Recipe: Broccoli and Cauliflower Bake

Broccoli & Cauliflower Bake Makes 4 dishes (4 servings per dish) 1 kg Broccoli florets 1 kg Cauliflower florets Salt Water (for cooking) 1 cup Cheddar cheese (grated (shredded)) Cheese Sauce ½ cup shortening (I

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Broccoli & Cauliflower Bake

Makes 4 dishes (4 servings per dish)

  • 1 kg Broccoli florets
  • 1 kg Cauliflower florets
  • Salt
  • Water (for cooking)
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese (grated (shredded))

Cheese Sauce

  • ½ cup shortening (I prefer to use vegetable oil)
  • 1½ cups Corn Flour
  • 3 cups Milk (hot, this stops lumps from forming)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 cups Cheddar cheese (grated (shredded))
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C

  2. Boil the broccoli and cauliflower for 10 min in the water and salt

  3. Remove from the heat

Cheese Sauce

  1. Heat the shortening, once hot add the corn flour

  2. Cook the flour for 2 minutes then removed from heat

  3. Add the milk a little at a time to avoid lumps forming and until the mixture is at the consistency of a thick milkshake

  4. Place back on the heat and add the salt and cheese

  5. Cook for another 2 minutes

Time for the Oven

  1. In a large deep oven proof dish, place the vegetables and mix in the cheese sauce

  2. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the mixture and place in the oven till golden brown

  3. Once it has cooled, cut into 4 equal portions and freeze

Ready to Eat

  1. Defrost (thaw) in the fridge overnight

  2. Place in a preheated oven at 180°C oven till warmed through, ± 30 min

I freeze 2 vegetables in one container. That way I save freezer space and don’t need to take out to many containers in the morning.

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