Recipe: Perfect Vegetarian Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole

Vegetarian Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole. It's baked with some cream, herbs, and a cheddar cheese topping. This post may contain affiliate links. Working on this post has forced me to ask myself a lot of tough questions.

Transfer to the baking dish and spread into an even layer. Cauliflower is nutritious, versatile, low in carbs, high in fiber, and has a mild enough flavor that it can blend perfectly into just about any dish. Meanwhile, remove the stems from a bunch of kale. You can cook Vegetarian Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vegetarian Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole

1. 🢂 2 cups of chopped cauliflower.
2. 🢂 1 package of Quorn Meatless Pieces (https://www.quorn.us/products/quorn-meatless-chicken-pieces).
3. 🢂 4 slices of Lightlife Smoky Tempeh strips (https://lightlife.com/product/smoky-tempeh-strips/).
4. 🢂 3/4 cup of vegetable stock.
5. 🢂 2 TBSP of whole milk.
6. 🢂 2 TBSP of cream cheese.
7. 🢂 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
8. 🢂 1/4 cup of grated mozzarella cheese.
9. 🢂 2 TBSP of grated parmesan cheese.
10. 🢂 2 of garlic cloves.
11. 🢂 1/8 tsp of ground nutmeg.
12. 🢂 to taste of Salt and Pepper.
13. 🢂 of Olive Oil Spray.

You've come to the right place! Serve a meal packed with flavor and nutrition. I will make again but will roast the cauliflower in the dush first before adding the other ingredients. No nutmeg and I'll substitute the coconut milk with more chicken.

instructions Vegetarian Chicken and Cauliflower Casserole

1. Spray large pan with Olive Oil and add chicken pieces and chopped tempeh.
2. Fry on medium high for approximately 20 minutes continuously mixing until all pieces are browned on all sides.
3. In a separate pot, add the vegetable stock, cream cheese, milk, half of all the cheeses, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and stir on medium low heat until the mixture is smooth and all the cheese is melted (approximately 10 minutes).
4. Place cauliflower in a bowl of hot water for 5 minutes & then drain.
5. Transfer cauliflower to casserole dish and add the chicken mixture and then the melted cheese mixture on top.
6. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
7. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, broil for an additional 15 minutes or until the top gets browned..

This tasty dish is a great potluck contribution, a BBQ side dish, and an easy-to-make weeknight meal. A heap of cooked cauliflower is like a blank canvas on which almost any flavors can be thrown with great results. Drain well and pat between several layers of paper towels to dry. Transfer the cauliflower to the baking dish and set aside. Bring the cream to a simmer in a small saucepan, and whisk in the cream cheese and mustard.