Spicy Herbed Cauliflower Cheese

Spicy Herbed Cauliflower Cheese

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 113.8
  • Total Fat: 1.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
  • Sodium: 271.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
  • Protein: 10.8 g

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Introduction

Low-fat but spicy and creamy, this is my family's favourite recipe for cheesy cauliflower. We like to mix in broccoli and green beans too! Low-fat but spicy and creamy, this is my family's favourite recipe for cheesy cauliflower. We like to mix in broccoli and green beans too!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 medium head cauliflower, chopped
    1/4 cup skim milk powder
    3 tbsp flour
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp garlic powder
    1/2 tsp oregano
    1/4 tsp basil
    1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    1/8 tsp coarse ground black pepper
    1 1/2 cups skim milk
    1/3 cup shredded low-fat old Cheddar
    1 tbsp Dijon mustard

Directions

Steam the cauliflower until just tender, 3 - 4 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and keep warm.
In a medium saucepan, whisk together the dry milk powder, flour, salt, herbs and spices.
Place pan over medium heat, and slowly whisk in the skim milk until no lumps remain.
Cook, whisking, over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cheese and cook until melted.
Whisk in the mustard.
Pour sauce over the cooked cauliflower in the serving dish and toss to combine well.
Serve immediately.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I will certainly make this again; it's the first cauliflower I ever liked! The only change I made was to serve the sauce on the side. We had over half left over, and each serving went down to about 65 calories!! I froze the leftover sauce in an ice cube tray to be used in small bits later. - 1/1/09


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Absolutely delicious!!! I served with a parmesan crusted cod fillet. My husband does not care a great deal for fish but said he would eat it more often as long as I make this cauliflower with it. - 5/5/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Great recipe. Thanks for sharing. - 2/15/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Love how easy the sauce comes together. And this dish is delicious! Had to leave out garlic (as my mom-in-law doesn't like it) but will add it when I make it again! - 3/26/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Can you just use Skim milk instead of the dry milk? And if so how much would you say? - 12/19/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was delicious! I needed to use up some Cauliflower and Broccoli and this really fitted the bill. Will definitely make it again - 11/16/09


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    Very Good
    It is confusing but tasty - 3/19/21


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    nice - 1/30/21


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    Great way to prepare cauliflower - 11/24/20


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    Incredible!
    I love this Spicy Herbed Cauliflower Cheese Recipe! Yummy! - 12/19/19


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    A great way to eat cauliflower. - 11/28/19


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    Very good. My family loved it. Next time I'm going to use Swiss cheese. - 7/16/18


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    Very Good
    This was really good but the sauce made too much. Next time I will keep it separate. - 4/9/17


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    Incredible!
    Yum! - 6/22/15


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    Very Good
    Great as a side dish or main meal. I would probably reduce the spice if I was sharing with my flatmate, but otherwise: yum! - 4/7/14


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    Incredible!
    Loved the sauce. Made quite a saucepan full so left it on the side and used much less per serving of cauliflower on our plates that way. The leftover sauce could be used on other vegies the following night.
    - 2/3/13


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    This was SOOOO GOOD! I loved this, it tasted just like Mac & Cheese! I may have used a bit more cheese than the recipe called for, but it was delish! I omitted the powdered milk - 11/6/12


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    Incredible!
    Delicious sauce! Next time I need to make sure the cauliflower is softer though. - 10/1/12


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    I made this for the family. I rather over did the cayenne pepper but it was delicious even though a bit strong. Even our 8 yr old loved it. I haven't made a white sauce without butter before but it worked well. I added a bit more cheese on the top and cooked some bacon to go with it. Delicious! - 2/21/11


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    Incredible!
    Ooh this is great... exactly how my nana used to make it and now I make it! - 12/18/09