Broccoli and Cheddar Crepes


A creamy and delicious dish with a healthy broccoli filling, made tasty using a cheesy mornay sauce. This is a recipe one can try for a chilly winter morning for breakfast or brunch and enjoy it as soon as it comes out of the oven, with the cheese oozing out of the crepe rolls.



Table of Content

  1. What are Broccoli and cheddar crepes?
  2. How to make Broccoli and Cheddar crepes ?
  3. Expert Tips
  4. Recipe Card  

 

What are Broccoli and Cheddar Crepes?

​​Broccoli and cheddar crepes is a dish inspired by Mexican enchiladas. Enchiladas is a spicy and tangy vegetable or meat sauce, stuffed inside a tortilla, layed in a baking tray and baked with cheese on top of it. Similar to enchiladas this recipe takes flour crepes instead of tortilla wraps and has a broccoli and bechamel filling.

 

How to make broccoli and cheddar crepes?

1. In a clean bowl add refined flour, eggs and milk, whisk them all together. Whisk in melted butter and season the batter with salt and pepper. Set it aside for 20 minutes.

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2. In a stainless steel frypan, melt butter and add some refined flour, mix them thoroughly. To the thick paste add some milk to make it into a sauce. Add some chopped onions to the sauce.

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3. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and add the chopped broccoli florets to it with some grated whole cheddar cheese and keep stirring it till the cheese is completely incorporated. Broccoli and Cheddar Crepes


4. Heat a non-stick pan and add a spoonful of the crepe batter to it. Rotate and tilt the pan to spread it evenly. After it is cooked solid, flip it using a spatula and cook the other side.

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5. Lay the crepe flat and add in some cheesy broccoli filling into it. Fold it over and make it into a roll. Place all the rolls parallel in a small baking tray, top it with some grated mozzarella cheese.

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6. Drizzle some hot sauce over the crepe rolls and sprinkle some smoked paprika. Bake the rolls at 180 degree celsius till the cheese is melted.

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7. Enjoy these hot with the cheese oozing out.

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      Expert Tips

      1. Mix the crepe batter thoroughly till there are no lumps remaining.
      2. Add the milk in the sauce slowly to avoid any lumps.
      3. If the batter is too much for the pan you can drain it back into the bowl.

       

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