This pasta-less Healthy Cauliflower Baked in Cheese recipe gives all the mac and cheese feels, but with a low carb, gluten-free twist.
Reasons you will love baked cauliflower with cheese
- Tastes like mac and cheese without the pasta
- A good source of protein from cottage cheese, grated cheese, and milk
- Gluten-free, thickened with cornstarch instead of refined flour
- A good source of calcium for bone health
- Fibre-rich from cauliflower
- Grain-free for those on an anti-inflammatory protocol
- Satiating without the blood sugar spike and crash that traditional pasta might give you
- Minimal prep and clean up
Ingredients you will need
- 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into florets
- 1 cup of whole milk or unsweetened milk of choice
- 3/4 cup of cottage cheese
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch to thicken the sauce and keep it gluten-free
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup of grated cheese (a blend of cheddar, Jack, mozzarella all work)
- Sea salt and pepper
Optional additions
- Roasted hot Italian sausage
- Broccoli
- Green peas
- Slices of proscuitto
- Diced tomato
- Roasted chicken
- Mushrooms
How to make this recipe
Remove the stem and leaves from a head of cauliflower and chop it into florets. Add them to an 8×8 baking dish and set aside
Melt butter in a non-toxic, non-stick frying pan on low heat. When it is melted, stir in the cornstarch until dissolved and the mixture is smooth
Pour in the milk, salt and pepper to taste, and let the mixture come to a light simmer. You will see it start to thicken as you stir occasionally
Add in the cottage cheese and 3/4 of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted and pour the mixture over the cauliflower florets. Top with the remaining grated cheese
Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese on the top is bubbly and turning brown. Remove from oven and let it col for at least 20 minutes before serving so it can thicken up a bit
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Healthy Cauliflower Baked in Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove the stem and leaves from a head of cauliflower and chop it into florets. Add them to an 8×8 baking dish and set aside
- Melt butter in a non-toxic, non-stick frying pan on low heat. When it is melted, stir in the cornstarch until dissolved and the mixture is smooth
- Pour in the milk, salt and pepper to taste, and let the mixture come to a light simmer. You will see it start to thicken as you stir occasionally
- Add in the cottage cheese and 3/4 of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted and pour the mixture over the cauliflower florets. Top with the remaining grated cheese
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese on the top is bubbly and turning brown. Remove from oven and let it col for at least 20 minutes before serving so it can thicken up a bit
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