What To Serve With Cauliflower Cheese: 8 Tasty Meals
If you’re looking for some ideas for what to serve with cauliflower cheese, you’ll be pleased to know that you’ll find all the inspiration you need right here!
Cauliflower cheese is a quick and easy dish to put together, and the beauty of it is that it’s so versatile.
Though it can be served on its own, it can also be plated up alongside various accompaniments and main dishes to make a satisfying and hearty main meal.
From succulent cuts of meat to vibrant salads and everything in between, here are your options for what to serve with cauliflower cheese…
1. Gammon steaks
A salty gammon steak goes so well with a portion of cauliflower cheese.
Simply slice it up, and serve with a few extra adornments such as fresh grilled tomatoes and a leafy side salad.
If you’ve got any leftovers, this is a perfect lunch for packing up and taking to work or school the following day.
When it comes to gammon, it’s a great idea to roast a joint at home so you can have plenty of meat that you can use in extra meals over the next couple of days.
Check out this useful guide to how to cook and prepare gammon.
2. Tomato salad
A simple tomato salad looks so good alongside some cauliflower cheese, and adds a ton of flavour.
Make your own by chopping up a variety of different tomatoes, finely slicing a red onion, and drizzling with a little balsamic vinegar and some extra virgin olive oil.
Quick tip: remove your tomatoes from the fridge and allow them to reach room temperature before you prepare your salad.
You’ll be rewarding with a much deeper flavour!
3. Jacket potato
A jacket potato is a quick and easy option for what to serve with cauliflower cheese.
Add some green leaves or a portion of green vegetables such as peas and broccoli, and you’ve got a balanced and nutritious meal that’s also suitable for the vegetarians in your family.
For the perfect jacket potato, prick the potato with a fork and cook in the microwave until just tender right through.
Next, spritz with some cooking spray, sprinkle over salt and pepper, and then bake in a hot oven until golden brown and crispy.
4. Medley of Mediterranean roasted veggies
A tray of roasted veggies is simple to prepare but can add a lot of colour, taste, and texture to any meal.
Chop up red onion, peppers, courgette, beetroot, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Pour over a little oil, and some seasoning, and roast until tender.
If you like, you could also add some garlic cloves and halves of lemon for extra flavour.
(You might also enjoy what to serve with broccoli gratin).
5. Sausage and mash
Sausage and mash is a filling choice for what to serve with cauliflower cheese, and works really well when you’re in the mood for satisfying comfort food.
Some people think that gravy has absolutely no place alongside a cheesy sauce, but others would argue that lashings of gravy is essential when you’re serving up cauliflower cheese.
Ultimately, it’s down to you to make that decision!
(Love cauliflower? You’ll also love side dishes for cauliflower soup!)
6. Crunchy green salad
A fresh, crunchy salad made up with lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, and carrots, makes for a wonderful side dish for cauliflower cheese.
You’ll find that this cuts through the creaminess of the cauliflower cheese and adds some much needed vibrancy to your plate.
It also ensures that you’re giving your family a decent serving of a variety of different veggies, and not just a beige meal!
Cauliflower cheese is often thought of as a meal for the winter months, and something that you serve alongside hearty and super filling main courses. A simple salad proves though that it’s a versatile dish that can also form a lighter meal or a quick supper that’s suitable for warm summer evenings.
7. Roast beef
If you love roast beef with all the trimmings then you’ll know that you can’t serve it up without a portion of cauliflower cheese!
Alongside roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, and green vegetables, it’s the kind of meal that you’d enjoy in a country pub, or might spend some extra time preparing when you want to do something special for friends and family.
8. Roast chicken
Most people have their personal preferences when it comes to the meat they like to serve as a roast dinner. If yours is chicken, you’ll be delighted to know that it goes so well with cauliflower cheese.
It’s particularly good when you ensure that you season the chicken skin, and cook until it’s lovely and crispy! The texture of this alongside the creamy cheese and morsels or cauliflower is a real treat, and makes for a moreish dinner for the whole family.
Of course, you’ll want to add some green veggies to your plate, like Brussel sprouts or green beans.
What do you like to serve with cauliflower cheese? How do you make your favourite side dish into main meal? Leave your ideas in the comments section below!
For ideas for using up leftovers, check out what to do with leftover cauliflower.
