Best Cauliflower Cheese Recipe
This is a really quick and simple cauliflower cheese recipe, but gives delicious results! It’s really quick to make and you’ll be tucking in after roughly 40 mins!
Recipe timing
Total Time |
Prep Time |
Wait Time |
Makes |
35m | 15m | 20m | 4 portions |
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Ingredients
- 1 slice of brown bread
- 1 Large cauliflower (no leaves and broken into pieces)
- 500ml Whole milk
- 4 tbsp Flour
- 50g Butter
- 200g Grated mature cheddar

Equipment
- Baking tray
- Baking dish
- Saucepan
- Rolling pin
- Cheese grater
- Oven
Instructions
Breadcrumbs
- Preheat your oven to 200C / 180C Fan
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Cut a slice of bread into small 1cm squares
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Spread squares out onto a baking tray and bake for 20mins
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Divide into two bags and smash with a rolling pin until the desired size
Cauliflower cheese
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Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil.
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Add the cauliflower pieces and cook for 5 minutes
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Drain the cauliflower into your baking dish
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Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C Fan
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Put the saucepan back on the heat and add 500ml milk, 4 tbsp flour and 50g butter.
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Whisk fast as the butter melts and let the sauce come to the boil.
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Once all the ingredients are combined, whisk for 2 mins while the sauce bubbles and thickens.
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Turn off the heat and stir in most of the cheese (about 150g) until melted.

- Pour the mixture over the cauliflower.

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Scatter over the remaining cheese, and 2-3 tbsp of the breadcrumbs.
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Bake for 20 minutes
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Enjoy!
