Skinny Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
The recipe Skinny Cauliflower Mac and Cheese can be made in roughly 40 minutes. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 21g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 432 calories. For $2.29 per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 25651 person were impressed by this recipe. Plenty of people really liked this main course. Head to the store and pick up pasta, panko, low fat sour cream, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by DAMNDELICIOUS.NET. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of American food. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 88%. Try Easy Cauliflower Cheese Sauce for Skinny Mac n' Cheese, Skinny Mac n’ Cheese, and Skinny Spicy Mac and Cheese for similar recipes.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups cauliflower florets
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup 2% milk, or more, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 onion, diced
1/3 cup Panko*
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup elbows pasta
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Equipment:
baking pan
oven
frying pan
pot
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-inch baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. Heat 1 tablespoon olive in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add Panko and cook, stirring, until browned and toasted, about 3 minutes. Stir in parsley; set aside. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Within the last 3 minutes of cooking time, add cauliflower; drain well. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the pot. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in pasta, cauliflower, sour cream, milk and cheeses, a handful at a time, until smooth; season with salt and pepper to taste. Add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Spread pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish. Place into oven and bake until bubbly, about 12-15 minutes. Serve immediately, sprinkled with Panko, if desired.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-inch baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive in a large skillet over medium high heat.
3. Add Panko and cook, stirring, until browned and toasted, about 3 minutes. Stir in parsley; set aside. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Within the last 3 minutes of cooking time, add cauliflower; drain well.
4. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the pot.
5. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in pasta, cauliflower, sour cream, milk and cheeses, a handful at a time, until smooth; season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
7. Spread pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish.
8. Place into oven and bake until bubbly, about 12-15 minutes.
9. Serve immediately, sprinkled with Panko, if desired.
Nutrition Information:
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