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Bacon and Cauliflower Cheese on Toast

A cauliflower cheese sauce made in one frying pan with cream, cream cheese and Cheddar, spooned over toast and grilled until bubbling. Bacon adds salt and crunch, and the dish works just as well without it.

  • YieldServes 2
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Topping

  • 100 gbacon lardons
  • 210 gcauliflower florets
  • 4 slicesthick sourdough bread

Sauce

  • 3 tbspunsalted butter
  • 2 tbspcream cheese, softened
  • 120 mldouble cream
  • 75 gCheddar, grated, divided
  • 1½ tbspParmesan, freshly grated
  • 1 tspmustard
  • 1 pinchpaprikaoptional
  • to tastesea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

  • 1 tbspchives, chopped

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Wheat
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Chives
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cauliflower
  • Turmeric
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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