Baby Artichokes Stuffed with Panko, Parmesan, and Garlic
I adapted a recipe I found on the blog Snails View that looked really delicious. It was a fairly easy side dish to prepare, which was nice because I thought it would be much harder. After peeling off the thicker outer leaves and slicing them in half, I steamed them for a few minutes until fork-tender. I then mixed together with the panko, Parmesan, garlic, lemon zest, crushed red pepper, and olive oil then spo0ned it on top of the artichokes. I baked them for 15 minutes before serving them. They were flavorful and delicious. The stuffed baby artichokes paired really nicely with my House Salad and the chicken (it will post tomorrow) I served.
How to Make Baby Artichokes Stuffed with Panko, Parmesan, and Garlic
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray.
Add a bunch of water to a large bowl then squeeze half the lemon juice into the water. Take each artichoke and peel off the heavy thick outer leaves until you are left with the really thin greenish-yellow leaves; trim about 1/2 inch off of the top of the artichoke; trim the stem and any thick remainder of the bottom leaves that remain on the stem. Cut the artichokes in half lengthwise. Remove the hair from the heart of the choke on both halves. Place into the bowl of lemon water. Repeat the process with the remaining artichokes.
Place the artichokes in a large steamer. Steam for 3-5 minutes or until fork-tender.
Meanwhile, combine the panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, together in a bowl. Mix until well combined.
Remove the artichokes from the steamer and place them into the small baking pan cut side up and close together. Spoon the panko mixture on top of each artichoke half then coat with cooking spray.
Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until tender and golden brown. Serve immediately! Enjoy.
Equipment
- Baking dish
Ingredients
- 4 baby artichokes
- Juice & zest from 1/2
- ½ cup of Italian seasoned panko crumbs
- ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray.
- Add a bunch of water to a large bowl then squeeze half the lemon juice into the water. Take each artichoke and peel off the heavy thick outer leaves until you are left with the really thin greenish-yellow leaves; trim about 1/2 inch off of the top of the artichoke; trim the stem and any thick remainder of the bottom leaves that remain on the stem. Cut the artichokes in half lengthwise. Remove the hair from the heart of the choke on both halves. Place into the bowl of lemon water. Repeat the process with the remaining artichokes.
- Place the artichokes in a large steamer. Steam for 3-5 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Meanwhile, combine the panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, together in a bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Remove the artichokes from the steamer and place them into the small baking pan cut side up and close together. Spoon the panko mixture on top of each artichoke half then coat with cooking spray.
- Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until tender and golden brown. Serve immediately! Enjoy.
I’m not much of an artichoke person but the boyfriend LOOOVES them so he’ll be so happy when I make this for him.
Pam, I have 4 beautiful artichokes in the fridge from a co worker of Greg’s who wanted to trade for some avocados. I am making this for SURE!!!!! Thanks for posting this. Also..if you ever find your way to So. California…..please know that my door is open for you!!! Would love to have you come visit me!!!
XO Kris
Whoa, you are a genius! This looks delicious!!
Lloyd would LOVE these!
Thanks for the idea, it looks very good. We’re growing our first ever artichoke plant this year and if it produces anything, I’ll be looking for ways to use them as my only experience is with canned hearts.
I have always been intimidated to make artichokes at home, too. This looks so easy and delicious, Pam!
Look at that beautiful golden brown filling! I want one now and I don’t even care that it’s only 5:30am!!
Oh these look such a treat – panko parmesan is the way to go!
Mary x
Those sound very different! Definitely a recipe to try!
They had artichokes at our local Whole Foods on sale, but I wasn’t sure what to do with them. This sounds perfect.
That’s a side worth raving about. Good things put together, well all I can say is, goodness, I want one.
I love artichokes and never have prepared them this way. My mouth is watering just looking at the photo, Pam. We should be getting artichokes in the market soon. Have a great holiday weekend.
The artichokes look amazing Pam. Love the combination of panko and parm together!
Boy does this look good. Love that your recipes are so simple.
Hey, I just used Panko Crumbs on my avocado fries cuz it lacked flavor, I’ll try the Italian version next time. I do prefer the panko crumbs texture more than the Italian breadcrumbs so I can see why people use em. 🙂
Pam, this artichoques looks delicious!!!!
Regards from Spain
Love artichokes, yours look fantastic. Definitely seems do-able for me, too, I’m a little artichoke challenged.
What a great vegetarian recipe, Pam! I’m trying to incorporate more meatless meals into our routine and this would be well received, I think!
Absolutely gorgeous! I’m going to keep this one handy for the next fresh artichokes I find.
I just got a larger sized microwave steamer, I might have to give this a try. It looks impressive!
This sounds wonderful. My artichoke plants took a hammering this winter so I suspect I will have to go shopping this year 🙁 Hopefully they will be up and producing again next year. Diane
For some reason, artichokes intimidate me. But this recipe sounds delicious. I think I’ll be “brave” and by some artichokes! 🙂
Wow! This looks fantastic! A yummy summery dish!
Anything artichoke works for me!!
My mom use to make her stuffed artichokes like this ALL THE TIME and they were always my favorite way to eat them!
Looks so good, I don’t cook artichokes but should start.
This looks really tasty!
I’ve never seen stuffed artichokes before. These sound wonderful with the crunchy topping!
Yum! I’m not sure I would need a main course, just two of these would stuff me just fine.
I only ever have artichokes one way: steamed with a vinigarette for dipping. This looks tasty enough for me to break the habit of a lifetime.