Twice Baked Cauliflower Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add cauliflower and cook until tender, but not overly soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain well and transfer cauliflower to a large bowl. Mash, using a potato masher, leaving some chunks.
• Reserve 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon bacon bits. Mix remaining Cheddar cheese, remaining bacon bits, cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, butter, salt, and pepper into the mashed cauliflower in the bowl. Transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle reserved Cheddar cheese and bacon bits on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large, square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Put cauliflower in a microwave-safe bowl and cook in microwave oven until tender, about 6 minutes.
• Blend cauliflower in a food processor until smooth; add sour cream, yogurt, and butter and process again until smooth.
• Mix blended cauliflower mixture in a bowl with 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, chives, garlic, and black pepper; spread into the prepared baking dish and top with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven on the middle rack until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Switch oven to 'broil' and continue baking until the top is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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 very tender, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer cauliflower to a bowl and mash with a potato masher until few chunks remain; add 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, and Parmesan cheese and mix thoroughly. Spread the mixture into a 8-inch square casserole dish; top with remaining Cheddar cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil or lid.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking until the top is browned, about 10 minutes more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180°C.
• Cut out stem and core from cauliflower, and cut into small pieces.
• Cook in large pot of boiling salted water until cauliflower is tender, but not overly soft.
• Drain well and mash with potato masher, leaving some chunks.
• Mix in cream cheese, sour cream, green onion, Parmesan, and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon.
• Spread evenly in a medium-sized glass casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and reserved bacon.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.