Cauliflower & macaroni cheese

Cauliflower & macaroni cheese

What do you get if you add cauliflower, cheese and macaroni? Comfort food heaven

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Cook the macaroni following pack instructions, adding the cauliflower for the final 4 mins.
  2. Melt the butter in a pan, then stir in the flour and mustard powder and cook for 2 mins. Gradually add the milk, stirring all the time to get a smooth sauce. Add three-quarters of the cheese and some seasoning to the sauce.
  3. Drain the macaroni and cauliflower and stir into the cheese sauce. Transfer to an ovenproof dish, then sprinkle over the remaining cheese and flash under a hot grill until golden and bubbling. Serve with a green salad, if you like.

Per serving

446 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 57g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 0.68 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2011.

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  • 29 September 2011

    Felicityhm commented on this recipe

    I do this but with bacon added also and it's delicious. Make sure you mix the sauce in with the macaroni too. Not sure why they haven't done that in the picture!

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  • 06 October 2011

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nice contrast between the cauliflower and pasta.

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  • 07 November 2011

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fabulous and the ultimate comfort food. It actually looked much better than the picture. Served with a mixed salad and sausages.

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  • 14 November 2011

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great comfort food, I served with a couple of rashers of grilled bacon.

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  • 23 November 2011

    Donna rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I tried this but I prefer either macaroni or cauliflower - the two together wasn't great. I also prefer my cauliflower more cooked through than this. I like cauliflower cheese with a chunk of home-made wholemeal bread and butter.

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  • 11 December 2011

    Sooty commented on this recipe

    Think it would be best to steam the cauliflower seperately. Otherwise a good and inexpensive meal with some meat or fish and a green salad. Sooty

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  • 11 December 2011

    Sooty commented on this recipe

    Think it would be best to steam the cauliflower seperately. Otherwise a good and inexpensive meal with some meat or fish and a green salad. Sooty

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  • 03 January 2012

    AlisonPG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick and easy meal, adding the cauliflower for 4 minutes resulted in perfectly cooked cauliflower and the cheesy sauce was great for a winter comfort meal! I didn't have macaroni, so just used pasta quills. I finished it off under the grill. Delicious.

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  • 14 January 2012

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  • 08 February 2012

    seramol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added some breadcrumbs and slices of tomatoes on top. It was really nice.

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  • 28 April 2012

    Beclam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really liked this, my 18mnth old demolished it!

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  • 04 June 2012

    lala commented on this recipe

    A good basic mac n cheese recipe, to use as you wish. I didn't use any cauliflower, I used about 300g of pasta instead of the 250g. I used cheese and bread crumbs for top and served with corn on cob and a rocket salad. Delicious-I�m in danger of eating the lot. So simple!

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  • 08 June 2012

    Mare rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this and topped with sliced vine tomatoes a scattering of pumpkin seeds and cashel blue cheese which added a wow factor!

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  • 13 July 2012

    Attica rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Despite all the good comments I found this very bland. I added tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and this helped pep it up a bit.

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    25 September 2012

    Maz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great weekday dish I make this with half cauli half broccoli, sometimes add smoked bacon favourite quick meal

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  • 02 October 2012

    Katie B rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    easy and tasty mac and cheese recipe, went out all creamy and cheesy. yumm yumm

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  • 30 October 2012

    kateg commented on this recipe

    I always steam the cauliflower and cook the macaroni underneath at the same time. This also works well with broccoli or a mixture of the two. Great for getting the kids to eat cauliflower and broccoli.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 250g macaroni
  • 1 head cauliflower , broken into pieces
  • 25g butter
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tsp English mustard powder
  • 450ml milk
  • 100g cheddar , grated
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Per serving

446 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 57g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 0.68 g

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