Add cauliflower and broccoli then stir in the cheese sauce. Sweet fresh strawberries and goat cheese combine with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil to make a healthy, delicious spring salad. An easy, semi-healthy broccoli and cauliflower gratin recipe.

Ingredients of Broccoli and Cauliflower Gratin Mac'n Cheese

  1. It's 1 small of head or bundle broccoli, trimmed into florets.
  2. It's 1 small of head cauliflower or half a large head, trimmed and cut into florets.
  3. Prepare 1 lb of whole-wheat macaroni or penne or other short cut pasta.
  4. It's 2 cup of sour cream or reduced fat sour cream.
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard.
  6. It's 1/3 cup of finely chopped chives.
  7. It's 2 clove of garlic, peeled and grated or crushed into paste.
  8. Prepare 1 of A few drops of hot sauce.
  9. Prepare 1 of Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  10. You need 2 1/2 cup of grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese.

Broccoli and Cauliflower Gratin Mac'n Cheese step by step

  1. Bring large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Salt water and add broccoli and cauliflower florets. Boil vegetables for 5 minutes, then remove with a spider or a strainer and drain..
  2. Add pasta to water and undercook by about 2 minutes, drain..
  3. Meanwhile, combine sour cream in large bowl along with mustard, chives, garlic, hot sauce, salt and pepper, to,taste..
  4. Add pasta and cauliflower and broccoli and 2/3 of the cheese. Stir to combine, them transfer to a casserole dish and cover with remaining cheese. Cool and chill for a make-ahead meal..
  5. To heat and eat, put casserole on baking sheet and bake in the middle of a preheated 375°F ovenmuntil deeply golden and bubbly, about 40 to 45 minutes..
  6. Tip: Make a double batch and freeze for a later date..

Add broccoli into the mix and you get a bubbling, cheesy gratin that is pure comfort during the winter months. Why not make smaller portions and serve this as a side as well? This is an expert gratin recipe with made-from-scratch cheese sauce--an important cooking technique and a delicious way to eat your veggies. This is a great way to dress up broccoli and cauliflower with cheese. You can even make your vegetables the night before and then finish in the oven the next.

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