Cauliflower And Broccoli Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°. In a Dutch oven, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Stir in cheese and salt until cheese is melted., Remove from heat. Gradually whisk in eggs. Stir in vegetable blend. Transfer to a greased 8-in.-square baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until set, 50-60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add broccoli and cauliflower and cook uncovered until tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain and transfer broccoli-cauliflower to a baking dish.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add flour and stir until browned and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk half-and-half and Dijon mustard into butter-flour mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until cream sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir 2/3 cup Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, and paprika into cream sauce; cook and stir until cheeses are melted. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over broccoli-cauliflower mixture and top with 3 tablespoons Cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Cut broccoli and cauliflower into florets, discarding outer leaves and stems.
• You should have about 8 cups broccoli florets and 4 cups cauliflower.
• In a large pot, bring 8 cups of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add cauliflower; cook 2 minutes.
• Add broccoli; cook an additional 6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Drain.
• While vegetables are cooking, make Cheese Sauce:.
• In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in the milk; continue to whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in cheese, mustard, chiles, hot-pepper sauce and salt.
• Stir until smooth. If a thinner sauce is desired, stir in a few more tablespoons of milk.
• To serve, place vegetables in large serving dish and pour cheese sauce over the top. Serve immediately.
• Do Ahead: Cook vegetables, rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain and refrigerate. Prepare sauce; let cool, then cover and refrigerate up to a day ahead.
• To serve, uncover; remove from refrigerator and let stand 30 minutes.
• Reheat separately in microwave oven (adding more milk to sauce as needed).

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a very large saucepan, cook the cauliflower in boiling salted water for 5 mins. Then add the broccoli and cook for 3 mins more. Drain well and transfer to a large ovenproof dish.
• To make the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a small pan. When foaming, add flour and mustard powder, and cook for 1 min, stirring constantly. Take off the heat and add the milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly to get rid of any lumps. Once half the milk has been added, return to the heat and add the remaining milk. Keep stirring and bring to the boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for 2 mins, until thickened and smooth. Add most of the cheese and some seasoning then take off the heat and add the chives.
• Pour the sauce over the vegetables and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. This can be done the day before and kept covered in the fridge. Cook in the oven for 35-40 mins until bubbling, allowing an extra 5-10 mins cooking time if from the fridge.

Steps:

• Combine vegetables in 2-qt. microwaveable casserole. Add water; cover with lid. Microwave on HIGH 8 to 10 min. or until vegetables are tender; drain.
• Microwave Neufchatel and milk in 2-cup microwaveable measuring cup 1 min. or until Neufchatel is melted and mixture is blended when stirred. Stir in sour cream; pour over vegetables. Sprinkle with cheddar. Microwave 2 min. or until melted.
• Mix cracker crumbs and Parmesan; sprinkle over vegetables.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Add cheeses; stir until melted., Place vegetables in a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with ham. Pour sauce over ham. Place bread crumbs in a small bowl; spray with butter-flavored spray. Sprinkle around the edge of casserole. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan; remove from heat.
• Blend in the flour until smooth using a wire whisk.
• Return to heat; gradually whisk in the half and half cream; bring to a light boil, keep whisking until the mixture is smooth.
• Add in the cubed Velveeta, and contine to mix with a spoon until cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat.
• Add in the sugar, salt and pepper; mix until combined.
• Pour over the veggies JUST prior to serving.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Note: this recipe may be cut in half if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan with enough water to cover, boil cauliflower and broccoli until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, and transfer to a medium baking dish.
• In a separate medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter, and stir in flour. Gradually whisk in milk, and increase heat to medium. As the mixture thickens, whisk in English mustard, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until a thick sauce has formed, being careful not to allow the mixture to boil. Sprinkle in 2/3 of the cheese, and stir until melted.
• Pour sauce over broccoli and cauliflower. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, until bubbly and lightly brown. Sprinkle with remaining cheese during the final 10 minutes of cooking.