By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 5, 2018
Roasted Cauliflower is one of the best side dishes, because it’s healthy, simple, and versatile. This oven roasted cauliflower recipe with homemade Chimichurri sauce is one of my new favorite ways to eat my veggies! You get the crispy garlic cauliflower covered in amazing chimichurri. One of the best cauliflower side dishes to pair with a steak, chicken, or pork.
Roasted Cauliflower Recipe with Chimichurri
Roasted Cauliflower is the best side dish, and this garlic cauliflower with chimichurri sauce is absolutely perfect with steak or chicken.
This roasted cauliflower recipe with chimichurri sauce is a new favorite! I’m always looking for more vegetable side dish recipes to pair with my favorite meat dishes so I have something healthy AND flavorful to complete the meal.
Oven roasted cauliflower is definitely one of the simplest yet most versatile dishes. You can add in any flavors, spices, or herbs to create something new and tasty. I cooked it with plenty of garlic, onion, and thyme to get the best flavor, and then topped it with my homemade chimichurri recipe to make it EVEN BETTER.
I love serving this healthy cauliflower side dish with steak or grilled chicken!
Roasted Cauliflower with Chimichurri Sauce is a simple, healthy, and delicious side dish. Serve it with steak, chicken, or any meal you like!
How to Roast Cauliflower
Oven roasted Cauliflower is really easy to make. It’s one of those simple side dishes you can just throw in the oven while you’re focusing on cooking your main dish. Let it get crispy and flavorful without worrying too much about it, and then it’s ready to go! I like to roast cauliflower with chunks of garlic, onion, and lots of herbs so it can soak up all the flavors.
How to Roast Cauliflower:
- Preheat oven to 425°F & cover baking sheet with aluminum foil
- Place cauliflower florets on baking sheet along with garlic & onion
- Drizzle olive oil over everything, sprinkle with red pepper, thyme, salt, & black pepper
- Roast for 35-45 minutes
You can use different spices, herbs, and seasonings if you prefer, but this is the basic process for making roasted cauliflower to follow every time. It comes out nice and crispy and full of flavor.
Homemade Chimichurri Sauce
The homemade chimichurri sauce is my favorite part of this recipe! Roasted cauliflower is SO GOOD, and the chimichurri really brings it to the next level. I created my own chimichurri recipe based on the traditional Argentinian sauce. While it’s generally used on grilled meats as a marinade, I love the garlicy flavor so much that I wanted to use it on other stuff too! I think it is just perfect on this roasted cauliflower recipe and really makes an amazing cauliflower side dish.
Delicious Cauliflower Side Dish Recipe
I’m always on the hunt for easy, healthy, and delicious side dishes to cook up for dinner. Once I have a great meat dish in mind, I need the perfect thing to pair with it. This amazing roasted cauliflower side dish recipe goes well with just about everything! I love crispy and flavorful it is, especially topped with the chimichurri verde.
Serving Suggestions
I’d love to pair this with a Chimichurri Steak so I can use the sauce on both dishes! But I also love it with salmon , brined chicken breast , pork tenderloin , chicken roll ups , or even as a healthy french fry replacement with a turkey burger .
Here are some other favorite dinners to serve this chimichurri cauliflower with:
- Yogurt Marinated Chicken Thighs
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Butter Baked Chicken
- Breaded Baked Pork Chops
How long do you roast cauliflower at 425°?
To get it nice and crispy, roast cauliflower at 425°F for about 35-45 minutes.
What are the benefits of eating cauliflower?
Cauliflower is really great vegetable with lots of health benefits. It’s considered to be a “cancer-fighting” vegetable; it’s anti-inflammatory and rich in anti-oxidants; and it’s filled with tons of important nutrients like vitamin K, riboflavin, fiber, folate, potassium, and more.
How long can you keep cauliflower in the refrigerator?
A fresh head of cauliflower (uncooked) should usually last in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It tends to hold up better than a lot of other produce.
This roasted cauliflower recipe can be stored in the refrigerator after cooking if you have leftovers. Store the cauliflower and the sauce separately. The cauliflower should keep for up to 1 week, while the sauce can last for 2 or 3 weeks.
I absolutely love this oven roasted cauliflower side dish recipe! It goes with everything, it’s easy to make, and it’s just so darn delicious slathered in that tasty chimichurri sauce. And if you love this sauce, try these grilled potato wedges with chimichurri too!
See the recipe card below for details on how to make this roasted cauliflower recipe. Enjoy!
Try these other healthy side dish recipes too:
- Cauliflower Steaks
- Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
- Grilled Lemon Asparagus
- Caprese Farro Salad
- Baked Tomatoes with Mozzarella
- Brussels Sprouts recipe
Ingredients1x2x3x
For the Chimichurri Sauce:
- ▢ 1/2 cup Chimichurri Sauce store bought or click for recipe
For the Cauliflower:
- ▢ 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
- ▢ 1 medium sweet onion thick-sliced
- ▢ 4 garlic cloves peeled
- ▢ ¼ cup olive oil divided
- ▢ 4-6 thyme sprigs
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢ ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the Chimichurri Sauce:
- Make or set aside while cauliflower roasts. Click above for homemade recipe or purchase store-bought.
For the Cauliflower:
- Heat oven to 425°F and cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Lightly spray the foil with nonstick spray.
- Place the cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet and add the onion and garlic cloves. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and gently toss the cauliflower and aromatics to coat.
- Sprinkle with the thyme, red pepper, salt and black pepper and drizzle the remaining tablespoon of oil over all.
- Roast all for 35-45 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden and tender.
- Let rest 5 minutes before plating. Drizzle the cauliflower with some Chimichurri Sauce and serve some on-the-side.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Roasted Cauliflower with Chimichurri Sauce
Ingredients
For the Chimichurri Sauce:
- 1/2 cup Chimichurri Sauce store bought or click for recipe
For the Cauliflower:
- 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
- 1 medium sweet onion thick-sliced
- 4 garlic cloves peeled
- ¼ cup olive oil divided
- 4-6 thyme sprigs
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the Chimichurri Sauce:
- Make or set aside while cauliflower roasts. Click above for homemade recipe or purchase store-bought.
For the Cauliflower:
- Heat oven to 425°F and cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Lightly spray the foil with nonstick spray.
- Place the cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet and add the onion and garlic cloves. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and gently toss the cauliflower and aromatics to coat.
- Sprinkle with the thyme, red pepper, salt and black pepper and drizzle the remaining tablespoon of oil over all.
- Roast all for 35-45 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden and tender.
- Let rest 5 minutes before plating. Drizzle the cauliflower with some Chimichurri Sauce and serve some on-the-side.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Click ☝🏻 for my FREE Grocery List Printable!
I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
