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Are you avoiding white potatoes?
Will you miss the potato casseroles that are so typical of holiday meals?
Try this tried-and-true family recipe!
It’s my favorite way to make cauliflower, learned from my mother.
Cauliflower’s mild flavor makes for a wonderfully versatile vegetable that can be used and adapted in a number of ways. We often puree ours to use in place of mashed potatoes — or serve it roasted, or in a creamy “sauce” with cheese on top.
This recipe can be served with roast chicken, pork chops, or grilled steak. It’s the perfectstand-in for scalloped potatoes or a “mock mac-n-cheese”.
It can also form the base of a meaty casserole: add bacon, sliced smoked sausage, or cubed ham (healthy versions of course!) to stretch it further.
If you are a dairy-free cook, you will appreciate that this does not involve a milk-based white sauce.
3 from 13 votes
Easy Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
This is my favorite way to make cauliflower, learned from my mother. It can be served with roast chicken, pork chops, or grilled steak. It’s the perfect stand-in for scalloped potatoes or a “mock mac-n-cheese”. Serves 4.
CourseSide Dish
CuisineAmerican
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 191 kcal
Author Jenny Cazzola
Ingredients
- 1headcauliflowerorganic, cleaned, removed from the head, and cut into small pieces
- 1/4cupmayonnaiseor more, as needed
- 1 to 2tablespoonsDijon mustard
- sea saltto taste
- ground black pepperto taste
- 1/2 to 1cupsharp cheddar or Gruyere cheese, grated
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium-sized saucepan with a small amount of water, steam cauliflower until it is cooked through and can easily be pierced with a fork.
Drain well and set aside, but keep warm.
In a casserole dish, add cauliflower and enough mayonnaise to completely coat it. Feel free to add more to adjust consistency — the more mayonnaise you add, the creamier it will be.
Add mustard and stir to combine.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is nicely browned.
Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- This recipe can be served with roast chicken, pork chops, or grilled steak. It's the perfectstand-in for scalloped potatoes or a “mock mac-n-cheese”.
- It can also form the base of a meaty casserole: add bacon, sliced smoked sausage, or cubed ham (healthy versions of course!) to stretch it further.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 262mg11%
Potassium 444mg13%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 142IU3%
Vitamin C 69mg84%
Calcium 133mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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About Jenny Cazzola
Tired of the stress of city life and motivated by a desire to be more self-sufficient, Jenny and her husband decided to trade life in the busy suburbs for life on a quiet country homestead. In the fall of 2012, they moved to an acreage in rural Northeastern Oklahoma where they are learning to live off the land and working to establish a small home grown heirloom produce business. On her blog Black Fox Homestead, Jenny writes about their transition from city to country life, offers tips on natural gardening, recipes from her kitchen, and ideas for frugal, simple living. She and her husband currently share their homestead with four shih-tzus and eight growing Rhode Island Red chicks; but she hopes to see ducks, dairy goats, and possibly a cow in her future.
Reader Interactions
Comments
Lindsey Dietz says I’m going to have to give this a try, Jenny!
- Christy says
Do you think you could add some chicken to it to make it into a meal?
- Jenny Cazzola says
Yes Christy, you could easily add chicken. I would precook (or use leftover) dice it, and fold it in with the sauce.
- Rhonda says
Hi..do you thing Greek yogurt could be used in place of mayo?
- Jenny Cazzola says
I’m not sure about that Rhonda. The consistency and the flavor would be entirely different and the yogurt might actually curdle. If you do decide to give it a try, let me know how it works out.
- Leah says
I would try it with the greek yogurt! I use Greek yogurt in a chicken dish that replaces mayo and it tastes great! Google Greek yogurt parmesan chicken!
- Lee says
I am going to make this to take to our Thanksgiving. I was searching for a low carb side dish!
- mrs.ahmad says
very yummy.its perfect.woild u like to share some recepies make of corn flour?i really need it.
- Betty-Anne Bod says
Hi Jenny, thank you for the simple recipe with ingredients everyone has in the fridge. My husband is not a big fan of cauliflower on it’s own but he loves this.
- Kristy says
What a wonderful recipe! I used a 450 gram bag of frozen cauliflower, and yogurt in place of the mayonnaise. I also mixed the yogurt, mustard, and seasonings together before putting it on top of the cauliflower. It was delicious! My husband said he wasn’t sure he liked the first bite or two but after that it became addictive. 🙂
- Jayne says
This looks quite yummy! Do you think I could use rice cauliflower to make it?
