This cauliflower cheese recipe looks pretty simple, but Verna from Coalhurst, Alberta who shared it with the Cookingnook.com community calls it the best ever, so I am assuming it’s pretty good.
Verna says: Each time we have a family gathering my family insists on this dish. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Verna didn’t give exact measurements, so I have given estimates in the ingredient list. Please note that they are estimates only. Play with it yourself to see how you like it.
Cauliflower cheese is one of my favorite recipes and this one adds a couple of nice twists on the standard recipes.
For one thing the sauce is not precooked. You simply mix the sauce ingredients together, pour them over the partially cooked cauliflower, then bake it all in the oven.
I think this one is a must-try for cauliflower lovers and I count myself in that group.
Best Cauliflower Cheese Ever
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into flowerets
- 1 cup mayonnaise, approximately
- 1 tablespoon mustard, approximately
- 1/4 cup milk, approximately
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, strong, grated (approximately)
Instructions
- Steam the cauliflower for about 5 - 10 minutes. I like it a bit crispy. Drain and put in a 9"x9" pan sprayed with Pam.
- In small bowl add mayonnaise, small amount of wet mustard. Whisk until smooth. Add a little milk and whisk until you can pour it over the cauliflower. Grate cheese - I use old cheddar. Cover the cauliflower dish with lots of cheese.
- Put the baking dish in the oven and broil until the cheese is melted and browned.
Nutrition
Serves 6
Tip:
You can make this dish up in the morning and refrigerate it. When you are ready to serve dinner, put the cauliflower cheese baking dish in the oven at 350ºF for 15 minutes to heat it though, then broil it.
If you are going to refrigerate the dish before you serve it, please make sure to take it out of the refrigerator for 1/2 an hour or so before you pop it into the oven. If you are using a glass baking dish, which I often do, we don’t want it breaking in the oven. Cold glass, hot oven – not good.
Cauliflower belongs to the brassica family of foods, like broccoli and cabbage. They are all extremely healthy and great to include in our diets on a regular basis.
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