Best Cauliflower Recipes

We have a soft spot in our hearts for cauliflower recipes. Cauliflower is such a versatile ingredient, it’s really good for you, it’s delicious in its own right (but also mild enough to go with practically anything and everything!), it’s a great low-carb alternative, and it’s incredibly easy to cook up!

We’ve rounded up a variety of our favorite cauliflower recipes for you all. Whether you’re looking for a snack for yourself, a sharable appetizer, a creamy soup, savory side dish, or a whole meal we’re got you covered!

Cauliflower Appetizer Recipes

Appetizers are one of our favorite things to create and eat (we really do love snack-able foods!) and our cauliflower recipes are some of our favorite of all time!

Not to brag of anything, but our Crispy Baked Cauliflower Tots are SO good! Like eat the entire batch to yourself and regret not doubling the recipe good.
Giant Baked Cauliflower Arancini are our oversized version of a delicious fried rice ball, but low-carb and baked! It’s a great sharable appetizer, or a meal in itself!
Our Spicy Roasted Cauliflower over Hummus can either be served as an appetizer or a dinner in itself! The roasted cauliflower is loaded with so much flavor and pairs so well with the simple and creamy hummus! Add a side of warm pita bread for scooping.
Our Baked Buffalo Cauliflower recipe is the perfect appetizer for a game day get together! It’s delicious and packed with tons of flavor! Our version is baked so it’s on the lighter side.

Crispy Baked Cauliflower Tots

Giant Baked Cauliflower Arancini

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Over Hummus

Buffalo cauliflower on a place with dipping sauce next to it.

Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe

Delicious Cauliflower Soup Recipes

Cauliflower is a perfect ingredient for soup. It can give a really creamy texture to soups without dairy. We have a couple of soup recipes we love utilizing those characteristics of cauliflower for.

Roasted Cauliflower Soup recipe is so creamy and cozy. We love diving into a big bowl on a chilly day. One of our favorite and simple soup recipes! I personally love it with a thick piece of crusty bread for dipping.
We love a good chowder and our Creamy Cauliflower Chowder hits the spot every single time! Top with a few oyster crackers and a dash of hot sauce for a chowder that you’ll love, but won’t weigh you down! It’s also vegan if you skip the bacon.

Bowls of roasted cauliflower parsnip soup with a spoon.

Roasted Cauliflower and Parsnip Soup

Creamy Vegan Cauliflower Chowder

Cauliflower Recipes Everyone Will Love

We love the versatility of cauliflower and we feel like this section really allows that to shine! These cauliflower recipes are great to have on hand as they’re all pretty simple, so they’re great for a busy weeknight.

The Creamiest Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese you will ever taste! When you want something cheesy and creamy, but make it low-carb! Serve it alongside your favorite protein for a simple, great meal!
This Vegan Cauliflower “Cream” Sauce is one of our go to cream sauce alternatives. Use our versatile sauce to drizzle over roasted vegetables, toss it together with pasta or blend it with some extra stock for a creamy pureed soup.
Our Mashed Cauliflower recipe is a great alternative to mashed potatoes! Our recipe also includes parsnips and roasted garlic, which makes this dish extra flavorful and delicious. It’s the perfect, healthy side dish recipe!
We love our Creamy Vegan Spaghetti Squash Bake! It’s a great faux baked pasta dish with a cauliflower cream sauce that’s just as decadent and flavor packed as the real thing!

A close up of cauliflower mac and cheese with a spoon.

The Creamiest Cauliflower Mac and Cheese recipe

Vegan Cauliflower Cream Sauce

A close up of parsnip, cauliflower, and roasted garlic mash with a spoon.

Cauliflower, Parsnip and Roasted Garlic Mash

Creamy Vegan Spaghetti Squash, Wild Mushroom and Spinach Bake

Recipes to Make with Cauliflower Rice

We love riced cauliflower! When we are looking to get some more veggies in our meals, substituting cauliflower rice for white or brown rice is a really easy trick. You can find frozen, riced cauliflower in the freezer section of most markets. We love both Trader Joe’s brand and Whole Foods brand.

You can also easily make your own by pulsing cauliflower florets in a food processor until you get a fine, uniform texture. Then heat a pan up with some oil and sauté the riced cauliflower until tender, which only takes a few minutes. So easy!

Here are some recipes that are perfect for swapping white or brown rice for cauliflower rice:

Our Best Cauliflower Dinner Recipes

Dinner usually signifies the end of a day for us, so these next set of cauliflower recipes are extra comforting. It’s a great way to unwind after a long day!

Our Vegetable Loaded Vegan Korma is one of our favorite recipes on the entire site! The flavor packed dish has tons of veggies, is creamy and so filling! Leftovers are even better the next day, so go ahead and double up on this truly delicious recipe!
Our Spicy Vegan Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry is such a cozy dinner to enjoy. Leftovers are amazing too, when reheated for lunch the next day!
Indian Butter Cauliflower is a vegetarian take on a dish we both love, Indian Butter Chicken.
Our Honey Garlic Cauliflower is a riff off the popular honey garlic chicken takeout dish. We use cauliflower instead of chicken in this recipe and it makes an incredibly tasty, vegetarian friendly dinner!