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Ingredients for cauliflower bake
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Cauliflower bake – easy and cheesy
Cauliflower cheese bake is perfect recipe for meal preparation. At the same time, if you want to maintain a healthy diet and use simple ingredients during cooking – it is perfect for you. Furthermore, if you care about protein intake and going lower in calories, nothing can beat this recipe.
You can bake it on the weekend, place it in the fridge and enjoy it during the week. It is light, cheesy and perfect with a huge salad. The ingredients are also very simple and if you have got the cauliflower, you can definitely find some cheese and sour cream in your fridge. The onions that are fried before, give the dish an extra taste – do not leave them out.
The recipe is also low calorie – one serving contains under 300 calories. So if you are on your weight loss journey it is perfect to lose weight and get a lean body. The combination of low calorie and high protein intake is best to reach lean body goals.
Looking for more healthy meal prep ideas? Check egg fried rice – lower in fat and in calories, very aromatic and tasty. It is a perfect lunch you can warm up and enjoy during a busy week. Want to prepare for breakfast in advance? What about baked oats – full of cinnamon flavor and easy to make.
How to prepare cauliflower bake
Ingredients
- 650 g cauliflower florets
- 130 g sour cream 15%-20% fat
- 4 eggs
- 130 g grated cheese
- 2 small onions
- 1 olive oil
- 6 g salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C or 355 F.
- Wash cauliflower and cut off the florets. If the florets are too big, cut them into halves. You should have around 650 g. Bring a pot of water to the boil and add 6 g of salt. Add 650 cauliflower florets and cook for 5 minutes.
- Chop 2 small onions into pieces. Heat olive oil in the pan and saute onions until they come golden brown. It takes around 5-6 minutes.
- Drain cauliflower florets. In a large bowl mix 130 g sour cream, 4 eggs, 130 grated cheese and sauteéd onions. Add cooked cauliflower florets and mix everything.
- Lightly oil a baking tin and pour cauliflower cheese into the baking tin. Bake for 35-45 minutes at 180 C or 355 F. Check cauliflower before taking cheese cauliflower out of the oven – it should be cooked through. Everybody’s oven is different, so it could take longer or shorter to bake – just taste the cauliflower and once it is baked through you can take it out.
Nutrition for the recipe