Cheesy Oven Baked Cauliflower Casserole
Recipe: #20634
August 20, 2015
Categories: Casseroles, Side Dishes, Cauliflower, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Potluck, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"Easy and not all that expensive to make"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (248.1 g)
- Calories 428.8
- Total Fat - 28.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 17.8 g
- Cholesterol - 83.6 mg
- Sodium - 750.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 7 g
- Protein - 25.1 g
- Calcium - 794 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 13.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Butter a 13x9 inch baking dish.
Step 2
Cut cauliflower into bite size pieces and steam until just a little tender (do not steam until soft). Cool.
Step 3
In a saucepan, melt the butter and add the red pepper flakes and minced garlic, cook 2 minutes (if your using garlic powder, omit this step and add it with the flour).
Step 4
Add the flour and onion powder; whisk mix until smooth and thickened. Mix in the milk a little at a time stirring each time until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly, over a medium heat until thick and creamy, this will take a few minutes.
Step 5
Mix in 1 1/2 cup (heaping) of cheddar cheese until melted.
Step 6
Remove sauce from heat and season with salt and pepper the sauce to taste.
Step 7
Spread the cooled cauliflower pieces in the buttered dish. Pour the cheese sauce evenly over the cauliflower and then sprinkle with 1 cup (or more) shredded cheese.
Step 8
Bake at 350 F until heated and bubbly , about 20 minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.