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.
Serves 4 35 minKid-friendly
VegetarianPastaBake
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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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £4.83 of food
£10.39
54% spare
Morrisonsno items missing · £9.14 of food · £4.31 more
£13.43
32% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Tesco· £3.85 of food
£9.07
58% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- parmesan
Aldi UK· £4.59 of food
£8.55
46% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- parmesan
Asda· £3.16 of food
£6.79
53% spare
No price at Asda for:
- macaroni
- parmesan
£1.21a serve
£1.21 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £4.83 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£11.83 across 4 shops · all 8 items priced · £1.55 more for bigger packs, 63% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£4.83
no items missing
you'll pay £10.39 · 54% of it spare
Morrisons£9.14
no items missing · £4.31 more
you'll pay £13.43 · 32% of it spare
Tesco£3.85
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.07 · 58% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.59
missing 1 item
you'll pay £8.55 · 46% of it spare
Asda£3.16
missing 2 items
you'll pay £6.79 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£4.19
butter
£1.85
need 50 gMorrisons British Salted Butter 250 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·
OcadoN/A
cheddar cheese
£1.89
need 80 gMorrisons Savers Grated Mature Cheddar Cheese 250 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.89·Asda£9.70/kg£1.94·Aldi UK£1.99·Sainsbury's£10.00/kg£2.00·Tesco£12.50/kg£2.50·OcadoN/A
Dijon mustard
£0.45
need 15 mlMorrisons Dijon Mustard 185g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£2.43/kg£0.45·Sainsbury's£2.43/kg£0.45·Asda£2.43/kg£0.45·Aldi UK£0.49·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.89
macaroni
£1.19/kg
need 250 gTesco Standard 1 kg£1.19closest match
Tesco£1.19/kg£1.19·Aldi UK£0.69·Sainsbury's£1.38/kg£0.69·Morrisons£0.72·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
plain flour
£0.47/kg
need 35 gStandard 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.47/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.10
cauliflower
£1.00/ea
need 1 itemStamford Street Co. Standard 1 item£1.00
Sainsbury's£1.00/ea£1.00·Asda£1.00/ea£1.00·Aldi UK£1.18·Tesco£1.18/ea£1.18·Morrisons£1.19·OcadoN/A
parmesan
£25.83/kg
need 50 gSainsbury's Grated Parmesan Cheese 120 g£3.10
Sainsbury's£25.83/kg£3.10·Morrisons£5.60·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£1.65
whole milk
£0.73/L
need 500 mlCowbelle Whole Milk 3.6% Fat 2.27 L£1.65closest match
Aldi UK£0.73/L£1.65·Tesco£1.06/L£1.20·Sainsbury's£1.06/L£1.20·Asda£1.06/L£1.20·Morrisons£1.20·OcadoN/A