Cheesy Cauliflower Bake
Soft cauliflower in a smooth cheese sauce.
Ready in
About 35 min · 10 min prep + 25 min cook
Gentle try
baked
Texture
SoftCreamyMelty
Ingredients
- Cauliflower
- Cheddar
- Butter
- Flour
- Milk
Step-by-step
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- 2Break 1 cauliflower into small florets and boil 6 min until tender; drain.
- 3Melt 30g butter, stir in 30g flour, cook 1 min, then whisk in 300ml milk until smooth.
- 4Off heat, stir in 100g grated cheddar.
- 5Place cauliflower in a dish, pour sauce over and bake 15 min until bubbling and golden.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.