Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese Recipe (2024)

Our Browned Butter Broccoli and Mizithra Cheese Recipe is one of our families long-time favorite recipes! It’s SO good. If you’ve eaten the Spaghetti Factory Broccoli Recipe and loved like we did, then you won’t be surprised at all to hear that I had to run right home and figure out how to make it myself! Butter broccoli is good and it’s about a million times better when it’s browned! But, what’s the secret? It’s got to be the Mizithra Cheese recipe for sure! Oh my. I adore it.

Why we love Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese Recipe

The first time Browned Butter Broccoli and Mizithra Cheese deliciously passed my lips was at the Spaghetti Factory about 10 years ago now… Oh, I was totally hooked with the first bite!

I instantly knew that I’d be duplicating it at home. Mmmmm hmm.

What is Mizithra Cheese?

• Mizithra Cheese is a Greek cheese made from sheep or goats milk. It is primarily produced on the island of Crete, but it is widespread throughout Greece.Mizithra can be salt dried to produce a mature salty cheese.

• Mizithra is a pasteurized sheep’s milk cheese made all over Greece. In the past, balls of Mizithra were hung outside wrapped in sheets to drain as part of their preparation. Today, cheese makers try to stay true to the rustic roots of hanging, depending on the time of year the milk was harvested.

• When cooking with Mizithra, or any ethnic ingredient, it helps to look at how the people who created it use it.

• The Greeks enjoy Mizithra at all times of the day.

• For breakfast serve slices with thyme honey and fresh fruit. Serve it as an appetizer with olives, tomatoes, basil and bread, like you would Mozzarella. As this cheese ages, it evolves and goes even better with traditional Greek flavors. Crumble or grate it over Mediterranean inspired salads and pastas. For a wine pairing, try serving it with Prosecco.

Tips for making Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese Recipe

• Make sure your fry pan is good and hot when adding the butter to brown that way it will easily brown and caramelize.

• Continually stir butter for 1-2 minutes until you see the brown color deepen and the caramelized fragrance.

How to make Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese Recipe

Coat large fry pan with cooking spray; warm pan to medium high.
Melt butter, stirring, continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until butter caramelizes and is fragrant.
Add broccoli, stir, cover with a lid and cook 1 minute, stir, repeat until tender soft.
Approx 3-4 minutes.
Stir in 2 tablespoons Mizithra Cheese, pour onto serving platter, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Enjoy!

Yield: 6

Browned Butter Broccoli and Mizithra Cheese Recipe is one of our families long-time favorite recipes!

Ingredients

5 cups broccoli florets
3 tablespoons butter
3-4 tablespoons Mizithra Cheese, finely grated
sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Coat large fry pan with cooking spray; warm pan to medium high.
Melt butter, stirring, continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until butter caramelizes and is fragrant.
Add broccoli, stir, cover with a lid and cook 1 minute, stir, repeat until tender soft.
Approx 3-4 minutes.
Stir in 2 tablespoons Mizithra Cheese, pour onto serving platter, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 117Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gProtein: 4g

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Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese will make even non-broccoli-eaters like broccoli! YUM.

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Browned Butter Broccoli with Mizithra Cheese Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Does Mizithra cheese melt? ›

It isn't a very common cheese, but it sure has a creamy rich flavor and goes perfectly with the flavor of browned butter. Mizithra cheese is a little bit salty and doesn't melt fully.

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Does Trader Joe's carry Mizithra cheese? ›

You can find mizithra cheese at Trader Joe's, Harmon's, Sprouts, and other grocery stores. Fresh basil – this is optional, but delicious and so pretty as a garnish. You can also garnish with fresh parsley too.

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How do you make brown butter fast? ›

How to Brown Butter, Step-By-Step Guide

Step 1: Cut the Butter Into Equal Pieces. Start by cutting unsalted butter into equal-sized pieces, which melt more evenly.
Step 2: Cook the Butter Over Medium Heat. ...
Step 3: Let the Butter Bubble. ...
Step 4: Stop Cooking the Butter as Soon as It Smells Toasted.

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What cheese is closest to Mizithra? ›

Substitutes. Myzithra is a whey cheese, and while nothing matches the original, you can use mascarpone or ricotta in place of fresh myzithra, and ricotta salata, Parmesan, or Pecorino Romano in place of aged myzithra.

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What kind of cheese is Mizithra? ›

Mizithra or myzithra (Greek: μυζήθρα [miˈziθra]) is a Greek whey cheese or mixed milk-whey cheese from sheep or goats, or both. It is sold both as a fresh cheese, similar to Italian ricotta, and as a salt-dried grating cheese, similar to Italian ricotta salata. The ratio of milk to whey usually is 7 to 3.

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What is the shelf life of Mizithra cheese? ›

UNIT / ITEM

UNIT UPC / EAN CODE	5201301540102
SHELF LIFE	7 months
PACKING	tub
UNIT SIZE (LXWXH)	10x40x4.50
UNIT NET WEIGHT	22 lbs

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What is Trader Joe's sister store? ›

Aldi Nord is responsible for its stores in Northern Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Aldi Nord also owns the Trader Joe's grocery chain in the United States which operates separately from the group.

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What pan is best for browning butter? ›

We recommend using a shiny pan with a silver finish or a cermaic coated pan because it allows you to see the transition as the butter melts down and changes color from light to dark golden brown more easily.

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What are the chunks in brown butter? ›

What Are the Brown Specks in Brown Butter? Brown specks in brown butter are toasted milk solids. They're actually where most of the flavor comes from, so make sure you scrape those out of the pan along with the liquid butter. Don't strain out the specks.

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Why is my brown butter foaming? ›

Butter contains a good 13 to 17% water, which has to go before the fat's temperature can rise enough to brown the milk proteins. Once the butter reaches a temperature of 212°F, the water in the butter starts to evaporate much more quickly. As a result the butter will start to bubble and splatter dramatically.

Should you stir butter when browning it? ›

Brown butter isn't one of those things you can start cooking and walk away from. It requires your total attention, which means stirring the butter every once in a while. Without stirring, the butter has more potential to cook unevenly, and the milk solids can stick to the bottom of the pan and eventually burn.

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Can you brown butter too long? ›

But the process of browning butter—simple as it may seem—requires some particular vigilance. A few seconds too long on the heat and this deeply flavored butter can turn from creamy and caramelly to bitter and burnt.

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How much butter do you lose when making brown butter? ›

A stick of butter (US) weighs 113 g. Post browning it will weigh about 83 grams. 1 (one) tablespoon of butter weighs 14 grams so you're losing almost 2 tablespoons (28 g) of butter through the browning process. This happens because liquid in the butter evaporates.

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What is the hardest cheese to melt? ›

Chevre goat cheese, farmers cheese, feta, halloumi, ricotta or paneer do become softer with heat, but they won't spread out and melt. Aged cheeses like Parmigiano Reggiano aren't a great choice, either.

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Is Mizithra a hard cheese? ›

Aged Myzithra (Dry Myzithra) is aged for a longer time, developing a hard and crumbly texture. It becomes drier and more granular as it ages.

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Does cheap cheese melt? ›

It depends on what type of cheese it is, “cheaper” cheeses are most of the time cheeses that don't melt very well, they do not melt very well because The more aged the cheese is the less fats are in the cheese allowing it to melt.

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