Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
Resting Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 412
A cheesy cauliflower side dish for dinner. It's also a healthy low-carb lunch idea and goes well paired with a tossed salad..
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Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Steam the cauliflower for about 10 minutes.
While the cauliflower is steaming, add the butter to a saucepan over medium heat on the stove.
Once the butter has melted, whisk in the heavy whipping cream, ground mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook the sauce down until it thickens.
Add 1 ¼ cups of the cheese to the thickened sauce and whisk until completely melted.
Place the steamed cauliflower into an oven-proof dish or skillet and pour the cheese mixture over the top.
Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of cheese on top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, remove and let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
For added spice, chop up half a jalapeño and add it to the cauliflower. Add more or less depending on how spicy you want it. You can also just add a few drops of hot sauce to the cheese sauce, or sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top.
If you want to have a crumb topping on the casserole, add some crushed unflavored pork rind crumbs on top.
Tips to avoid a watery sauce:
- If you steam frozen cauliflower, don't add the sauce to the veggies straight out of the bag. Let them cool off on a plate and pat them dry first.
- You should also pat the cauliflower dry if you boil the fresh cauliflower instead of steaming them.
- Boiling or steaming the florets in the microwave will make the cauliflower retain water and this water will make your sauce thinner.
Calories: 412 | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1391IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 266mg | Iron: 1mg
Net Carbs:
5
g
|
% Carbs:
4.9
%
|
% Protein:
9.7
%
|
% Fat:
85.4
%
|
SmartPoints:
19
Values
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