Thursday, February 1, 2024

Loaded Cauliflower

 • 2 heads of cauliflower cut into bite size pieces

• 1.5 packages of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

• 1 bunch of scallions, green parts sliced thinly

• 3/4 c mayonnaise

• 1/2 c (ish) of milk of your choice

• 3 c of mild cheese of your choice (I use Manchego because it's sheep and I can't have cow dairy anymore)

• 1 c of sharp cheese of your choice, I use Pecorino Romano because it's sheep)

•  1/2 t (ish) of pepper

• I don't add salt as the Romano cheese and bacon are very salty on their own.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425ยบ

In a large pot boil or steam cauliflower until tender, drain

In a small bowl mix: mayo, 1/2 of the crumbled bacon, half the scallions, 1.5 cups of mild cheese. You will notice that this will be pretty thick. Use the milk to thin it out as you will be mixing the cauliflower in, so eyeball it to something that will mix easily!

Pour the mixture into a 9x13" pan and add cauliflower. Mix until the cauliflower is coated. 

Cover with the remaining 1.5 cups of mild cheese and the 1 cup of sharp cheese. 

Top with the second half of the bacon crumbles.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Top with the second half of scallions and enjoy!