It wasn’t terrible, but it did taste kind of like a low-fat dish - like you know there’s something missing that would make it taste sooooo much better. I tried replacing the mayo altogether with cottage cheese, but it kind of lost that casserole smooth moistness (is that even a word?). There are only 220 in one cup of 4% fat cottage cheese. In one cup of mayonnaise is 1500 calories (!!!!!!!!!!). However, mayo is very, very high in calories. I chose mayonnaise because just about anything can be transformed into joy if it’s mixed with mayonnaise. Mayonnaise & Cottage CheeseĪ lot of casseroles use either condensed soup or mayonnaise to give the pillar something delicious to tread in. These two vegetables partner very well - especially when they jump down that gooey casserole rabbit hole. Additionally, although I riced the cauliflower, I left in some larger chunks to give the casserole a little more texture. I chose cauliflower because it’s so mild in flavor that it can go with pretty much anything. I love how mushy shredded zucchini gets when they’re shaped into fritters, but I wanted a little extra veggie boost without distracting from the summer squash. This casserole checks all the boxes of a typical casserole and I’ll tell you why I chose each ingredient. What I wanted was to make a lighter casserole that could be considered a one dish meal (I’m not vegetarian, but I follow a mostly meat-free lifestyle) or a veggie side dish. There’s the pillar that you want to focus on like chicken in a cheesy broccoli chicken casserole, the complementary fatty flavorings like heavy cream or parmesan cheese, the starch to give it structure like bread crumbs, and the adhesive that keeps everything together - most of the time it’s egg. Typically, there are four elements to make up a casserole. Lasagna is, basically, an Italian casserole and cassoulet is a French casserole - many dishes that you didn’t realize qualify as casseroles. Of course, there are many ways to make a casserole. Building Zucchini and Cauliflower Casserole But it’s only one piece of this savory, rectangular, crustless pie. At the time, I was working on a cottage cheese casserole that involved no added starch, but I agreed the cracker could elevate this casserole. A recent chat with a coworker (a fellow casserole enthusiast) she revealed that she celebrates Ritz crackers as the key ingredient to complete the ideal casserole. Zucchini and cauliflower casserole has tipped the scales of my work-life balance. Zucchini and cauliflower casserole is your new go-to one-dish meal. Last updated on December 1st, 2020 at 08:05 pm
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