Easiest Way to Make Perfect Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese
by Linnie Kelley
Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese
Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, cauliflower mac 'n' cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook cauliflower mac 'n' cheese using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese:
Get 3 tablespoons olive oil
Prepare 450 g short pasta
Prepare 1 medium sized cauliflower head, cored and thinly sliced
Prepare 4 cloves garlic, sliced
Get 1 larged yellow onion, thinly sliced
Make ready salt and pepper
Get 1 cup cheddar cheese, or mixed cheese
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
Get pinch cayenne pepper
Make ready 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
Take 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Steps to make Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese:
Preheat oven to 220°C. Lightly oil a baking dish. Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add cauliflower, garlic, and onion. Season with salt. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, for 15 to 20 minutes. Add 4 cups water and simmer until vegetables are very soft, for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 cups cooking liquid; let cool slightly.
Combine vegetables, Cheddar, Parmesan, mustard powder, and cayenne in a blender (depending on the size of your blender, you may need to do this in two batches). Purée, adding just enough reserved cooking liquid to get mixture moving, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the sauce to pasta and toss to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Toss together panko, parsley, and remaining tablespoon oil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over pasta. Bake until golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes.
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