{"id":6605,"date":"2026-07-15T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6605"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:53:29","slug":"low-calorie-vegetable-casserole-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/low-calorie-vegetable-casserole-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Calorie Vegetable Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Low-Calorie Vegetable Casserole<\/h1>\n<p>A healthy, delicious, and satisfying casserole packed with fresh vegetables and light cheese. Perfect for lunch or dinner when you&#8217;re looking for a nutritious, low-calorie meal.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 large broccoli, cut into florets<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 handful baby kale<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>7 small garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>12 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese or plain Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly grease a baking dish with olive oil.<\/li>\n<li>Blanch the broccoli florets in boiling water for 2\u20133 minutes, then drain well.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 the onion until softened, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the baby kale and cherry tomatoes. Cook for 1\u20132 minutes, just until the kale begins to wilt.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese (or Greek yogurt), mozzarella, Parmesan, salt, pepper, paprika, and oregano.<\/li>\n<li>Fold the broccoli and saut\u00e9ed vegetables into the egg mixture until evenly combined.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread it evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until the casserole is set and the top is lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy warm on its own or pair it with a fresh green salad for a complete, healthy meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approximate Calories:<\/strong> 180\u2013220 calories per serving (depending on the cheese and oil used).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-Calorie Vegetable Casserole A healthy, delicious, and satisfying casserole packed with fresh vegetables and light cheese. Perfect for lunch or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6607,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605\/revisions\/6607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}