# Cauliflower Broccoli Cheese

A classic British comfort food dish made with frozen cauliflower and broccoli, smothered in a creamy cheese sauce and baked until golden.

- Total time: 80 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 knobs butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 2 tbsps flour
- 500 ml milk
- 500 g frozen broccoli
- 1 kg frozen cauliflower
- 70 g Cheddar cheese
- 1 bread
- 1 some rosemary or thyme
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp flaked almonds

## Instructions

1. In a pan, melt two knobs of butter on medium heat.
2. Add a bay leaf and two finely sliced cloves of garlic for extra flavor.
3. Thicken the sauce with two tablespoons of flour.
4. Gradually add about 500 ml of milk, bit by bit, using a wooden spoon or whisk.
5. Add 500 grams of frozen broccoli and let it simmer for 20 minutes until cooked through.
6. Whiz up the cooked broccoli to create a delicious creamy broccoli sauce.
7. Place 1 kilo of frozen cauliflower florets into a dish.
8. Pour the broccoli sauce over the frozen cauliflower florets.
9. Add about 70 grams of Cheddar cheese over the cauliflower and broccoli.
10. Chuck bread, some rosemary or thyme, and a tablespoon of olive oil into a blender and blitz.
11. Add a tablespoon of flaked almonds to the bread mixture and blitz for a few seconds to break it up.
12. Scatter the delicious breadcrumb mixture over the veggie feast.
13. Bake for 1 hour or until golden and cooked through.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon or whisk
- blender

## Tips

- Using frozen vegetables is cheaper and just as delicious as fresh.
- Add bay leaf and garlic for extra flavor in the béchamel sauce.
- Bread, rosemary/thyme, and olive oil blitzed together create a super epic topping.
- Flaked almonds pair well with roasted cauliflower.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-05

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