Adding one ingredient to broccoli can turn the veggie staple into a delicious side dish "packed with flavour". For many, cooking the vegetable may be something of an afterthought, prepared merely as an accompaniment to a roast.

But recipe website Tasty.co shared a simple way to enhance its flavour using cheese, and a couple of other ingredients you may already have at home. These include three crowns of broccoli, one ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese (175 g), three cloves of crushed garlic, and a bit of salt and pepper (with measurements according to taste).

After preheating the oven to 190 degrees, the site recommends cooking putting the broccoli in a casserole dish, and mixing the garlic and cheese together in bowl.

You then simply pouring it evenly over the veggies, and let it bake for 25 minutes, with a total preparation time of just 35 minutes overall.

You can find the full recipe here.

Broccoli is a versatile veggie that you can make more exciting with a few simple ingredients.

And more of it could be going to waste than you realise.

An expert says the stem is often chopped off and discarded, but with a couple of additions, it can be really tasty.

TikTok and personal chef Michael Hayes, who shares cooking tips with 1.2 million followers on his @stoveandgarden channel, recommends thinning the edges of the stalk and cutting them into matchstick shapes to make a scrumptious side dish.

These can then be cooked in a pan with a dash of soy sauce and oil.

“They are so flavourful and they taste just like sautéed onions,” Michael said.