This extra cheesy casserole is made with mozzarella cheese and fresh cauliflower. Serve it as a main dish or a side.
Hello friends. I have one heck of a cheesy casserole for you today! So grab a plate and fork and dig in!
You might have already noticed I’m a bit obsessed with cauliflower casseroles. There’s my Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole and my Cheddar Cheesy Cauliflower that are both still dinner time favorites. Then there’s this extra Cheesy Mozzarella Cauliflower Casserole.
You agree that everything should be extra cheesy, right? I mean with a dish full of cauliflower it’s basically minus calories. So we need to put cheese on this.. we need calories… our bodies need this cheese to function. You agree with this too, right? Ok, great!
Now here’s the Cheesy Mozzarella Cauliflower Casserole! Enjoy!
Looking for more cheesy recipes? Try these green beans with cheese!
Cheesy Mozzarella Cauliflower Casserole
PrintIngredients
- 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
- 8 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Steam your cauliflower for 3 minutes, drain.
- Put cauliflower into casserole baking dish.
- In a bowl stir together the mozzarella cheese (except save 2 tablespoons for the topping!), 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, half and half, dried oregano, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
- Pour everything in your bowl over cauliflower and toss to coat evenly.
- Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of mozzarella cheese and bread crumbs on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until top is slightly browned.
- Enjoy!
CHRISTIANE says
For a side dish how approcx. how many serving sizes ill that be
Pamela says
As a side dish, 6 servings. Enjoy!
Bam's Kitchen says
I know this is one of your older posts but I am planning on making this for dinner tonight. A great way to get your kids to eat more veggies is to top with cheese, right?
Pamela says
Hahaha, I totally agree!
Consuelo - Honey & Figs says
Bring on alllllll da cheeeeeese please! This casserole looks unreal and I’m loving your cauliflower addiction heeeck yes.
Also, your cats are my fav. I can imagine how cute they are trying to catch the fly hehe Peter does that allll.the.time lol
Kelly says
Hehe, too cute, our family cats and dogs used to do the same thing – I would love to see that video 🙂 Love this cauliflower casserole! It looks amazing with all that cheesy goodness!
Anna Johnston says
Haha… I was watching my cat chase a fly on the weekend, its hilarious.
Love your cauliflower dish Pamela. They are in season and super cheap at the mo, my fridge is over flowing with yummy cauli goodness. 🙂 This will be happening asap in my kitch!
marcie says
Pamela, this looks like some of the best cauliflower I’ve ever seen! I love cauliflower, so this needs to happen in my kitchen soon!
Lidia says
Oh Pamela! This looks scrumptiously comforting! xox
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
Beautiful! I bet this would be wonderful with a slice of bacon (or 10).
Pamela says
I think everything is better with a slice of bacon (or 10). hehehehe. Enjoy Helen!
Emma | Fork and Good says
OH YEAH. That looks amazing. All I want is to dig a fork into that. Bet it’s crunchy on top, the best ones usually are!
Koko says
Pleeeease get a video of that!!
Cauliflower and cheese is a match made in heaven!!!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
Yes, I like your logic! Cauliflower by itself is doing our bodies a disservice, thus we must add cheese! Heck yes! I’ve got some cauliflower in the fridge and I always have a ton of cheese on hand (I mean, seriously, who doesn’t? It’s essential.) so I see this casserole in my near future!
Kristy @ She Eats says
Pamela! I love love LURB cauliflower – it’s probably (it just took me 4 tries to type probably correctly) my favourite vegetable of all time. Yep. It definitely is. And now you covered it in cheese? Be still my beating heart…. Gimme some.
Archana @ the perfect zest says
I totally agree with your calorie math – negative calories for cauliflower plus cheese calories = nothing!
I need to try something like this – I’m a bit bored with my cauliflower recipe
Alex says
Beautiful!
meemsnyc says
I love cauliflower and this looks so amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
PassTheKnife says
Looks like a mac and cheese casserole, but much healthier! Way to go!
cheri says
Love this casserole dish, cauliflower is so good roasted and baked.
Annie @Maebells says
Okay I never cook with cauliflower, I like it, I just never think of it. But that is totally going to change! Love all of this cheesy goodness!
Kelly @ hidden fruits and veggies says
This is my favorite way to eat veggies — covered in cheese! Mmmm. Chester will chase after anything that moves (including bats, he’s caught those), but Peter is a little more selective and always holds out until he sees a spider.
Mary Frances says
All that cheesy goodness.
Wow.
Pass me the pan por favor!
Shashi @ runninsrilankan says
My dog chases flies too – she will sit quietly when she sees one and follows it around – and totally freaks me out the whole time!
I love cauliflower – and this is yet another scrumdiliumptious way to devour it – though I might have to hold off on the cheese as even though my tastebuds love it – my stomach doesn’t!
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
I love cauliflower too! I would like a giant plate of this casserole for lunch right now.
Stephanie says
MY body definitely needs cheese to function! I haven’t put cheese on cauliflower for sooo long.. I need to change that
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
Such a perfect side dish! Cheese and cauliflower are perfect mates.
Mike@TheIronYou says
A cauliflower casserole with cheese? I’m in!
Christine at Cook the Story says
What a great way to jazz up an otherwise boring veggie!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
That is seriously yummy in my tummy!