Cheesy Baked Cauliflower "Mac" and Cheese Recipe
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Ingredients: 8 cups chopped cauliflower florets, 1/2-inch pieces
1 tbsp butter
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup minced onion
3 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
7 ounces freshly grated sharp cheddar
1/2 teaspoons salt
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Directions:Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Place 1 inch of water in a large pot with 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Add the cauliflower and cook until tender crisp, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook about 2 minutes.
Stir in flour. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring continually 3 - 4 minutes, to cook out the flour.
Add the milk and continue whisking, raising heat to medium-high until it comes to a boil and becomes smooth and thick, about 2 minutes stirring; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper.
Once it becomes thick, remove from heat completely onto another burner if possible. Add the cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup at a time mixing well until cheese is all melted.
Stir in cooked cauliflower, then pour into a baking dish and bake until bubbly and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes. Then broil 2 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned. |
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Notes: Use real cheese.
You can use different cheese combinations like Havarti, White Cheddar, Monterey Jack, etc.
For this recipe, grating your own cheese will give you the smoothest results.
Start with a white sauce. A white sauce is made with butter or olive oil stirred with flour and milk. It thickens once it cools, then you stir the cheese into it to make your cheese sauce.
Do NOT add the cheese to boiling sauce. When adding the cheese, remove the white sauce from the heat completely before adding the cheese. I usually move this to a different burner so it stops boiling. You don’t want to add the cheese to the mixture if it’s boiling/bubbling. Doing so will cause the cheese to break down causing a gritty texture.
Add the cheese a little at a time. I usually do this 1/4 cup at a time, whisking in between until it’s all melted.
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