Creamy Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese

Dinner 2012: Creamy Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese

Creamy Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese

Creamy Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese

• kosher salt
• 1 med/large head cauliflower - cut into even, bit-size pieces and blanch in salted water for 4 mins. Drain.
• olive oil - saute in a little olive oil until starting to brown. Set aside.

Cheese Sauce

• 2 T butter - melt in heavy-bottom sauce pan until bubbling
• 2+ T flour - add, stir with wooden spoon, cook for 1 min. Should resemble thick paste.
• 2.5+ C 2% milk, cold - whisk in. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer 10-15 mins stirring occasionally adding more milk if too thick. Turn off heat.
• 2 C jack cheese, grated - add cheese and stir until melted.
• 2 T Dijon mustard - add mustard, stir.
• 1/2 C Cream Fraice - add and stir
• Kosher salt - season to taste

• 8oz dry pasta - short tube shaped. Cook until al-dente in salted water. Drain and briefly rinse under cold water to remove some starch and stop cooking process.

While cooking cheese sauce cook pasta. Toss pasta with sauteed cauliflower and cheese sauce, transfer into a over-safe dish, sprinkle with (pank0) bread crumbs and bake at 375F for 30-40 mins.

Pan Roasted Chicken (little olive oil, kosher salt, TJs All Purpose Seasoning) - season chicken breasts and sear one side in pan with a little olive oil, turn over and roast @ 375F for 12 minutes.

Creamy Cauliflower Mac 'n Cheese