If you’re looking for a hearty side dish, you’re in luck! This deliciously rich cauliflower gratin is super-satisfying yet it has half the calories of many traditional cauliflower gratins!
Looking for more guilt-free decadence using cauliflower, try our Skinny Cauliflower Mash or our Skinny Mac ‘n Cheese (just to name a couple!)!
Skinny Cauliflower Gratin
Serves: 4, large, 1 cups servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups cauliflower, broken into small florets (about 1/2 large head)
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk, divided (Hello vitamin D! Almost all milks are Vitamin D fortified, check to make sure yours is!)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs, preferably whole-wheat (Italian breadcrumbs work well too!)
- 3/4 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, divided (look for a vitamin D fortified cheese)
- 1/2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp all-purpose whole wheat flour
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives or 2 tsp of dried chives
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
Directions
- Move rack to the top part of the oven; preheat broiler.
- Bring cauliflower, 1 1/4 cups milk and salt to a boil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cover and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup cheese and oil. Whisk flour and the remaining 1/4 cup milk in another small bowl until smooth and then slowly stir in the flour mixture into the pan that contains the cauliflower mixture, continuously stirring until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Saute onions and garlic in cooking spray in a skillet over medium heat until onions just begin to caramelize. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup cheese, chives, mustard and pepper and onion and garlic mixture Sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture.
- Broil until the top is crispy and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Enjoy!!
Nutrition Facts: 162 calories, 2 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 420 mg sodium, 23 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 13 g protein
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Skinny Cauliflower Gratin
Nutrition Facts: 162 calories, 2 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 420 mg sodium, 23 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 13 g protein
Author: NutritionTwins.com
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 cups cauliflower, broken into small florets (about ½ large head)
- 1½ cups skim milk, divided (Hello vitamin D! Almost all milks are Vitamin D fortified, check to make sure yours is!)
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ cup dry breadcrumbs, preferably whole-wheat (Italian breadcrumbs work well too!)
- ¾ cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, divided (look for a vitamin D fortified cheese)
- ½ tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp all-purpose whole wheat flour
- Cooking spray
- ½ small yellow onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives or 2 tsp of dried chives
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp white pepper
Instructions
- Move rack to the top part of the oven; preheat broiler.
- Bring cauliflower, 1¼ cups milk and salt to a boil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cover and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix breadcrumbs, ¼ cup cheese and oil. Whisk flour and the remaining ¼ cup milk in another small bowl until smooth and then slowly stir in the flour mixture into the pan that contains the cauliflower mixture, continuously stirring until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Saute onions and garlic in cooking spray in a skillet over medium heat until onions just begin to caramelize. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Stir in the remaining ½ cup cheese, chives, mustard and pepper and onion and garlic mixture Sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture.
- Broil until the top is crispy and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Enjoy!!