Cheesy Cauliflower Bake (Gluten Free, Easy)

Cheesy Cauliflower Bake chocked full of roasted cauliflower, mushrooms, and onions. And then topped with red marinara sauce & gooey melty cheese. It's an easy delicious lower carb dinner everyone will love. Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Easy.

I'm going start by saying Italian dishes have always been one of my major weaknesses...

Especially since I could easily eat them almost every day of the week.

But since I really didn't want all the carb overload, I had to come up with other alternatives.

Cheesy Cauliflower Bake..

This bake being one of them along with this Cauliflower Crust Pizza and Spaghetti Squash Ricotta.

All of these recipes have the Italian flavors I crave without all the carbs!

Ingredients needed

• Cauliflower

• Mushrooms

• Onion

• Olive Oil

• Marinara Sauce

• Mozzarella Cheese

• Seasonings

So you'll see that I like to keep it really simple by using a jarred marinara sauce.

And I always make sure to buy a marinara sauce that's Organic without any added sugar.

Since tomatoes are naturally sweet, added sugar is not necessary.

How to make this...

Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

The parchment paper is optional but makes for easier clean up.

Then break the cauliflower into bite sized florets and add to a mixing bowl, with olive oil and seasonings.

Combine well and spread cauliflower onto lined baking sheet and roast in preheated oven.

Once roasted remove from oven and combine with the mushrooms & onions and continue to roast.

Place roasted veggies in a large casserole dish and top with remaining ingredients

Lower heat and bake in preheated oven till bubbly and starting to brown.

Other lower carb recipes...

• Cauliflower Fried Rice

• Spaghetti Squash Lasagn

• Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

• Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

AND IF YOU TRY THIS RECIPE PLEASE BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW…..

I’d love to hear if you make this & how you like it. Plus please be sure to include a star rating.

Until next time-xoxo

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Cheesy Cauliflower Bake (Gluten-Free, Easy)

Cauliflower, marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese all pair nicely into a quick weeknight dinner.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Gluten Free, Italian, vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 180kcal

Author Stephanie

Ingredients

• 1 medium head cauliflower
• 7-8 baby bella mushrooms sliced
• ½ yellow onion chopped
• ½ tsp. oregano
• ½ tsp. basil
• 1 ½ tbsp. olive oil
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 25 ounce jar marinara sauce
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• dash of red chili pepper flakes

Instructions

• Preheat oven 400 degrees
• Break cauliflower into florets and put in medium mixing bowl. Coat with olive oil, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Roast in preheated oven on baking sheet about 20 minutes
• Remove from oven and place back in mixing bowl. Add mushrooms, onions and give a quick toss.
• Place back on baking sheet and cook 10 more minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and place cauliflower mixture into casserole dish. Top with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and dash of red chili pepper flakes.
• Bake 30 minutes until bubbly. Remove and let sit 10 minutes prior to serving.

Notes

*Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.2g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11.2g | Saturated Fat: 37g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 635mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 3.7g | Sugar: 5.3g | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

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Updated- originally posted March 2016, updated December 2017