Roasted Lemon Cauliflower with Italian Sausage

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.

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.

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

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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

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