Dinner

Cauliflower Cheese with Cannellini Beans

Name: Cauliflower Cheese with Cannellini Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: One head, about 500 g Cauliflower; Most of a tin, drained (200 g) Cannellini beans, tinned and drained; 100 g Leek; 250 g Semi-skimmed milk; 15 g Cornflour; 50 g Reduced-fat cheddar; 1 tsp (6 g) Dijon mustard; Half a tsp Mustard powder; Plenty Black pepper

Cauliflower and leek in a mustardy cheese sauce with white beans stirred through so it stands as a dinner. 26 g of protein for 340 kcal.

Calories: 340kcal
Protein: 26g
Fat: 8g
Carbs: 41g

Per serving, makes 2. 20 minutes of work, then 20 minutes in the oven. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Milk
Mustard

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Ingredients

CauliflowerOne head, about 500 g
Cannellini beans, tinned and drainedMost of a tin, drained (200 g)
Drained weight.
Leek100 g
Semi-skimmed milk250 g
Cornflour15 g
Thickens the sauce with no butter and keeps it gluten-free.
Reduced-fat cheddar50 g
Dijon mustard1 tsp (6 g)
Mustard powderHalf a tsp
Black pepperPlenty

Method

Boil the cauliflower florets and sliced leek in salted water for five minutes until just tender, drain well and tip into a baking dish with the beans.
Whisk the cornflour into a splash of the cold milk, then heat with the rest of the milk, stirring, until it thickens. Off the heat stir in most of the cheese, both mustards, salt and pepper.
Pour the sauce over, top with the last of the cheese and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until bubbling and browned.

Worth knowing

The beans are why this is a dinner and not a side. They also hold the sauce, so the dish reheats without splitting.
Reduced-fat cheddar at 50 g does the job here because the mustard is carrying the flavour. Full-fat at the same weight is about 40 kcal more a serving.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.