sam’s Fresh Salsa at ShopRite, Acme, and Safeway. If they are not in your local store, ask them to carry Sam’s Fresh Salsa products!

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