Baked Cauliflower Casserole

This baked cauliflower casserole is a great breakfast entree or a nice side dish. You will never know there is cauliflower in it!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 384 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
• cooking spray
• 1 (6 ounce) can chopped olives
• 1 (7 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 head cauliflower, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers (Optional)
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot oil until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer onion to a large bowl; add cauliflower, mushrooms, chiles, and olives.

Step 5

Beat eggs with flour in a separate bowl. Stir cottage cheese, Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, salt, and black pepper into egg and flour mixture.

Step 6

Combine egg and cheese mixture with the vegetable mixture until well mixed.

Step 7

Spread cauliflower mixture into prepared baking dish; sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until cauliflower is tender and bread crumbs are lightly browned on top, about 1 hour.