Recipe Of The Week 9/8: Baked Cauliflower "Mac" and Cheese

Yields 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 8 cups chopped cauliflower florets
• 1 tbsp Real California butter
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 cups fat free Real California milk
• 7 ounces freshly grated Real California sharp cheddar, about
• 2 cups total
• 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400F.
• Place 1 inch of water in a large pot with 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Add the cauliflower and cook until tender
  crisp, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
• Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook about 2 minutes.
• Stir in flour. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring continually 3 - 4 minutes, to cook out the flour.
• Add the milk and continue whisking, raising heat to medium-high until it comes to a boil and becomes smooth and thick,
  about 2 minutes stirring; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper.
• Once it becomes thick, remove from heat completely onto another burner if possible. Add the cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup at a time mixing well until cheese is all melted.
• Stir in cooked cauliflower, then pour into a baking dish and bake until bubbly and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes. Then
  broil 2 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned.

Meal Plan Check Boxes:

2 Proteins
1 Dairy
2 Vegetables

Nutritional Facts: 1 1/4 cups, Calories: 238 kcal, Carbohydrates: 16.5 g, Protein: 14 g, Fat: 14.5 g

Adapted From: https://www.skinnytaste.com/cauliflower-mac-and-cheese/#recipe