What to make with cauliflower: 43 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on cauliflower, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave cauliflower cheese with ham, on the table in 15 minutes, and the cheapest is Slow cooker chickpea korma at $1.63 a serving. 16 of them are simple enough for a first try.

Chili lime shrimp with cauliflower rice
$6.31 a serving
20 min

Greek ground turkey cauliflower rice skillet
$4.37 a serving
25 min

Tofu cauliflower fried rice
$3.24 a serving
25 min

Taco cauliflower rice skillet
$4.40 a serving
30 min

Air fryer buffalo cauliflower rice bowls
$2.51 a serving
40 min

Curried couscous with roasted cauliflower
$3.28 a serving
40 min

Cheesy chicken cauliflower rice casserole
$3.38 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan buffalo chicken and cauliflower
$2.49 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan cauliflower shawarma with hummus
$3.54 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan curry chicken thighs and cauliflower
$3.13 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan tandoori chickpeas and cauliflower
$2.59 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan jerk cauliflower and sweet potatoes with black beans
$2.88 a serving
50 min

Cheesy broccoli and cauliflower casserole
$2.28 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan tofu shawarma with cauliflower
$3.28 a serving
55 min

Slow cooker cauliflower tikka masala
$2.72 a serving
265 min

Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min

Microwave cauliflower cheese with ham
$2.33 a serving
15 min

Air fryer buffalo cauliflower tacos
$2.48 a serving
40 min

Air fryer gochujang cauliflower
$2.67 a serving
40 min

Broccoli and cauliflower salad
$2.53 a serving
40 min

Air fryer gobi manchurian
$2.30 a serving
45 min

Cauliflower mac and cheese
$1.96 a serving
45 min

Creamy coconut chicken curry
$3.61 a serving
45 min

Instant Pot vegetable korma
$2.34 a serving
45 min

Roasted cauliflower tacos with lime slaw
$2.16 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan roasted vegetable barley bowls with lemon tahini
$2.45 a serving
45 min

Cheeseburger cauliflower casserole
$3.50 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot pav bhaji
$2.90 a serving
50 min

Roasted cauliflower steaks with romesco and chickpeas
$4.15 a serving
50 min

Sheet pan sweet and sour cauliflower
$2.79 a serving
50 min

Sheet pan tandoori salmon and cauliflower
$6.00 a serving
50 min

Roasted cauliflower curry soup
$3.13 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan aloo gobi
$2.97 a serving
55 min

Beef stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice
$4.85 a serving
60 min

Instant Pot vegetable biryani
$2.18 a serving
60 min

Roasted cauliflower cheese soup
$2.13 a serving
60 min

Savory vegetable crumble with cheddar oat topping
$1.88 a serving
65 min

Whole roasted harissa cauliflower with couscous
$2.37 a serving
90 min

Chicken cauliflower fried rice
$5.02 a serving
35 min

Buffalo cauliflower mac and cheese
$1.90 a serving
45 min

Roasted cauliflower pasta with garlic breadcrumbs
$2.26 a serving
50 min

Maqluba (upside-down chicken and rice)
$2.96 a serving
110 min

Vegetable maqluba (upside-down rice with eggplant and cauliflower)
$2.91 a serving
110 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.

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