Our Favorite Broccoli
Simple steamed-and-sauteed broccoli with butter and sea salt — no cheese sauce required, and even the skeptics in your house will ask for seconds.
- Prep Time
- 5 min
- Cook Time
- 15 min
- Total Time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
For years, you couldn't get my husband to touch broccoli unless it was buried in cheese sauce or baked into a casserole — until I started making it this way. The first time it hit the table plain, he made a face before he even tried it. One bite in, and that was that.
This has become a weekly regular at our house, mostly because it's the easiest way to sneak some real vegetables onto everyone's plate without a fight.
You can make it Paleo with ghee, Keto with regular butter, or dairy-free with plant-based butter — honestly, I can't taste much difference between any of them, so I usually just use whatever's in the fridge.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. package chopped fresh broccoli florets
- 2 tbsp. butter, ghee, or plant-based butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt, more or less to taste
Instructions
- 1Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the water and stir.
- 2Add the broccoli, stir again, and cover.
- 3Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until the broccoli is tender and slightly soft.
- 4Sprinkle with salt, stir, and serve.
Tips
- This steam-then-saute method works well with other vegetables too, so feel free to swap in whatever you have on hand.
