Cauliflower Recipe ⤞ Macaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower

Homemade, hearty, and slightly healthier way to eat mac and cheese by adding cauliflower.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• 1 head cauliflower, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 ½ cups reduced-fat sour cream
• ½ cup 1% milk
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Add cauliflower during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
3. Reduce heat to medium and add oil to the pasta pot. Add onion, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, just until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in pasta-cauliflower mixture, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, and Dijon mustard. Transfer mixture to a shallow 3-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Top with parsley before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories391.7
• carbohydrateContent49.4 g
• cholesterolContent38.2 mg
• fatContent14.6 g
• fiberContent3.9 g
• proteinContent15.8 g
• saturatedFatContent8 g
• sodiumContent443.6 mg
• sugarContent4.4 g