Dinner Tonight: Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner Tonight: Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese a try. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 638 calories. If you have salt and pepper, macaroni, dijon mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook cauliflower until soft, 15-20 minutes, then drain and transfer to a food processor. Return pot to a boil and cook macaroni for 5 minutes (until partially cooked.)
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In the meantime, heat stock with bay leaves. Simmer for five minutes and turn off the heat.
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3
Process cauliflower with cheese, oil, mustard, and nutmeg.
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4
Add stock and blend to create a sauce, aiming for a fairly thick consistency (You may not need all the stock). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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5
Transfer pasta to nine-inch-square baking dish and cover with cauliflower sauce.
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Spread evenly in dish, top with breadcrumbs and cheese, and bake until golden and bubbling, 30 minutes or so. Allow to cool slightly, then serve.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score36
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