Cauliflower Parmesan Recipe
This Cauliflower Parmesan Recipe is my new favorite meatless dinner! It features breaded and roasted cauliflower steaks layered with melty cheese and marinara, then served over your favorite pasta.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 small cauliflower heads *see notes
- 2 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
For the Breading:
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Optional: Sprinkle of red pepper flakes
For the Toppings:
- 1 cup marinara sauce of choice
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella cheese grated
- Fresh basil for garnish
- Red pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Remove outer leaves of cauliflower. Resting cauliflower on stem, cut off rounded edge and slice two 1½"-thick "steaks", reserving remaining cauliflower florets for other use. Repeat with remaining cauliflower to create 4 "steaks" total.
- In a shallow bowl or plate, whisk together the eggs and water
- In another shallow bowl or plate, whisk together almond flour and seasoning and salt.
- Dredge cauliflower in egg mixture, then into breading mixture.
- Place on greased baking sheet and drizzle oil over cauliflower "steaks" and bake for 10 minutes.
- Take out baking sheet and carefully flip cauliflower "steaks", drizzling olive oil on the other size and bake for another 12 minutes.
- Take out baking sheet and turn on broiler.
- Top cauliflower with marinara sauce and cheese and return to oven to broil for 3-5 minutes, watching closely so that it does not burn.
- Serve hot with pasta of choice (gluten free pasta, zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash).
Notes
You will have leftover cauliflower florets when creating the "steaks". Save them for any healthy cauliflower recipes!
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.5g | Protein: 8.4g | Fat: 9.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.2g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 816mg | Fiber: 3.4g | Sugar: 6.9g