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Looking for a new side dish idea? Our Fully Loaded Cauliflower recipe is filled with all the tasty stuff: bacon, cheese, and perfectly-cooked cauliflower. Try it out for yourselves!

Fully Loaded Cauliflower

Looking for a new side dish idea? Our Fully Loaded Cauliflower recipe is filled with all the tasty stuff: bacon, cheese, and perfectly-cooked cauliflower. Try it out for yourselves!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings, as a side

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large cauliflower head leaves removed and cut into florets
  • Large pot of water
  • 2 tbsp salted butter
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 oz. softened cream cheese
  • 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled, divided
  • 3 green onions sliced

Instructions
 

  • Begin by preheating oven to 350 degrees F
  • Boil pot of water and add 1 tsp salt. Add cauliflower for 3 minutes, drain and set aside.
  • In a large skillet, melt butter and add garlic. Cook for about one minute, then add flour and stir quickly for about 2 minutes.
  • Lower heat and slowly add milk to the butter and flour mixture, whisking as your pour. Add cream cheese and mix until everything is well-incorporated.
  • Remove skillet from heat and add cheese. Season with salt and pepper and mix until everything is melted and well-combined.
  • Add cauliflower to a baking dish and pour over the cheese sauce. Add half the amount of your bacon and green onion and combine into the cauliflower mixture.
  • Add remaining bacon and green onion as a topping. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Keyword bacon, cauliflower, cheese, fully loaded, side dish
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