Cauliflower Delight Casserole

Submitted by Marie

"Steamed cauliflower is covered with a creamy cheese sauce, then topped with a Parmesan cheese breadcrumb mixture and baked until bubbly and golden brown. Awesome!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 large cauliflower
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 4 cups hot milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. Separate cauliflower into small florets and steam over boiling water for about 10 minutes.
2. Place cauliflower in an 8" square baking dish.
3. Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan, then stir in flour for about 1 minute.
4. Gradually whisk in milk and simmer, whisking until thick for about 8 minutes.
5. Add cheddar cheese, dry mustard, salt and pepper until cheese is melted.
6. Pour cheese sauce over cauliflower.
7. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs, Parmesan and parsley and sprinkle over cauliflower mixture.
8. Bake at 400° until bubbly and golden, about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Terriyaki 2]

Thank you!! My Mom always made this for special occasions. I am making a recipe box for my son and lost Mom's recipe....I always just do it from my head. Needed the specific measurements. I am so glad you posted this!

 

[Kaarin]

Delicious! I love that it's a homemade cheese sauce. Plus it's not hard to do. The topping is outstanding-we loved it(my kids do like cauliflower anyway so it was really easy to get them to eat this.) I will definitely make this again. Thanks Marie!

 

[Salesgirl]

Nice enough but rather bland for my taste. I'd make sure to use sharp cheddar if I made this again and maybe a shot or two of hot sauce. Again, pleasant but not a standout.

 

[Dreamgoddess]

We really enjoyed this recipe. I made it exactly as written, but did think it needed just a little more salt added in. That's the only change I'll make next time I prepare this. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[justcallmejulie]

This was quite good. When I looked at the small amount of space my large head of cauliflower took up in the 8x8 dish, I decided to cut the sauce in 1/2. I considered it a large head, but that's not Marie's fault... I also took a liberty and used more cheddar cheese on top, rather than parmesan, as that is what the children prefer. Thanks Marie, it was simple and easy to prepare.