Buffalo Cauliflower Baked Mac And Cheese Recipes

BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, water, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a bowl using a whisk until batter is smooth and somewhat runny. Add cauliflower to batter and mix until cauliflower is coated; spread onto the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove saucepan from heat and stir hot pepper sauce and honey into butter until smooth. Brush hot sauce mixture over each cauliflower piece, repeating brushing until all the hot sauce mixture is used.
• Bake in the oven until cauliflower is browned, about 10 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven and allow the cauliflower to cool 10 to 15 minutes.

CAULIFLOWER "MAC AND CHEESE" BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cook cauliflower in boiling water in large saucepan 4 minutes; drain well.
• Melt 2 Tbsp. margarine in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in flour and mustard; cook and stir 1 minute. Whisk in milk; cook 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add 1-1/4 cups Cheddar and 3 Tbsp. Parmesan; stir until Cheddar is melted. Add cauliflower; stir to evenly coat. Spoon into 2.5-L casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Microwave remaining margarine in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and remaining Parmesan; sprinkle over cauliflower mixture.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through, topping with remaining Cheddar for the last 5 minutes.

BUFFALO MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the macaroni until al dente, about 7 minutes; strain and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a large oval casserole dish.
• Cook 2 tablespoons of the butter, the onions, celery and a pinch of salt in a large saute pan over medium heat until the onions and celery are soft but not brown, about 7 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large straight-sided skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the butter and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the half-and-half, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, and stir in the Cheddar, Monterey Jack and blue cheese until melted. Stir in the onion mixture, macaroni and hot sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the macaroni mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, pour into a small bowl and mix with the panko; sprinkle on top of the mac 'n' cheese. Bake until bubbly and brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Garnish with the scallions.

BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425ºF. Place cauliflower florets in a 9x13-inch baking dish, and toss with 2 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1/2 tsp. each of salt and black pepper.Roast cauliflower for 20 to 25 minutes, until tender. Decrease oven temperature to 375ºF.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of SALTED water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions until JUST shy of al dente (the pasta will continue to cook in the oven). Drain and set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large high-sided sauté pan over medium. Once hot, add onion and celery; cook 7 to 8 minutes, or until soft. Stir in two-thirds of the chopped green onion (reserve remaining for garnish), garlic powder, and paprika; cook 1 minute. Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture and mix to combine. Cook for two full minutes to eliminate raw flour taste. Slowly pour in milk and buffalo sauce, and whisk to combine. Increase heat and bring mixture to a simmer, and cook until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt.Sprinkle in 1 cup cheddar cheese and continuously stir until melted. Transfer roasted cauliflower and cooked pasta into skillet with buffalo mixture; stir well to combine.
• Carefully pour mac and cheese into the same 9x13-inch pan you used to roast the cauliflower. Sprinkle remaining grated cheddar cheese overtop, along with blue cheese crumbles, if using.Bake for 20 minutes, uncovered, until bubbly. If desired, broil for final 2 minutes for a more golden topping.Remove from oven and garnish with remaining chopped green onion.