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Cheesy roasted cauliflower recipe & meal plan

Roasted Cauliflower with Cheese Recipe

Cheesy roasted cauliflower is an easy, kid approved healthy vegetable side dish for when you need to make a meal in a hurry. This is an easy side dish, it takes minutes to prep with very little hands-on cooking time.

Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese, roasted cauliflower
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 57 kcal
Author Sharon @nut free wok

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head of cauliflower 5-6 inches diameter
  • 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder optional

Instructions

  1. Wash and trim cauliflower into bite sized pieces (cut from the stems to keep the florets intact).
  2. Place the florets on a parchment paper or foil lined baking sheet lined and sprinkle with cheese (and garlic if using)

  3. Set a rack in the oven about 4 inches from your broiler (second from the top) and roast on high for 5-6 minutes for tender crisp cauliflower (if you like your cauliflower softer, move the tray to a lower rack and broil for a few more minutes).
  4. Because the floret sizes can vary, you know that the cauliflower is ready when the cheese melts and the cauliflower has touches of brownness.

Recipe Notes

Recipe variatons: Instead of shredded cheddar, you can use other kinds of cheese as well. I like it with parmesean, asiago, spicy jack, etc.. Whatever cheese you like to eat will taste good with this cauliflower recipe.