Discover the versatility of cauliflower! These 27 recipes transform this humble vegetable into show-stopping meals. Whether you are looking for a healthy twist on classic dishes or eager to try something new, cauliflower is the secret ingredient you didn't know you needed.
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower

You can't go wrong with this perfectly roasted, flavor-packed Broccoli and Cauliflower recipe! It's one of the easiest recipes you can add to your dinner rotation.
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup Recipe
This Cauliflower and Bacon Soup is comfort food at its best, delivering cozy vibes with every spoonful. Loaded with gooey cheddar, soft cauliflower, and just the right amount of crispy bacon
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
This Broccoli Cauliflower Salad will get you excited to eat your vegetables! Add bacon and Cheddar cheese, and you have a filling salad your family will ask for again and again!
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Mexican Cauliflower Rice
With a light, fluffy texture and all the traditional flavors, this Mexican Cauliflower Rice stands in beautifully for the original version of this classic Mexican restaurant side dish. It's made quick and easy on your stovetop - less than 30 minutes start to finish.
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Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce
Imagine mildly spicy roasted cauliflower florets drizzled with a creamy lemon herb tahini sauce. This recipe will turn cauliflower into an elegant and delicious side dish to accompany any main course.
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Baked Cauliflower Gratin
This easy-baked Cauliflower Gratin is a classic French side dish that's a great make-ahead recipe for serving a crowd. It's melty, cheesy, and perfect for the holidays!
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Roasted Cauliflower Carbonara
Roasted cauliflower carbonara is an easy recipe using a head of cauliflower. Like classic carbonara, this recipe has garlic, egg yolks, and crispy bacon for a wonderful flavor. Why not try this easy weeknight dinner tonight?
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Cauliflower Tacos
These crispy cauliflower tacos are a fun, delicious, family-friendly option for a weeknight meal. They are filled with vegetables and homemade spicy mayo sauce. Every bite is flavorful and crunchy. Taco Tuesday will never be the same after you get your hands on one of these!
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Cauliflower Nachos
Cauliflower nachos are a delicious alternative to eating chips and are easy to make. In 30 minutes, this cauliflower nachos recipe comes together with your favorite vegan toppings. You may never eat chips again.
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Cauliflower Pizza Bowl
Love a hot slice of ooey-gooey pizza but not the bloated feeling you get afterward from eating all the pizza crust. Try indulging in a healthier alternative to traditional pizza with these cauliflower pizza bowls.
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Roasted Cauliflower Pasta
A nice break from ordinary red sauce-based pasta! Roasted cauliflower with lemon and garlic breadcrumbs.
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Italian Roasted Cauliflower
This easy recipe for Italian roasted cauliflower is a little sweet, salty, and crunchy, and you can get even a roasted cauliflower hater to love it.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
The perfect gluten-free, veggie-centric side dish for any dinner or holiday meal! This Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower is creamy, garlicky, luscious, and requires only 25 minutes to make!
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Cauliflower Korma
Get ready to delight your taste buds with this fantastic 30-minute cauliflower korma recipe. The recipe uses warm spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala to create the perfect blend of flavors.
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Cauliflower Peas Masala
Some wholesome meatless meals are plant-based, so my vegetarian and even vegan friends will want to make it again and again.
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Sticky Orange Cauliflower
This orange cauliflower recipe is a mouthwatering combination of citrusy, sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and spicy flavors. Crunchy fried cauliflower florets are tossed in a zesty sticky orange sauce to create one of the most popular Chinese take-out recipes you’ll ever set your taste buds on!
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Kung Pao Cauliflower
This delicious Kung Pao cauliflower recipe puts a nutritious twist on the classic Kung Pao chicken. Cauliflower florets are tossed in an aromatic, spicy homemade sauce with crunchy roasted peanuts to create an irresistible sweet, salty, and spicy dish. You may not return to Chinese takeout once you learn to make this recipe!
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Air Fryer Cauliflower Wings
Air Fryer Cauliflower Wings! Looking for healthy, vegan buffalo wings? These air fryer buffalo wings made from cauliflower are a MUST try!
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Gnocchi with Roasted Cauliflower and Lemon
Vegan Gnocchi with Roasted Cauliflower and Lemon! This dinner is perfect for fall; crispy roasted cauliflower, capers, garlic breadcrumbs, gnocchi, and fresh lemon juice. A must-make.
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Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower
Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower is a taste and texture explosion, highlighting quintessential Sicilian ingredients in the most harmonious combination ever! Hearty rigatoni is combined with tender, fork-smashed cauliflower, lots of deeply caramelized onions, toasted pine nuts, crispy fried capers, and sweet, Marsala wine-soaked raisins–each component contributing a very intentional element to the final dish.
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Cauliflower Fritters
These cauliflower fritters are a delicious side dish or a vegetarian main course!
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Teriyaki Cauliflower
This crispy Teriyaki Cauliflower is an easy, healthy, and delicious side dish! It is made with only a few ingredients and can be made in an air fryer or oven. The teriyaki sauce elevates the overall flavor of the cauliflower!
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Cauliflower Salad Sandwich
I love a good sandwich. Although I love chickpea salad, it is always the only plant-based sandwich option. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a cauliflower salad sandwich option at a restaurant once, and I knew I had to recreate it at home.
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Loaded Cauliflower Casserole Recipe
This loaded keto cauliflower casserole is easy, cheesy, and delicious! Your entire family will love this; there is no need for any additional sides for the carb-eaters in your family.
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Potato and Cauliflower Dry Curry
So you might be thinking, what is Aloo Gobi? Aloo translates to potatoes, and Gobi translates to cauliflower. This is an Indian and Pakistani vegetarian dish with spiced potatoes with cauliflower. It’s packed with flavors, comfort food, and simply the best Aloo Gobi dish you will ever have.
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Cauliflower Cheese Soup
This Cauliflower Cheese Soup couldn’t be easier! It’s creamy and delicious without heavy cream! To make it vegan, use a vegan cheese substitute or nutritional yeast!
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Cauliflower Smoothies
Try the newest ingredient in your breakfast smoothies to pack them with extra nutrients - Cauliflower. You will never know it's in there; it adds so much creaminess and nutrition.
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Purple Cauliflower Cottage Cheese Pasta
I am always amazed at the beautiful colors in vegetables; case in point, purple cauliflower. This Purple Cauliflower Cottage Cheese Pasta (high protein) has a beautiful hue thanks to the cauliflower.
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Quick Pickled Cauliflower
This quick Pickled Cauliflower is incredibly easy. No processing jars are required. This is a great beginner recipe and has so many uses!
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