Description
Cheesy cauliflower.
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
Instructions
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower
- cover
- and steam until tender
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Heat butter in a small saucepan over low heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until softened
- about 5 minutes. Add flour; cook
- stirring constantly
- until mixture just starts to brown
- 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually pour milk into mixture
- whisking into a smooth sauce. Cook until just simmering.
- Remove sauce from heat and stir in half the Cheddar cheese until melted; sprinkle with pepper and nutmeg.
- Place steamed cauliflower in the prepared baking dish; pour cheese sauce over cauliflower. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and browned
- about 25 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 6