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Cheesy, healthy cauliflower casserole

Cheesy, healthy cauliflower casserole

Comfort food with a twist! Delicious on its own or as a side dish.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6
Author Julie Paillé

Ingredients

  • - 1 medium head of cauliflower , cut into florets
  • - 1 egg
  • - 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • - 1 very small onion finely chopped
  • - 1 and 1/2 cup low fat milk
  • - 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • - 2 tablespoons flour
  • - 1 tsp salt
  • - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • - ½ tsp of cayenne pepper (optional)
  • - 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • - ¾ cup of finely grated fresh parmesan
  • - ¼ cup of shredded cheddar cheese for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Cook the cauliflower florets in a steam basket for 10 minutes (or boil them for 10 minutes if you don’t have a steam basket)*. Drain and put aside.
  2. In a saucepan, sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil a few minutes (make sure it does not get brown), add milk, flour, egg, nutmeg, cayenne pepper (if desired), salt and pepper.
  3. Whisk until a smooth creamy sauce is formed, it should only take a about 5 minutes. Add ¾ cup of parmesan and mix well. Toss in the cooked cauliflower florets and coat them well with this sauce.
  4. Transfer it into a baking dish (I like to line mine with some parchment paper to avoid long scrubbing jobs), cover with a lid or a sheet of foil, and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 30 minutes, covered.
  5. Remove the dish from the oven, spread the shredded cheddar on top and broil for about 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and gets golden.

Recipe Notes

*If you want to avoid the smell of the cauliflower cooking, you can toss a few lemon wedges in the steaming basket (or your boiling water), it will definitely help.