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 Mexican Cauliflower Casserole is a fantastic side dish. There are many spices and accent vegetables that blend just right. Easy to make and healthy too.

Mexican Cauliflower Casserole is piled high with a super close up photo of baked veggies covered with super inviting and colorful spices.

Just looking at this photo makes me want to go in the kitchen and make this cauliflower casserole again.

It’s a great side dish to many other recipes that are not Hispanic in nature.

Just imagine it alongside a Spicy Green Lentil Burger.  The perfect foil.  Or how about next to a lentil meatloaf or this Empanada recipe?  Pretty darn good.

Let me sneak in a photo of the empanadas.  I really think you’ll love those.

Mushroom Empanadas are homemade dough/crust wrapped around a moist mushtoom mixture. The empanadas are stacked in half to show the delicious insides.
Now for the Mexican style cauliflower dish all the vegetables help make your dinner a complete meal which is a nice bonus too.  Perfect for lunch on a cold or hot day.

I remember when I was trying out the spice combination.  Oh, man!  It was a bit strong in the cloves department.  So way less of that and a little more of this.

The fresh breadcrumbs work nice too because they also help soak up the flavors.

If you’ve never had anything like this before you have got to try it.  I have looked on the internet trying to find anything similar and I think it is truly unique.

So different and so good.  Now my stomach’s growling.

Mexican Cauliflower Casserole is piled high in a white bowl with a green background.It's a super close-up photo of golden herbs and veggies.
My husband is a ‘spiceless’ man.  A ‘condimentless’ man too!  So he gets what I call cauliflower rice when I serve this.  I dress it up with lots of dairy free butter and some good ol’ salt and pepper.

That’s the way he likes his cauliflower casserole.  Now everybody is happy.

Cauliflower Rice is going to be a recipe that I put on some day.  Like I said, it has lots of dairy free butter and I’ll add some things so that we’ll all want a bowlful.  Not spicy but flavorful.

I’ll link to that recipe as soon as I get it on my blog.

So let’s get back to this spice filled Mexican Cauliflower recipe because it deserves our attention.  It’s easy so make it and then dive in with a fork and enjoy every bite.

Helpful Tools for Making Mexican Cauliflower Casserole

  • Steamer pot – perfect for so many things including cauliflower, broccoli and seitan.
  • You know how often you’ll use these!  Stainless Measuring Spoons
  • 10″ Skillet for sautéing the beautiful vegetables and spices.
  • So that you can spread out the cauliflower with all it’s ingredients for baking.  A sturdy Casserole dish.

I’m a little caulifower crazy.  It’s kind of come to me later in life.  More like when I started cooking for myself and experimenting with recipes.

It seems there isn’t anything you can’t do with cauliflower.  For instance, these Ranch Cauliflower Tacos are filled with lots of wonderful flavors and one of the stars is cauliflower.

Let me show you what it looks like.  Right here below.

 

Ranch Cauliflower Tacos are angled toward the camera so there's a great view of corn tortillas filled with chunks of veggies and ladled with homemade vegan ranch dressing.

It looks pretty tempting, heh?  Well, I need to reel myself in or I’ll be showing you cauliflower recipes all day.  Okay, I’m focusing.  Check out the video for this casserole.  It’s short and sweet.

Then not too far down below here is the recipe.  It’s a spice bonanza.

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Mexican Cauliflower Casserole is a fantastic side dish.
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Mexican Cauliflower

Mexican Cauliflower Casserole has many spices and accent vegetables that blend just right. Easy to make and healthy too.

Course Side Dish
Recipe Type Mexican Style
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 106 kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

  • 1 cauliflower head, separated into bite size florets
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 onion yellow, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper small, diced
  • 15 ounces tomatoes can, diced with juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs fresh
  • 1/4 cup dairy free cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. Lightly oil a 9" x 10" casserole dish or close to it.

  2. Steam the cauliflower florets for 15 minutes. They will be done when easily pierced with a fork.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet.
  4. Saute the onion and bell pepper for about 10 to 15 minutes or until the onion looks translucent.
  5. Stir in the tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
  6. Add the spices and cook 3 more minutes.
  7. Put the cauliflower in the prepared casserole.
  8. Pour all of the mixture from the skillet on top of the cauliflower.

  9. Combine the breadcrumbs and dairy free cheese and sprinkle over the casserole.

  10. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
  11. Put under broiler for 1 minutes to brown up the top. Watch very closely.
Nutrition Facts
Mexican Cauliflower
Amount Per Serving (14 ounces)
Calories 106 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Sodium 305mg 13%
Potassium 317mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 3g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 21.2%
Vitamin C 43.2%
Calcium 3.7%
Iron 4.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Can You Freeze Mexican Cauliflower?

  • A big fat yes to that!
  • IF FREEZING:
  • Let cool to room temperature. Package in rigid sided containers.
  • TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
  • Remove from the freezer and put in the refrigerator 6 to 8 hours before baking. To bake – cover with foil and put in a 350°oven for 35 minutes. Take off the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking. Ready to serve.

 

Mexican Cauliflower with wonderful spices.
 

Mexican Cauliflower Casserole is a fantastic side dish.
 

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  2. Such a delicious dish. I love cauliflower and think the addition of the seasonings here would be a perfect fit for our style of eating.

  7. Sounds wonderful…definitely a must try for me! Awesome pics and super directions! Thanks for the share Ginny!

  11. Tried this tonight. My husband and I liked it very much. At first I wasn’t sure about the combination of spices, but they came out great!

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