Compared to the other recipes I have posted for St. Patrick's Day, this one takes a bit longer to prepare but is really easy and is absolutely worth it! It's very low in carbs and looks amazing for this special day.

Step-by-step

Preheat the oven to 150 °C/ 300 °F (fan assisted), or 170 °C/ 340 °F (conventional). Wash the broccoli and cut it into florets. Place them into a steamer for about 5-8 minutes until the stalks are lightly tender. When done, place it in a bowl and blend until smooth.
Add grated parmesan cheese, eggs and cream. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.
Spoon the mixture into silicone forms equally (the ones I used are about 200 ml/ 6.7 fl oz). Silicon forms like these are the best I tried for the recipe: nothing gets stuck and you can easily empty them!
You will need to bake them in a water bath. This will prevent the top from drying and cracking. This is how you do it: place the silicone forms on a baking tray and add 2 cm/ 1 inch of water into the tray. Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
When done, set aside and let the cakes cool down. Finely chop the anchovies and mix them with olive oil. When the cakes are chilled, remove them from the forms, spoon anchovies on the top and garnish with micro greens. Enjoy!

Recipe

Low-Carb Broccoli Cheese Pie

★★★★☆4.2 (38 ratings)

This easy low-carb broccoli cheese pie tastes like a cheese soufflé!

Hands on: 10m
Overall: 1h
Servings: 4

3.7 g
Net carbs: 14.1 g
Protein: 20.4 g
Fat: 257
kcal

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Ingredients makes 4 servings

1 medium broccoli (250 g/ 8.8 oz)
¹/₂ cup + 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
3 large eggs
4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
6 anchovies
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
micro greens, watercress or fresh herbs for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 150 °C/ 300 °F (fan assisted), or 170 °C/ 340 °F (conventional). Wash the broccoli and cut it into florets. Place them into a steamer for about 5-8 minutes until the stalks are lightly tender. When done, place it in a bowl and blend until smooth.
Add grated parmesan cheese, eggs and cream. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.
Spoon the mixture into silicone forms equally (the ones I used are about 200 ml/ 6.7 fl oz). Silicon forms like these are the best I tried for the recipe: nothing gets stuck and you can easily empty them!
You will need to bake them in a water bath. This will prevent the top from drying and cracking. This is how you do it: place the silicone forms on a baking tray and add 2 cm/ 1 inch of water into the tray. Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
When done, set aside and let the cakes cool down. Finely chop the anchovies and mix them with olive oil. When the cakes are chilled, remove them from the forms, spoon anchovies on the top and garnish with micro greens. Enjoy!

Nutrition per serving, 1 mini pie

Carbs 6%Protein 22%Fat 72% of calories

Net carbs: 3.7 g
Total carbs: 5.4 g
Fiber: 1.7 g
Sugars: 1.8 g
Protein: 14.1 g
Fat: 20.4 g
Saturated fat: 8.2 g
Calories: 257 kcal
Sodium: 579 mg · 25.2% RDA
Magnesium: 29 mg · 7.36% RDA
Potassium: 310 mg · 15.5% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 mini pie	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Broccoli, broccolini, fresh	2.5 g	1.8 g	0.2 g	21
Parmesan cheese	0.5 g	5.4 g	3.9 g	59
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.3 g	4.7 g	3.6 g	54
Cream, heavy whipping, full-fat (30-40% fat)	0.4 g	0.4 g	5.4 g	51
Anchovies (canned anchovy fillets in oil)	0 g	1.7 g	0.6 g	13
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	6.8 g	60
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Microgreens, mixed, fresh	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	0
Total	3.7 g	14.1 g	20.4 g	257

Serving size 1 mini pie

Gluten free
Nut free
Nightshade free
Pork free
Avocado free
Coconut free
Shellfish free
Pescatarian

Comments & ratings (10)

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Anna9 February 2018
Hi there. This looks delightful! Is there a substitute for anchovies? I’m a vegetarian... thanks in advance!
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor30 March 2018
  Hi Anna, I think you can skip them or use a tablespoon of homemade pesto: ketodietapp.com/Blog
Kelsey Koch12 April 2017
HI I am just wondering what I could use instead of those molds. I live in a very small town and nothing like that is available to buy here. Is there something I could use that I might already own? I. E. Muffin tin, mini cheesecake springform pan, small glass baking dish
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor20 April 2017
  Hi Kelsey, I guess that any of these will work (ramekins, muffin tins, spring form pan, etc), however, a silicon-based dish/ mold will work better.
Kelly H.10 March 2015
Those are very unique looking molds. Is it possible you could give us a link for them? Thanks!
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor11 March 2015
  Of course, I will add them now (see post above) 😊
Lynda19 May 2014
I'm sure it's obvious but apparently not to me!
When I have added a recipe from her blog to my custome meals, where do I subsequently find it. They don't seem to be incorporated into the Recipes section and I don't see an option anywhere for 'Custom meals'.
Thanks
Lynda
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor20 May 2014
  Hi Lynda, you can find any of my blog meals in Planner => Add.
  Then, using the search box, type in the name of the recipe you have saved to your "custom meals" from the integrated blog. Also, if you search for "ketodiet blog", you will find all the recipes you have saved from the integrated blog. The reason we don't add it to the "Meals" section with KetoDiet recipes is technical - size optimisation. Otherwise, the app would be huge.
  Hope this helps, Martina
Jane15 March 2014
This looks so pretty I'm making it for St Patricks Day!
1. Martina @ KetoDiet15 March 2014
  Thank you! 😊

Low-Carb Broccoli Cheese Pie

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