Creamy Cauliflower Au Gratin

This modern take on a creamy classic replaces potatoes for cauliflower and is baked in a Ziploc Endurables^® Medium Container. It can be prepared ahead and served as a decadent side dish at your next meal.

Prep time

10 mins

Servings

Cook time

34 mins

Ingredients

1 cup carrot slices

4 cups small cauliflower florets

3 tbsp. water

4 oz. brick cream cheese

⅓ cup milk

½ tsp. Dijon mustard

⅛ tsp. each salt and white pepper

1½ tbsp. butter, divided use

4 oz. aged Gruyère cheese, shredded

1 tbsp. chopped fresh chives

½ cup panko bread crumbs

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Endurables™

Ziploc Endurables^® Medium Container

Directions

Heat oven to 400 °F.

Place carrots in the Endurables^® Container; top with cauliflower. Add water. Squeeze air from Container and close zipper, leaving 1 inch opening to vent. Place on microwave-safe dish and microwave on HIGH 4 min. Pour vegetable mixture into colander; drain. Set aside.

Add cream cheese, milk, mustard, seasonings and ½ Tbsp. butter to the Endurables^® Container. With zipper open, microwave 1 min. Whisk until smooth.

Stir in Gruyère and chives. Microwave 1 min.; stir until Gruyère is completely melted and sauce is well blended.

Add about half the vegetable mixture to Endurables^® Container; stir. Repeat with remaining vegetable mixture. Smooth surface with back of spoon.

Microwave remaining butter in a Endurables^® Container for 30 sec or until melted. Add bread crumbs; stir to coat. Sprinkle evenly over vegetable mixture. Place Endurables^® Container on baking sheet.

Bake 20 min with zipper open or until vegetable mixture is hot and bubbly, and bread crumb topping is golden brown. Remove from oven; let stand 5 min. Use Cool Grab Tabs™ to carefully remove Endurables^® Container from baking sheet.

Tips & Hints

Make Ahead: Assemble casserole as directed. Squeeze top of filled Endurables^® Container to remove as much air as possible, then close zipper. Freeze up to 3 months. When ready to serve, remove from freezer and place on baking sheet. With zipper open, bake in 375 °F oven 1 hour to 1 hour 10 mins. or hot and bubbly and center of casserole is hot.

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