ROASTED WHOLE CAULIFLOWER | Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Rinse and pat dry the head of cauliflower.

Pull off the leaves from the cauliflower, leaving the bottom stem intact.

Microwave 1/3 cup of butter for about 20 seconds until softened but not melted.

Grate 2 cloves of garlic into the softened butter.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of paprika and just under 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt to the butter mixture.

Add a few sprinkles of black pepper to the mixture and blend well.

Place the cauliflower in a 12-inch cast iron skillet.

Spread the seasoned butter mixture all over the top of the cauliflower.

Cover the skillet with foil and bake in the oven at 400°F for 40 to 50 minutes.

After 45 minutes, check the tenderness of the cauliflower with a knife and bake for an additional 5 minutes if needed.

Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F and drizzle the melted butter from the skillet over the cauliflower.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese over the cauliflower.

Return the cauliflower to the oven for 15 minutes, basting every 5 minutes.

After 15 minutes, remove the cauliflower from the oven and transfer it to a plate.

Cut the cauliflower in half to check tenderness and serve with additional butter and Parmesan if desired.

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