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Three Cheese and Cauliflower Macaroni

January 3, 2019 By All That I'm Eating 9 Comments

I often make macaroni cheese, or some variation of it. I like to play around with adding vegetables, different cheeses or flavours in the sauce. This three cheese and cauliflower macaroni cheese is one of the most delicious I’ve made. The combination of Emmental (for sweetness and stringiness), Cheddar (for bite and cheesiness) and Parmesan (for savouriness) means you get the best of all the cheeses! And don’t worry, there’s a cauliflower in there too; to add a little vegetable healthiness amongst all that indulgence.

three cheese and cauliflower macaroni

ingredients

You will need (for two generous portions):

  • 150g macaroni
  • 1 small cauliflower, chopped into small florets
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 25g plain flour
  • 300ml milk
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 75g strong Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 75g Emmental cheese, grated
  • 30g Parmesan, grated
  • Salt and pepper
  • Handful breadcrumbs
  • Sprig fresh rosemary

three cheese macaroni cheese with cauliflower

method

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the macaroni and cook according to packet instructions. Add the cauliflower to a steamer over the macaroni for the last 3-4 minutes of cooking. Drain them both well and put to one side.

To make the cheese sauce melt the butter in a small saucepan on a medium heat and then add the flour. Cook for a minute or two then gradually whisk in the milk. Keep whisking to ensure there are no lumps.

Continue whisking the sauce until it bubbles and becomes thick. Remove from the heat, stir through most of the cheese, the mustard and a little salt and pepper.

Mix the macaroni, cauliflower and cheese sauce together then tip into a baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top and then sprinkle over the breadcrumbs. Pop the rosemary sprig on top.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 25-30 minutes, or until golden on top.

cauliflower macaroni cheese

You might be thinking that the rosemary is a bit pointless just stuck on top of the macaroni cheese like that. Well, it’s actually deliberate. When the dish comes out of the oven you want to remove all the leaves from the rosemary and leave them on top. Then, when you serve it up everyone gets a bit of roasted rosemary which has such a great flavour. This three cheese and cauliflower macaroni is such a comfort food dish for me; cheese, pasta, cauliflower and woody rosemary are all so good together.

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Filed Under: Butter, Cauliflower, Cheese, Dairy & Eggs, Dinner, Herbs, Horseradish & Mustard, January, Pasta, Recipes By Month, Rosemary, Seasons, Store Cupboard, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter Tagged With: Cheese, pasta, recipe, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. angiesrecipes says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:51

    So delicious and comforting! Can’t resist anything with cheese :-))
    Happy new Year!

    Reply
  2. David says

    January 6, 2019 at 19:36

    You had me at three cheeses! Of course, my favorite way to roast cauliflower is with cheese! This sounds delicious and is perfect for our wintry weather (which is unusual for us!).

    Reply
  3. Laura says

    January 7, 2019 at 20:36

    Caroline – this is my kind of Mac’n’Cheese – a little veg, some pasta, and some fabulous cheeses. I love the cheese combo you chose, too! All the great flavors!

    Reply
  4. grace says

    January 8, 2019 at 18:06

    i like the way you use the rosemary–very unique and delicious! i live for a good mac and cheese. 🙂

    Reply
    • All That I'm Eating says

      January 31, 2019 at 14:51

      It really makes it, using sage would be a great alternative too.

      Reply
  5. Marcelle says

    January 14, 2019 at 14:25

    Oh my, this looks really good, Caroline! Looks like a perfect comfort food dish to me and the three cheese combination sounds heavenly. I will be trying this one!! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Ron says

    January 14, 2019 at 17:39

    Adult mac & cheese, I like it, Caroline, I like a lot. Saving this one for a future dinner.

    Reply
  7. Emma | Bake Then Eat says

    January 19, 2019 at 10:46

    Mac & Cheese is my ultimate comfort food, love all the cheeses in your version.

    Reply
  8. Karen (Back Road Journal) says

    January 21, 2019 at 18:59

    I like cauliflower and cheese and mac and cheese but I never thought of combining the too. Very clever!

    Reply

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