Cauliflower Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large cauliflower, broken into flowerets
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup chopped scallion, and light green parts
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup shredded gouda cheese, smoked gouda is really good here
• 1/2 cup crushed cracker, like ritz
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375. lightly grease a 2-qt baking dish; set aside.
• 2 cook cauliflower in boiling salted water until crisp-tender (about 6-7 minutes); drain.
• 3 place cooked and drained flowerets into the prepared baking dish.
• 4 meanwhile, melt 3 tbsp of the butter in a saucepan and saute the scallions for about 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in the flour until smooth.
• 6 very gradually add milk, stirring constantly. add salt, pepper and paprika.
• 7 continue cooking and stirring until sauce is thickened and smooth, for about 3 minutes. stir in the mustard .
• 8 evenly pour the sauce over cauliflower in the baking dish.
• 9 sprinkle the gouda cheese over casserole.
• 10 mix the crushed crackers with the 3 tbsp of melted butter; sprinkle over top of the cheese layer.
• 11 bake at 375 for 20 minutes.