Cauliflower with Cheese Sauce
Cauliflower with cheese sauce is a simple, hearty dish. Tender cauliflower florets are topped with a smooth, rich cheese sauce. Ideal as a side or a vegetarian option, it's a classic comfort food that's both tasty and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cauliflower if whole, cut in bite-size pieces
- 2 TBSP butter
- 2 TBSP flour
- 1 cup milk
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar
- 2 ounce white cheddar
- salt
- pepper
- pinch of nutmeg opitonal
Instructions
- cook the cauliflower in hot salted water
- preheat oven to 375°
- lightly butter a 1 1/2 quart baking dish
- melt the butter
- when the butter is melted add the flour
- cook and stir for two minutes
- when the cauliflower is knife tender drain it well, and leave it to drain until you need
- once the butter and flour are cooked add the milk
- whisk until the milk is mixed it, and the sauce starts to thicken up
- save back 1/4 cup of cheese and then using a wooden spoon stir in the remaining cheese
- once the cheese is melted turn off the heat
- taste for salt and pepper add as needed
- add a pinch of nutmeg as desired
- stir the drained cauliflower into the cheese sauce
- taste again and add more salt and pepper as needed
- spoon the cauliflower into the prepared baking dish
- sprinkle with the reserved cheese
- bake at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until the top is browned
- you can also serve it without baking it in the oven, it's ready to go after the cauliflower is stirred in
Notes
Be sure to drain the cauliflower as much as you can. Any water left in cauliflower will make your sauce a little watery
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 19gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 496mgPotassium: 512mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 933IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 529mgIron: 1mg
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