Name: Cheesy Ham and Cauliflower Casserole (Mock Mac and Cheese)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets - 1 medium head; Milk - 1 ½ cups; Unsalted butter, softened - 2 tablespoons; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 2 ½ cups; Dried minced onion - ⅛ teaspoon; Garlic powder, or to taste - 1 pinch; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Chopped cooked ham - 3 cups; French-fried onions - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Cheesy Ham and Cauliflower Casserole (Mock Mac and Cheese)

1. Cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets 1 medium head

2. Milk 1 ½ cups

3. Unsalted butter, softened 2 tablespoons

4. All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons

5. Shredded Cheddar cheese 2 ½ cups

6. Dried minced onion ⅛ teaspoon

7. Garlic powder, or to taste 1 pinch

8. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 pinch

9. Chopped cooked ham 3 cups

10. French-fried onions 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Cheesy Ham and Cauliflower Casserole (Mock Mac and Cheese)

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

2 . Stage

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower, cover, and steam until tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 6 minutes.

3 . Stage

While cauliflower steams, heat milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Mix softened butter and flour together until it forms a ball. Melt flour ball into heated milk; lower heat and stir constantly until thickened. Add Cheddar cheese, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; heat until cheese is completely melted.

4 . Stage

Combine cauliflower, ham, and cheese sauce in a large bowl. Gently mix together. Pour into the prepared baking pan.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Top with french-fried onions and bake for 10 minutes more. Let sit for 5 minutes or more before serving.