Roasted Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Recipe By Fernella
Rating
Published May 20th
Prep 10m Cook 45m Additional - Ready In 55m
Servings 4 servings Calories 624.5

This roasted cauliflower mac and cheese is a no-pasta version of a classic.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower, broken into florets
  • cooking spray
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, or as needed

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Spray cauliflower florets with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper; place on a baking sheet.
  3. 3 Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Meanwhile, heat half-and-half in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add Mexican, Cheddar, and cream cheeses slowly, stirring to combine, until melted.
  5. 5 Butter an 8x10-inch baking dish.
  6. 6 Mix roasted cauliflower with cheese sauce. Transfer to the prepared dish.
  7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 624.5
  • Carbohydrate 15.6 g
  • Cholesterol 156.1 mg
  • Fat 50.5 g
  • Fiber 3.6 g
  • Protein 30.7 g
  • Saturated Fat 33.2 g
  • Sodium 845.6 mg
  • Sugar 3.8 g

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Reviews

  1. Charlotte Bogart Mar 4, 2021 12:23 AM
    Did not change a thing, VERY good
  2. plala23 Feb 19, 2021 10:44 AM
    This was tasty and quite easy. Half way through roasting the vegetables (I also roasted a 12 oz bag of green beans) I realized my cream was off. Substituted coconut cream from the pantry, added a healthy dab of Dijon mustard and plenty of ground pepper. The sauce melted beautifully. Whatever survives tonight will be - Read more ...
  3. Danielle Adames Feb 19, 2021 05:55 AM
    I made this recipe but added a few vegan substitutes. I used soy milk, vegan cheeses, and vegan cream cheese. It tasted absolutely amazing! Highly recommended trying it out!
  4. Heather Puckett-Wilson Feb 16, 2021 10:20 AM
    This was really good! The only variation I made was to swap provolone for the Mexican cheese. The cheese sauce was nice and creamy. The family liked it, and it gave me a Mac n cheese fix since I recently found out I have a gluten allergy.
  5. Smokey Stover Feb 16, 2021 09:32 AM
    Delicious vegetable alternative to pure Mac and Cheese. Very cheesy
  6. Stephanie L. Hilliard Feb 12, 2021 08:21 AM
    First, husband has been doing Keto for almost three years and he really missed Mac and cheese, especially the home made stuff. And since there’s just the two of us, I cut the recipe in half. And I added some garlic powder, a dash of Cayenne pepper, two dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a dash of - Read more ...
  7. Michael Cleary Feb 11, 2021 07:01 AM
    OK, I really should not rate this as I have not made it, but the recipe causes some concern. I mean, 2 cups of half and half. Good gosh! I do make something really similar to this but I just make a white sauce, throw in a cup of shredded cheddar cheese and then bake - Read more ...
  8. lutzflcat Jan 10, 2021 02:25 AM
    1.9.21 This really didn’t cook up like baked mac & cheese, the consistency is way too soupy. I made the cheese sauce exactly as written, but with no thickening agent, the sauce was creamy, but just runny. I added considerably more cheese (adding more fat and calories), but ended up adding a cornstarch slurry to - Read more ...
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