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Would you consider cauliflower cheese a meal?

207 replies

dudsville · 22/02/2023 17:33

So, I'm steaming veg (cauliflower, carrots and brocolli) and sauteing mushrooms, and I'll add some frozen peas and spinach. But this is just veg in a cheese sauce. WOuld you consider this a meal in itself?

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WednesdaysPlaits · 22/02/2023 17:33

No

TheFlis12345 · 22/02/2023 17:33

No, it’s a side dish.

Uptownswirl · 22/02/2023 17:34

Lunch yes dinner no

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HolibobsinApril · 22/02/2023 17:34

No, a side dish to something like steak or chicken.

Witsendwilly · 22/02/2023 17:34

Yes if it’s big enough and it’s just for me.

I wouldn’t serve it up for someone else as a meal though

GiantKitten · 22/02/2023 17:34

No.
But boil some spuds and fry some naice bacon - then it is

Gandalfsdaughter · 22/02/2023 17:34

I’d chuck some pasta in with the veg and cheese sauce to make it a meal

Ylvamoon · 22/02/2023 17:35

Make wrap the whole lot in a pankake! That's a meal. 😋

Original poster
dudsville · 22/02/2023 17:35

I'm on the fence but I can see that. Are you both meat eaters?

Also, this is for a wednesday night meal at home, not dinner guests.

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MaggieMagpie357 · 22/02/2023 17:35

Definitely add some pasta, then it will be a meal.

Hollyhead · 22/02/2023 17:35

Yes, lovely with some garlic bread!

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dudsville · 22/02/2023 17:36

So, meat or pasta (pancake!) makes it a meal for some.

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GinTonic123 · 22/02/2023 17:36

…with rice and a side salad, yes but not on its own.

Original poster
dudsville · 22/02/2023 17:36

Garlic bread! I will do that.

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Littlemissprosecco · 22/02/2023 17:36

Or fish!

lorn195 · 22/02/2023 17:37

I have just asked DS16 this question, as he loves cauliflower cheese .

His response was 'Yes, if it's big enough'

Chocchops72 · 22/02/2023 17:37

Pretty much. I’d do it as a gratin and serve it with salad. It’s got plenty protein / fat in the cheese sauce. I wouldn’t serve it alongside yet more meat, not with extra carbs.

TwilightSilhouette · 22/02/2023 17:37

With a jacket potato/pasta/bread roll -yes.
No jacket potato/pasta/bread roll - no.

Zola1 · 22/02/2023 17:37

Not to give anyone else but as a guilty pleasure yes

liveforsummer · 22/02/2023 17:37

No way, you at least need some pasta but mostly it's a side

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dudsville · 22/02/2023 17:38

It will be a large dish!

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Chocchops72 · 22/02/2023 17:38

It’s a weird side dish: lots of faff and the sauce leaks on things. And it’s really filling as a side.

msbevvy · 22/02/2023 17:39

Yes, but with just the cauliflower and cheese sauce with plenty of crispy cheese on top. No other veg necessary.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 22/02/2023 17:40

No, but I would never ever put mushrooms etc in a cauliflower cheese (Shock!!!), so we're really not thinking about the same dish.

SheilaFentiman · 22/02/2023 17:40

Yes with garlic bread