Cauliflower Chicken Nuggets?


Howdy, chocolate truffles!

Yesterday, I tried to make healthy chocolate brownies.

Emphasis on the word tried. Luckily, dinner made up for it:

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I am in love with this: Bread-Free Vegan Stuffing.

I make it at least twice a month, and I’ve even started cooking a double batch now (to yield four large servings instead of two). I bought a giant pan just for that recipe.

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Along with the stuffing: whole-wheat toast and roast cauliflower with bbq sauce.

Lately I cannot keep my hands away from roasted cauliflower. It’s just so good, especially dipped in the barbecue sauce! Reminds me of chicken nuggets, which is weird because I never really liked those. I just liked the barbecue sauce.

Cauliflower Nuggets

(easiest recipe ever)

  • raw cauliflower
  • roasting pan
  • optional: barbecue sauce

Whatcha do: Cut the cauliflower and spread out on the roasting pan. Turn the oven on to 400 degrees (no need to pre-heat) and stick the pan in there for 30-50 minutes. Then set the oven to “high broil” and broil 2-3 more minutes, depending on how crispy you like it. (I usually turn the oven completely off after this and leave the cauliflower inside for another 20 or so minutes.) Serve with your favorite bbq sauce or ranch dressing, for dipping.

Really good with Crazy-Good Ranch Dressing.

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116 Comments

  1. Lauriene says:

    I just made this for dinner and–oh my gosh, they’re so much better than chicken nuggets ever were! Such a great recipe. Your website makes it way easier to think of new, interesting and exciting ways to cook healthy vegan meals! Thank you!

  2. Anonymous says:

    SO GOOOD!!!

  3. Alix says:

    Tossed the caulifower with chili lime rub and wow, these were so good!! I may have to make them every day!!

  4. k says:

    dont u have to wash and dry the cauliflower first

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      It’s always a good idea to wash your vegetables first.

  5. Hayley says:

    Love it! I first got this idea from my friend Jess, but I like to sprinkle mine with some herbs like basil and thyme before sticking it in the oven. Honestly, I would never have thought of eating it with BBQ sauce… And so I’m glad I found this post! Awesome idea, and very tasty.

  6. sue in CA says:

    Love cauliflower, can’t wait to try this, but I am really into HOT, so will use Sriracha sauce instead of BBQ.

    Thanks for sharing

  7. Christy says:

    i overeat before bed! i have a tiny tummy and i only get hungry every 6 hours and i can never eat very much at meal time. but the thing is i just cant go to bed without something deep, rich, and chocolatey first. so i usually eat your raw cookie or raw recipies or suuuuper dark since theyre calorie dense (to get in those extra colories for my tiny tummy) and still super yummy yet healthy. but then i always feel stuffed lol

  8. Rachel Ramey says:

    Has anyone tried this with frozen cauliflower? (That’s what we have in the house.)

  9. Shaunna says:

    YUM! These are amazing! CCK, you come up with the best recipes!!

  10. Jennifer says:

    I made these nuggets for the first time tonight. I dipped them in a mango curry BBQ sauce and they were delicious!