CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND ROASTED CAULIFLOWER CASSEROLE

Chicken Sausage and Roasted Cauliflower Casserole image

A tasty meal that scratches the Italian food itch but is low in fat and calories.

Provided by SusanBB

Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Vegetable

Time 1h6m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 minced garlic cloves
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (16 ounce) package chicken sausage
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup ricotta cheese
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Toss cauliflower in a bowl with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour into a baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until softened, about 30 minutes.
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken sausage; cook and stir until browned, about 6 minutes. Drain sausage on a paper towel-lined plate. Slice into 1-inch pieces.
Mix sausage into the baked cauliflower mixture in the baking dish; sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Spread 8 dollops of ricotta cheese evenly across the top. Sprinkle red pepper flakes on top.
Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Broil until cauliflower and ricotta are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle fresh parsley on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.7 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 23.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1159 mg, Sugar 5.6 g