Easy Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipes That Will Upgrade Your Weeknights
Broccoli and cauliflower are two of the hardest-working vegetables you can keep in the fridge. They roast beautifully, make salads feel more satisfying, add texture to soups and stir-fries, and can even sub in for pasta, potatoes, rice, or taco filling. Keep either one on hand (or both!), and you have an easy start for something great. You just have to know what to do with them.
If you’re just getting started cooking with broccoli and cauliflower, the good news is that they’re incredibly forgiving. A little olive oil, some seasoning, and a hot oven can take you surprisingly far. But if you’re ready to move beyond the usual simple side dish — or if your relationship with these vegetables has been limited to whatever showed up on your childhood dinner plate — there are plenty of exciting broccoli and cauliflower recipes to try. And we’ve got plenty of them to show you
Quick note: We’ve already covered the best ways to cook broccoli and the best ways to cook cauliflower, so check those out if you want to start with the basics.
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad Recipes
This is a broccoli and cauliflower salad recipe that easily proves slaw can do so much more than just sit politely next to some barbecue. Taylor Farms Broccoli Slaw gives you a ready-made base of shredded broccoli stalks, red cabbage, and carrots to top with strawberries, cranberries, red onion, almonds, and creamy honey apple cider vinaigrette. That’s a lot of crunch, sweetness, and tang in one bowl. Bring it to a cookout, pack it for lunch, or keep it in the fridge for a bright, refreshing side that — come to think of it — would also be great alongside barbecue, actually. But the point remains.
Our delightfully colorful Rainbow Cauliflower makes this salad look like you put in way more effort than you did, which is always a nice little kitchen victory. Chickpeas provide some protein and heartiness, radishes give you a peppery bite, and the shallot-Dijon vinaigrette makes it all sing. Just five measly minutes of prep gets you a bright, crunchy salad that works for lunch, a side, or a snacky dinner plate. (Is snacky even a word?)
A baked salad sounds both impossible and fancy until you realize the whole idea is simply “make the vegetables warm, crispy, and even more delicious, but still as a salad.” This one uses Taylor Farms Cauliflower Florets with couscous, greens, turmeric, and a lemon-Dijon dressing for a salad that feels quite satisfying without being heavy. Serve it warm when a cold salad sounds a little too responsible, but it’s also just as tasty out of the fridge the next day.
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipes
For anyone building a master list of simple broccoli and cauliflower recipes, this is the sheet-pan staple to keep close. Taylor Farms Broccoli and Cauliflower gets tossed with olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper, then roasted until the edges are tender and crisp. Add Parmesan at the end, or keep it simple and let the vegetables shine like the stars they truly are.
Yes, cacio e pepe usually belongs to pasta, but broccoli and cauliflower are more than capable of handling cheese and black pepper. In fact, they gladly welcome the company. This recipe roasts Taylor Farms Broccoli and Cauliflower Florets, then finishes them with a buttery Parmesan sauce and plenty of pepper. The flavor feels pasta-night familiar, with vegetables taking the lead while drastically cutting the carbs. If you’re doing the keto/low-carb thing and miss your cacio e pepe, or really just any pasta, this recipe may be a godsend.
This dish brings carrots into the mix with our classic Taylor Farms Vegetable Medley, which includes broccoli and cauliflower already washed, chopped, and ready for the pan. Garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme, lemon, and olive oil give it a cozy, herby flavor that works with chicken, fish, pasta, or anything else that needs a simple vegetable side with a slightly more refined personality.
Cauliflower Soups & Sides
This creamy soup starts by roasting Taylor Farms Cauliflower Florets and Halved Brussels Sprouts, which gives the finished product even deeper flavor before everything gets blended with bone broth, garlic, shallots, and heavy cream. Save a few roasted vegetables for topping at the end so every bowl gets a little bit of extra texture. And also because it looks amazing.
Mashed cauliflower is an exceptionally smart move when you want something creamy, garlicky, and simple without defaulting to potatoes. It’s also a great way to experiment with cauliflower if you’re new to using it as a swap. Our Cauliflower Rice keeps your prep easy, so all you have left to do is combine it with the good stuff: butter, garlic, milk, sour cream, and Parmesan. You may end up forgetting potatoes even exist at all.
Broccoli and Cauliflower Bakes
For something in the neighborhood of a broccoli and cauliflower cheese bake, this overly cheesy cauliflower recipe gets you there with some extra fall flavor in tow. Taylor Farms Cauliflower Rice gets mixed with white cheddar, gruyère, garlic, rosemary, butter, milk, and cream, then baked inside impeccably cute acorn squash cups. Make sure to get a good camera angle when you post this one to your socials.
Cauliflower mac and cheese is already a comfort-food shortcut, and this version adds crispy bacon and green onion for more of a loaded baked-potato feel. It starts out easy enough with our Cauliflower Mac N Cheese Roast Kit, so the hard part is mostly waiting for the bacon to crisp up. Creamy, cheesy, salty, and way fewer carbs.
Let’s keep the whole baked, cheesy thing going just a little longer. Stuffed potatoes are already dependable to hit the spot, but adding some broccoli makes them feel a little more dinner-worthy. This recipe uses our Broccoli Florets with bacon (or pancetta if you’re feeling fancy), cheddar, butter, scallions, and sour cream for a filling side that could easily become the main event if you’re not careful. So don’t be.
Main Dishes and Some Not-So-Standard Ideas
Cauliflower tacos are proof that vegetables can absolutely handle the main stage on taco night. If you don’t believe us, toss some of our Rainbow Cauliflower with spices like chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, then roast it and tuck it all into tortillas with cabbage, tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro. Add your favorite salsa or crema, and then get back to us so you can tell us we were right.
Cauliflower really is multi-talented in so many ways. And here’s yet another. These cauliflower wings keep things simple: cauliflower florets, your favorite wing sauce, and a hot oven. That’s it. Once they’re crispy, serve them with blue cheese dressing, celery, carrots, and cherry tomatoes for a snack plate that hits the same spicy note as wings without requiring a fryer. Your game days may never be the same.
What? You’ve never roasted cauliflower and grapes together? You’re missing out, and now is the time to get on board. As the cauliflower caramelizes, the grapes soften and become jammy, creating a sweet contrast to the warm spices and savory roasted vegetables. It’s a Mediterranean thing, and it’s wildly tasty. Go on, give it a try.
If you’re in the market for a new and surprising snack, we’ve got just the dish for you to invest in. Roasted until the edges are caramelized and lightly crisp, these cauliflower bites have a mix of sweet warmth and smoky spice that makes them hard to stop eating. The spices in question? Cinnamon, sweet paprika, ancho chili powder, and garlic powder. They work as a simple side dish, a flavorful salad topper, or, in our case, an easy snack straight from the sheet pan.
A Round of Applause For These Cruciferous Cousins
The best thing about broccoli and cauliflower is how easily they move between salad, soup, stir-fry, bake, snack, side dish, and even full-on dinner. They truly can do it all. So, it’s definitely best to keep a bag of Taylor Farms florets, slaw, veggie medley, or cauliflower rice on hand, so you’re already halfway to fresh, healthy broccoli and cauliflower recipes that don’t ask much of your schedule.
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