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Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; toss to coat. Broccoli and cauliflower are both high in antioxidants and could improve heart health and protect against certain types of cancer. For a different look, the cauliflower can be sliced instead of left in florets. Begin slicing from the whole head of cauliflower, then separate the florets from the core.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake:
- Make ready For the vegetables
- Get 1 cup chopped cauliflower (1/2 inch)
- Prepare 1 cup chopped broccoli (1/2 inch)
- Make ready 1 cup blanched green peas
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic paste
- Get 2 tbls chopped green onion
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Make ready For the cheese sauce
- Get 2 tbls all purpose flour
- Make ready 2 1/2 tbls butter
- Get 1 1/2 cup warm full cream milk
- Get 1/2 cup warm evaporated milk (you can substitute for full cream milk, I go for it for a creamier flavour)
- Prepare to taste Salt & pepper
- Take 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- Take 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
Break the broccoli and cauliflower into small florets, cutting off the thick stalks as you go. Broccoli resembles cauliflower, which is a different but closely related cultivar group of the same Brassica species. Broccoli resulted from breeding of landrace Brassica crops in the northern Mediterranean starting in about the sixth century BCE. Broccoli and cauliflower are a perfect pair, even better with garlic.
Steps to make Cauliflower, broccoli & peas cheese-bake:
- In an oven proof dish, the vegetables, garlic, green onions, salt & pepper and cayenne pepper till everything is well combined
- In a heavy bottom pan over high medium heat, melt butter and add flour to the butter and stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium
- Gradually add the full cream milk while whisking continuously to avoid forming clumps in the mixture. Continue whisking until mixture begins to thicken.
- Add in the evaporated milk and the cheese and stir to mix until sauce thickens (this will happen very quickly). You don’t want the sauce too thick otherwise it will not spread well over the vegetables
- NOTE: If sauce becomes too thick, add a tbls of warm milk until you reach desired consistency
- Immediately remove from heat and pour over vegetables. Make sure everything is well coated with the sauce
- In a pre-heated oven, bake the cheese-bake under 180 degrees (Celsius) for 45-50 minutes
- Remove from oven and allow to cool down before serving, but serve warm
Broccoli resulted from breeding of landrace Brassica crops in the northern Mediterranean starting in about the sixth century BCE. Broccoli and cauliflower are a perfect pair, even better with garlic. Oven-roasting because it frees you up to prepare other parts of the meal and is great to cook alongside roasted meats. This dish uses simple ingredients, a splash of oil, garlic, and a few sprinkles of Parmesan cheese! Healthy veggies are on the table in no time.
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