
Cauliflower Mac'n Cheese
Everyone’s favorite comfort food dinner with a healthier twist, made with cauliflower instead of pasta.
Recipe source: Pinch of Yum
Recipe source: Pinch of Yum
Recipe - FRANCE AVE EDINA

Cauliflower Mac'n Cheese
Prep Time45 Minutes
Servings8
0Ingredients
8 cups cauliflower florets
1 ¾ cup whole milk
3 ounces Neufchatel cream cheese
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon black pepper
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon sea salt, divided
½ cup diced onion, diced
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup unbleached all-purpose white flour
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 F.
- Steam cauliflower in strainer over boiling water until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well. Transfer cauliflower to a 9×13 baking dish.
- Whisk milk, Neufchatel cheese, Dijon mustard, pepper, garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon salt in a small saucepan on low heat until smooth. Set aside.
- Sauté onions with ¼ teaspoon salt in butter over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add flour to onion mixture and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Slowly whisk in the milk mixture and stir for an additional 3-4 minutes, until just simmering and creamy-thick. Add 1 ½ cups of cheese; whisk until melted, then remove from heat.
- Pour cheese mixture over the cauliflower and gently fold to coat.
- Top with remaining ½ cup cheese and bake until browned, hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
45 minutes
Prep Time
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Makes 8 servings

Mann's Cauliflower Florets, 10 Ounce
$4.49$0.45/oz

L&B Classic Whole Milk, 0.5 Gallon
$2.49$4.98/gal

Crystal Farms Neufchatel Cheese One-Third Less Fat Cream Cheese Block, 8 Ounce
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Koops' Dijon Mustard, 12 Ounce
$4.39$0.37/oz

L&B Cracked Black Pepper, 1.7 Ounce
$6.89$4.05/oz

L&B Garlic Powder, 2.4 Ounce
$7.59$3.16/oz

Alessi Sea Salt, 2.83 Ounce
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Yellow Onions, 0.5 Pound
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Crystal Farms Salted Sweet Cream Butter, 1 Pound
$5.79$5.79/lb

Bob's Red Mill Organic Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$9.99$2.00/lb

Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 8 Ounce
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$2.50 was $3.99$0.31/oz
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 F.
- Steam cauliflower in strainer over boiling water until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well. Transfer cauliflower to a 9×13 baking dish.
- Whisk milk, Neufchatel cheese, Dijon mustard, pepper, garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon salt in a small saucepan on low heat until smooth. Set aside.
- Sauté onions with ¼ teaspoon salt in butter over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add flour to onion mixture and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Slowly whisk in the milk mixture and stir for an additional 3-4 minutes, until just simmering and creamy-thick. Add 1 ½ cups of cheese; whisk until melted, then remove from heat.
- Pour cheese mixture over the cauliflower and gently fold to coat.
- Top with remaining ½ cup cheese and bake until browned, hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.