nutritional information

Per 1-cup serving:

  • Calories: 273
  • Protein: 16 g
  • Total Fat: 16 g
  • Saturated Fat: 9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 18 g
  • Cholesterol: 94 mg
  • Sodium: 314 mg
  • Fiber: 4 g
  • Sugar: 6 g

Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

Mac-and-Cheese-Style Cauliflower

Serves 8

Get all the creamy, cheesy goodness of mac and cheese—without the high starch content of macaroni. To make your own breadcrumbs, tear firm, fresh bread into pieces and whirl in a food processor or blender until crumbs form.
  • 1 large head cauliflower (1 ½ lb.), cut into medium florets (8 cups)
  • 2 Tbs. butter or margarine
  • 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups low-fat milk
  • 1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
  • 2 cups grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add cauliflower florets, and boil 5 to 7 minutes, or until just tender. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid, and set aside.

2. Melt butter in same pot over medium heat. Whisk in flour, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Whisk in milk, garlic, and reserved cooking liquid, and cook 7 to 10 minutes, or until sauce is thickened, whisking constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in cheese, nutritional yeast, cayenne pepper, and egg yolks until cheese is melted. Fold in cauliflower.

3. Coat 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread cauliflower mixture in baking dish, and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Spray breadcrumbs with cooking spray. Bake 30 minutes, or until casserole is hot and bubbly and breadcrumbs are crisp and brown.

January/February 2012 p.46

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comments

Becky, This is what I use but I don't put in the yeast Don't know what it is so I don't neede it. Karen

Karen - 2013-05-07 17:37:15

Quick question. How necessary is the yest? What role does it play exactly?

KT - 2013-05-06 21:37:08

I LOVE this recipe! Over time I have changed it up a bit. I find the eggs and cooking liquid unnecessary. I roast the cauliflower in the oven. Delicious.

Kelly - 2013-05-06 00:27:39

These were a real hit with my family! I did substitute olive oil / wheat flour for the sauce to make it healthier and it worked well.

MiriamR - 2013-04-11 13:19:14

I didn't use bread crumbs, and it was delicious! I"m a new vegetarian and love this site!

KathyL - 2013-04-06 01:32:05

Not quite sure why people feel the need to complain about how unhealthy this is...modify to suit your dietary needs or just don't make it... I follow a fairly health dairy/grain free diet and was able to enjoy this with the following substitutions in equal quantity...Earth Balance (Dairy/Soy Free), GF Flour, Unsweetened Coconut Milk (So Delicious), Daiya Dairy/Soy Free Cheddar Cheese and GF panko breadcrumbs. Didn't have any GF yeast on hand so just omitted it. Turned out fab and reasonably healthy using the above alternatives -- however, isn't mac & cheese supposed to be a comfort food. What is life without a little decadence?

Debra - 2013-03-24 02:09:56

Parmasean Cheese can be substituted for nutritional yeast.

Tammy - 2013-03-21 23:13:05

Is there anything you can substitute for the nutritional yeast?

Karen - 2013-03-17 15:48:23

Is there anything that can be substituted for the nutritional yeast? I'm not able to find it where I live.

Amy - 2013-03-11 23:33:26

My family loved this recipe. It's was easy to make it gluten-free as well.

Susan Stopher - 2013-02-23 23:14:38

Only really serves 6 as a main dish. I cut the recipe in half and got 3small bowl full I used vanilla almond milk and topped with Panko as that is what I had on hand. It turned out really good

Tara Harney - 2013-02-20 01:26:15

Easy to convert to a vegan recipe. Used the same proportions with a few substitutions. Vegan margarine (Earth Balance) Unsweetened non-dairy milk (soy, rice, whatever you prefer) Non-dairy cheese (make sure it's a kind that melts well) Omit the egg yolks Turned out great!

Gina I - 2013-02-15 03:34:43

I made this last night and it looked nothing like the picture. The top of the breadcrumbs browned and then it just seemed like a gallon of breadcrumbs underneath. It felt like maybe 1 1/2 cups of breadcrumbs was too much. It tasted fine though, but definitely not what I was expecting. I made the sauce and boiled the cauliflower perfectly fine, then mixed the cauliflower. Then put that mixture in a baking pan and then spread the breadcrumbs evenly over top. Did I do something wrong here?

Stephen - 2013-02-13 15:31:14

where does it say "healthy Mac-and-cheese style Cauliflower" ? i just made it and it was so delicious. I am vegetarian and eat a pretty healthy diet but geeez, i like my cheese every once in a while, besides everything is good in moderation. vegetarian or not.

Thais Taylor - 2013-02-08 01:55:09

What is nutritional yeast?

Sharon - 2013-02-04 00:46:47