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Cauliflower Cheese Sauce, yes, you can taste the cauliflower, but you can also taste the creamy and saltiness of the cheese. Toss with pasta!

Let’s talk cauliflower cheese sauce…

But first I’ve been working with a few bloggers on creating recipes that are made with produce in season. I only typically know the seasons of most fruits {and zucchini} but not really the vegetables. So this was a fun little challenge for me! Did you know: in-season fruits and veggies are typically tastier, more nutritious and cheaper than others not in season? Well they are! Great reasons for you to make a little extra effort to give it a whirl.

I decided to use cauliflower to make a cheese sauce for some pasta. I’ve been seeing these kinds of recipes pop up all over the inter webs and finally decided to give it a whirl.

YOU GUYS. This sauce is amazing. Yes, you can taste the cauliflower, but you can also taste the creamy and saltiness of the cheese. That with the pasta together is PRIME. Cauliflower–>who knew, right?

Here’s how you make it: Start by cooking pasta and cauliflower. I cooked my pasta in a pot on the stove and the cauliflower in some chicken stock in the microwave. Cover with a little plastic wrap to steam it up nice and zap it until it’s fork tender. Pour the cooked cauliflower and cooking liquid into a high powdered blender and puree completely. Grate some sharp cheddar cheese and some parmesan cheese. Oooooor just buy the pre-grated from the store. Drain your pasta, pour the cauliflower puree into the hot pot, place back on the heat and stir in the grated cheeses to melt. Stir in the cooked pasta and that’s it!

It’s creamy, really cheesy and filled with a whole bunch of cauliflower! Try this out for dinner tonight 🙂

And be sure to check out these other wonderful bloggers who also are creating #eatseasonal recipes too!

Kelsey from Happyolks

Here’s the printable:

Print Pin It 5 from 13 votes Easy Cauliflower Cheese Sauce for Skinny Mac n' Cheese Cauliflower Cheese Sauce, yes, you can taste the cauliflower, but you can also taste the creamy and saltiness of the cheese. Toss with pasta! Ingredients 1 pound short cut pasta 1 pound short cut pasta

1 small head cauliflower 1 small head cauliflower

1 cup chicken stock 1 cup chicken stock

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

salt & pepper to taste salt & pepper to taste Instructions Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Pour in pasta and cook until al dente.

While pasta is cooking, cut cauliflower up into large florets and place into shallow dish. Pour chicken stock over cauliflower, cover with plastic wrap, cut slit in the top and microwave 7-9 minutes or until cauliflower is fork tender.

Drain pasta and set aside.

Pour cauliflower and cooking stock into high powdered blender and puree completely until smooth. Pour puree into warm pot and place over medium low heat. Sprinkle in cheese and stir to melt gently to create a sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Stir in pasta and serve immediately. Nutrition Calories: 487 kcal | Carbohydrates: 59 g | Protein: 23 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Cholesterol: 48 mg | Sodium: 428 mg | Potassium: 311 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 450 IU | Vitamin C: 8.6 mg | Calcium: 384 mg | Iron: 1.5 mg

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Easy Cauliflower Gratin

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