Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
Recipe from Hungry Healthy Happy by Dannii · original post · full recipe on hungryhealthyhappy.com
Creamy baked mac and cheese bulked out with cauliflower, in a simple cheddar sauce and topped with parmesan.
Ingredients
- macaroni250 g
- cauliflower — cut into small florets1 ea
- parmesan — grated50 g
- whole milk500 ml
- plain flour35 g
- butter50 g
- cheddar cheese — grated80 g
- Dijon mustard15 ml
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan) / Gas 5.
- Put the macaroni into a pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. After 5 minutes, add the cauliflower to the pasta pan.
- Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce: put the milk, flour and butter in a saucepan over a medium heat and whisk until the butter has melted and the flour has mixed in.
- Once the sauce starts to thicken (2-3 minutes), take it off the heat and stir in the cheddar and Dijon mustard until the cheese has melted.
- Drain the pasta and cauliflower and put them in a baking dish. Pour over the cheese sauce and mix well to coat.
- Sprinkle the parmesan on top and bake for 20 minutes, until the top is browning and bubbling.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Gluten-free macaroni instead of macaroni
- 20 g Cornflour instead of plain flour
Cook the gluten-free macaroni to its packet time, adding the cauliflower for the last 5 minutes; whisk the cornflour into the cold milk first, then heat with the butter until thick.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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WoolworthsBest choiceyou pay $23.65 · 50% spare
$11.78
no items missing
Colesyou pay $27.85 · 48% spare
$14.48
no items missing · $2.70 more
Missing items
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Aldiyou pay $17.64 · 51% spare
$8.62
missing 2 items
$2.95a serve
$2.95 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $11.78 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$23.41 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $2.09 more for bigger packs, 57% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$11.78
no items missing
you'll pay $23.65 · 50% of it spare
Coles$14.48
no items missing · $2.70 more
you'll pay $27.85 · 48% of it spare
Aldi$8.62
missing 2 items
you'll pay $17.64 · 51% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$13.16
plain flour
$1.20/1kg
need 35 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/1kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/1kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/1kg$1.30
butter
$1.60/100g
need 50 gPure Valley Unsalted Butter 250g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
cheddar cheese
$19.11/1kg
need 80 gEmporium Selection Club Cheddar Cheese Original 235g 0.24kg$4.49closest match
Aldi$19.11/1kg$4.49·Woolworths$2.60/100g$6.50·Coles$31.91/1kg$7.50
Dijon mustard
$1.21/100g
need 15 mlColway Dijon Mustard 190g$2.29 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi$1.21/100g$2.29·Woolworths$1.30/100g$2.60·Coles$1.45/100g$2.90
Buy at Woolworths$2.75
macaroni
$0.20/100g
need 250 gWoolworths Pasta Macaroni 500g$1.00closest match
Woolworths$0.20/100g$1.00·Aldi$0.20/100g$0.99·Coles$0.59/100g$2.95
cauliflower
$1.75/1 ea
need 1 itemFresh Cauliflower Half each$1.75
Woolworths$1.75/1 ea$1.75·Coles$2.70/1 ea$2.70·Aldi$3.49/1 ea$3.49
