Add this to your meal plan, RIGHT NOW! This Turkey Sausage Cauliflower Casserole is husband AND picky kid approved!!! I shall nick-name it sausage pizza casserole! It was delicious! Oh, and I am sure you already know it is 21 Day Fix approved AND uses NO YELLOW CONTAINERS!!!
I started by cutting up the cauliflower and throwing it in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes. While that was boiling, I de-cased the turkey sausage (gross) and started browning that – diced up the onions and added them in with the seasonings. Throw in some tomatoes, cook a bit longer, mix EVERYTHING together. I transferred this to a baking dish (which has since bit the dust! We got it right after our wedding and it had a big crack in it after we made this recipe…RIP baking dish, I will miss you) Anyway back on track! I popped the dish in the oven to bake for about 20 minutes, then I topped the casserole evenly with Mozzarella and stuck it back in until it was golden brown and bubbly.
YUM! Be sure to pin this recipe for later use and share it with your friends!
- 4 cups small cauliflower florets (1 large head)
- 1 T EVOO (olive oil)
- 16 oz Turkey Sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 (14 oz) can diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 (14 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 T fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- Sea Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add cauliflower florets and boil for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse the florets with cold water. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and brown for 8-10 minutes. Break into small pieces. Stir in onion, garlic, oregano, thyme. Saute for 5-7 minutes, stir regularly.
- Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes. Salt and pepper, to taste.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in cauliflower. Transfer mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove dish and top evenly with shredded cheese and bake an additional 5 -7 minutes until cheese is browned and bubbly (use broiler if needed)
- Garnish with parsley for serving.
- 1/4 of the pan = 1 red, 2 green, 1 blue, 1 tsp
I made this, and it was quite good, but I am noticing the recipe calls for yellow onion, but the pics show red onion. Also, recipe calls for mozzarella cheese, but your pic has an orangish cheese. Did you alter it? Also, did you drain your diced tomatoes, because mine had alot more liquid than yours looks like it did.
By the way, I’ve tried your recipes for the last week and they have been awesome!! Thanks for sharing them!
How funny! I did put down yellow onion – I used red – I think it is what I had on hand. Usually, I make this with mozzarella! It is SO good! No, did not drain the tomatoes. 🙂 I am so happy you like the recipes! I am going to update the onion color on this one. 🙂 Thanks!
The only turkey sausage I could find was jennie o sweet Italian. Is that ok? What kind do you use?
Yeah! That should be fine – I think that is the one I get too! 🙂
This was FANTASTIC! It’s my favorite fix recipe I’ve made so far. I used hot Italian turkey sausage and yellow onion. I did not use fresh thyme, but used the jarred spice. I just sprinkled it evenly on top of the mixture in the pan and didn’t measure. I doubled the recipe and put it in 2 casserole dishes side by side. I put cheese on one batch and left the other cheeseless. It is fabulous either way. I’ve been eating it without the cheese to save my blue. The cheese could be added when it’s reheated if desired. When it was cooled, I doled out single portions and put each in a snack size ziploc. Thanks for my new favorite fix recipe!