Recipe

Cauliflower mac & cheese

45
minutes
4
4.0
(12)
Cauliflower mac & cheese

This classic comfort dish gets a thoroughly grown-up twist with the addition of fried chorizo and cauliflower, before being topped with a rosemary garlic crumb. Destined to be your new favourite, and the kids won’t even complain about the cauli!

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Ingredients

  • 2 chorizo sausages (optional)
  • 250 g elbow macaroni pasta
  • 1 small cauliflower, cut into small florets
  • 1 cup milk
  • 300 mL cream
  • 200 g cheddar cheese, grated
  • 150 g parmesan, grated
  • 2 cups, sourdough breadcrumbs 
  • 2 Tbsp rosemary, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 50 g butter, melted
Substitutions

Replace chorizo with bacon or pancetta and breadcrumbs with panko crumbs.

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Remove casting and torn chorizo sausages into bits (if using ) and fry in a small pan until cooked. Remove from pan. 
  3. Cook pasta in a large saucepan in lightly salted water for 6 minutes. 
  4. Add cauliflower and cook for a further 4 minutes. Drain well.
  5. Return the pasta and cauliflower  to the saucepan. Pour in milk and cream and add the grated cheddar and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Stir over a low heat until cheese melts. Remove from the heat and stir through chorizo. Spoon into an ovenproof dish.
  6. Mix together breadcrumbs, rosemary, garlic and melted butter. Sprinkle over the macaroni mixture.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and piping hot.
Chef tips

Serve with a crisp green salad or your favourite green, steamed veggies.

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Lewis Road Creamery Premium NZ Butter - Lightly Salted 250g
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Pasta - Rizone Orzo 500g
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Westgold Pure New Zealand Butter - Unsalted 500g
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Garlic Peeled 500g Bag
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Manly Park Macaroni Cheese 1.4kg
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Lewis Road Creamery Premium NZ Butter - Unsalted 250g
Lewis Road Creamery Premium NZ Butter - Unsalted 250g
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Reviews (2)

My family love this recipe. It is always a hit! I drop my son Max off to football and can make this recipe and have the kitchen clean by the time I pick him up. A hump day favourite

My family love this recipe. It is always a hit! I drop my son Max off to football and can make this recipe and have the kitchen clean by the time I pick him up. A hump day favourite

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