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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431k Calories
21g Protein
28g Total Fat
24g Carbs
17% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
431k
22%

Fat
28g
43%

  Saturated Fat
13g
85%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
66mg
22%

Sodium
574mg
25%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
21g
42%

Calcium
603mg
60%

Vitamin K
46µg
45%

Phosphorus
419mg
42%

Vitamin C
29mg
36%

Selenium
21µg
30%

Vitamin B2
0.3mg
17%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Manganese
0.35mg
17%

Vitamin A
791IU
16%

Vitamin B12
0.93µg
15%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.24mg
12%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Potassium
380mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Fiber
2g
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.81mg
8%

Iron
1mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
5%

Vitamin D
0.57µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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