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Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage

March 15, 2014 By Tekesha 6 Comments

I love to cook, but I hate making dinner. It’s so incredibly stressful to work all day, peel out of the office parking lot to the grocery store, finally drop your bags on the kitchen counter… and then have to cook. Early in the day, I will often email my husband about the elaborate meal I’m planning to make in the evening and get his feedback, but by 6:00 p.m., it’s like “Never mind what all I said previously about glazed sea bass with tender asparagus tips and a light citrus vinaigrette, how about this KFC grilled chicken I picked up instead?”

On weekends and at any other time of the day, it’s a different story, but during the week after work, I lose all motivation to cook. Except for recipes like this one. It only takes a few minutes to assemble and then roasts in the oven undisturbed while you can change into comfy clothes, check the mail, and just generally de-stress.

It was originally a side dish created by Ina Garten (who I love!) and adapted by Simply Recipes, and I further adapted it by adding meat to make it a complete dinner. It has a very rich flavor from the roasted cauliflower and the lemon, cheese, and spices combine into something that almost tastes like a super light alfredo sauce.

You’ll need

  • 1 head of raw Cauliflower
  • 3 cloves of Garlic, peeled and coarsely minced
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 10 Italian sausage links, cut into fourths
  • 1 tsp dried Parsley

As soon as you walk through the door, preheat your oven to 400F.

Get out a baking sheet and line it with foil, so that clean-up will be super easy.

Cut the cauliflower into small florets and put them in a single layer on the baking sheet.

Toss in your garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley, lemon juice, and sausage pieces.

Use your hands to mix the ingredients until each piece is coated with a bit of olive oil.

Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage

Place it all in the hot oven for 40 minutes, uncovered. The top should be lightly brown and the cauliflower should be easily pierced with a fork.

Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage

Remove from the oven, sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese and serve.

Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage

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Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Roasted cauliflower and Italian sausage with a light sauce of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, spices, and Parmesan cheese.
Author: EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 head of raw Cauliflower
  • 3 cloves of Garlic, peeled and coarsely minced
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 10 Italian sausage links, cut into fourths
  • 1 tsp dried Parsley
Instructions
  1. As soon as you walk through the door, preheat your oven to 400F.
  2. Get out a baking sheet and line it with foil, so that clean-up will be super easy.
  3. Cut the cauliflower into small florets and put them in a single layer on the baking sheet.
  4. Toss in your garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley, lemon juice, and sausage pieces.
  5. Use your hands to mix the ingredients until each piece is coated with a bit of olive oil.
  6. Place it all in the hot oven for 40 minutes, uncovered. The top should be lightly brown and the cauliflower should be easily pierced with a fork.
  7. Remove from the oven, sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese and serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 413 Fat: 23 Carbohydrates: 14 Sugar: 4 Sodium: 1338 Protein: 39
3.2.1284

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Comments

  1. Selena LaMotte says

    March 15, 2014 at 9:58 AM

    I love the pictures and simple ingredients. I am definitely going to make the garlicky chicken and curry shrimp this coming week. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      March 18, 2014 at 4:29 AM

      Thanks, sis! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. dianne morin says

    April 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM

    I am making the roasted lemon cauliflower with Italian sausage today. I’ll let you know how they turn out. The wings sounds yummy. I will need to make them some time this week.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      April 14, 2014 at 11:52 PM

      I’m so glad you made this! The picture looks great. You HAVE TO try those wings. The boys will love them!

      Reply
  3. Chuck M says

    January 7, 2020 at 1:25 PM

    Made this today….delicious! I did use spicy Italian sausage as that’s what we like. Also added a Vidalia onion cut in chunks to use it up.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      January 7, 2020 at 1:48 PM

      Thank you so much, Chuck! I’m glad you enjoyed it! The spicy sausage and vidalia onion sounds wonderful ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply

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