Garlic Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

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3 minutes
September 4, 2019
Carole Jones

My oven roasted cauliflower recipe will turn ANYONE into a lover of cauliflower.  Yes, even your children 🙂 This parmesan roasted cauliflower recipe is pure perfection with garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and a squeeze of fresh lemon.  Just scroll on down to print out this bad boy for safe keeping!

Oven Roasted Cauliflower with garlic and parmesan

I’ve been working on trying to eat more veggies every day, including in my breakfasts.  That is the hardest  meal for me to work veggies into because I really prefer something sweet in the morning, so my go to is often greek yogurt and berries.  I don’t think it will be quite the same if I do greek yogurt and kale 🙁

When it comes to lunch and dinner, I have so many options and recipes I love, but this one is my favorite.  We all know roasting veggies gives them a deep, caramelization and when you roast cauliflower, it goes to a whole other level.  If you try to tell me you hate cauliflower, I will challenge you to say the same after trying this recipe.

Oven Roasted Cauliflower with garlic and parmesan

This oven roasted cauliflower is honestly shockingly delicious.  Before I began making this recipe a few years ago, I only liked cauliflower when it came with a side of cheese sauce 🙂  Now that I’ve mastered how to roast cauliflower, it is hands down my favorite veggie.  I even had some with my breakfast this morning so I guess I know at least one veggie recipe that I like in the morning.

I know you think I’m just trying to “sell” you this recipe, but my hubby and I ate the whole head ourselves this morning.  And then I made another recipe of it because we wanted more for lunch.

Oven Roasted Cauliflower with garlic and parmesan cheese
If this yummy veggie side dish looks tempting for you, then definitely go check out my Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti Squash recipe as well.  Can you tell I love garlic and parmesan together?

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Oven Roasted Cauliflower with garlic and parmesan cheese

Oven Roasted Cauliflower

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A simple, yet crazy delicious vegetable side dish that will go with almost any dinner. Great option if you are on a low card diet!

  • Total Time: 38 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 side dish servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 4 large cloves of garlic, minced (I use a microplane)
  • 3-4 Tb extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tb fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 C freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

1.  Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, except for the parmesan cheese.  Mix well until all the seasonings are evenly distributed over the pieces of cauliflower.  Pour the mixture evenly onto a large ungreased jelly roll pan and spread out so the cauliflower is in a single layer.  This is very important so don’t crowd your pan!  Use two pans if you don’t have a large enough pan to put it all on at once.  Roast in the oven for 25 minutes.
2.  Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the parmesan cheese.  Put back into the oven for another 2-3 minutes.  If you would like to serve this in a nice dish, transfer the cauliflower into a serving dish before adding the cheese, then put the pretty dish in the oven for the 2-3 minutes.

  • Author: Carole Jones
  • Prep Time: 8 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/8 th
  • Calories: 91
  • Sugar: 3 g
  • Sodium: 379 mg
  • Fat: 8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 7 g
  • Fiber: 3 g
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 3 mg

Carole Jones

Carole Jones is an Arizona-based cookbook author & food blogger. She's authored The 30 Minute Cooking From Frozen Cookbook and the self-published Take 5: Chicken e-cookbook. For the past 15 years, Carole has shared her culinary adventures cooking and baking for her six brutally honest children here on My Kitchen Escapades. Hot, crusty bread is Carole's love language, but her two adorable grandchildren are a close second. Yes, second. Don't judge.

44 comments

Patty
11 years ago

These are in my oven right now! My house smells A-mazing!!! I sure hope they taste as good as it smells!

Carole
11 years ago

This is hands down, my favorite vegetable dish ever. Hope you love it

Kaysey
11 years ago

Holy amazing!!! I am going to make this every week, so easy and so delicious! I put it over wilted spinach for some green healthy action. So yummy!! Thanks!

Carole
11 years ago

Love that you love it as much as i do Kaysey

Daphne
11 years ago

I just made it……it is good! However, I used lemon and lime juice. I also used Parmesan and Asiao cheeses. I always have to do extra 🙂

Carole
11 years ago

Daphne- love those additions to the recipe! Thanks for sharing

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Heather
11 years ago

Made this tonight. It was amazing! I didn’t have garlic, so Iused garlic powder and added turmeric as well. This was soooo good. Thanks for sharing!

Carole
11 years ago

Great job adjusting it to work for you Heather! So glad you loved it as much as I do. Look around and find a few more recipes to give a try! -Carole

Jeanne
11 years ago

love this! We usually roast ours with chickpeas and olives. This was a nice, light but flavorful version

Carole
11 years ago

Ooooo Jeanne – I am definitely going to try those two additions next time! Thanks for your comment -Carole

Steph
11 years ago

Can you use frozen instead of fresh ?

Carole
11 years ago

I don’t think it would work very well Steph. The cauliflower would steam instead of roast. Let me know if you give it a try! -Carole

Raleigh
11 years ago

Would this last if I cooked it and put leftovers in the fridge? My hubby won’t eat it and id hate to waste any leftover cauliflower:(

Carole
11 years ago

Hi Raleigh! First off, try to convince your hubby to taste one piece because this recipe is so good it just might make him a lover of both you and cauliflower 🙂 And yes, you can keep the leftovers in the fridge just fine -Carole

Simone
11 years ago

wowww I just made it and was sooooooo good!

Carole
11 years ago

I couldn’t agree more Simone 🙂 One of my all time favorites!

Lisa
10 years ago

About how many does this serve? I’m cooking for a large crowd…about 20+ people. Wondering if I should double or triple the recipe.
Also, can I make in advance, transfer to a bowl/oven platter and then add cheese and heat before serving?

Carole
10 years ago

Hey Lisa! As a side dish, it serves about 6. It is best hot out of the oven but it will still work to do as you asked. I would undercook it a bit the first time in the oven though so it doesn’t over cook.

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