Our veggie nuggets are a simple and delicious way to get more veggies into your family. Made in a blender with broccoli and carrots blended with lots of cheese and spices. They are a kid favorite! Gluten-free.
Preheat the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Puree the ingredients. To a blender or food processor, add the broccoli and carrots. Blend until well chopped. Add eggs, 1 1/2 cups panko, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Blend until pureed, scraping sides as needed.
3 cups broccoli pieces, 1 cup baby carrots, 3 large eggs, 1 3/4 cup gluten-free panko, divided, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. onion powder, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, divided
Blend the panko and cheese. In a small bowl combine the panko and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Set aside.
1 3/4 cup gluten-free panko, divided, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, divided
Form veggie mixture into balls and coat with breading. Using a cookie scoop, roll batter into small balls, then roll in panko blend.
⭐️Bake. Place veggie balls onto a baking sheet. Gently push down on the balls to form nugget shapes. Bake for 10 minutes, flip, then bake an additional 2 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
Notes
Serve with honey mustard or ketchup.To make a honey mustard sauce, simply blend a bit of mustard with honey, or if you're out of honey like I was, use maple syrup.CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.