How To Make Creamy Cauliflower Au Gratin with Bacon
Enjoy a filling and creamy bite in this cauliflower au gratin, made with bacon and cheese, and topped with breadcrumbs for a crumbly finish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cauliflower head,cut into large florets
- ½lbSmithfield Cherrywood Stack Pack Bacon,chopped
- 5tbspbutter
- ¼cupflour
- 2cupsmilk
- 1¼cupsGruyere,grated
- 1tspsalt
- ½tsppepper
For Topping:
- ¼cupparmesan cheese,freshly grated
- 2tbspbutter,melted
- ¼cupbread crumbs
Instructions
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Steam or boil cauliflower for about 5 minutes until just tender but still firm. Drain and place in an 8×8-inch casserole dish
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In a medium sized skillet add the bacon pieces. Cook until crisp and sprinkle on top of the cauliflower.
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In a medium sized saucepan add the butter and melt. Add the flour and cook about 1 minute until it thickens. Slowly whisk in the milk and add in cheese, salt and pepper.
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Whisk until cheese is melted and sauce has thickened. Pour evenly over the cauliflower and bacon.
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Top with parmesan cheese. Mix bread crumbs with melted butter and sprinkle over the top. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and slightly brown at the top.
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Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 523.63kcal
- Fat: 42.13g
- Saturated Fat: 21.45g
- Trans Fat: 0.59g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 14.05g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.76g
- Carbohydrates: 16.52g
- Fiber: 2.20g
- Sugar: 6.65g
- Protein: 20.77g
- Cholesterol: 103.16mg
- Sodium: 628.62mg
- Calcium: 478.96mg
- Potassium: 499.75mg
- Iron: 0.96mg
- Vitamin A: 242.30µg
- Vitamin C: 43.20mg
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