Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe (Oven Baked)

Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower bites, roasted in the oven, is such a simple side dish that is so full of amazing flavor you will wonder why you have never done it before!

 

Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower

For me, cauliflower is mainly a salad additive. I love eating it and it makes all my raw veggie appetizer trays, but in general I don’t eat it that much. Its kinda ironic really because I love cauliflower but because my kids don’t eat it, I rarely bust open a bag for myself. 

Not anymore! This easy and BEST recipe for baked buffalo cauliflower will have you not even wanting to share. Bursting with flavor, where you could easily use your favorite wing or buffalo sauce, you are literally 30 minutes from an oven baked masterpiece that will have you enjoying in no time. 

What kind of Buffalo sauce for Cauliflower? 

Like barbecue sauce, buffalo sauce can be insanely personal. With so many flavors like Moore’s Creamy Buffalo Ranch (my favorite) to spicy and hot wing sauce, its as simple as picking the one your tongue loves the most! Here are few popular wing sauces you can look for at the store that go well with cauliflower

• Buffalo Wild Wings Sauce
• Sweet Baby Rays Hot Wing Sauce
• Franks Red Hot Wings
• Hooters Wing Sauce

 

Baked Buffalo Cauliflower

• Fresh Cauliflower Florets – Because I do not like to tear up my cauliflower, I simply buy the 12 oz pre-cut cauliflower in the vegetable department
• EVOO – You need a little extra virgin olive oil
• Butter – Full butter works best for flavor
• Wing Sauce – You can use any kind of wing sauce, we have made our dish with Red hot Wing sauce as well as a creamier ranch buffalo sauce and both were delicious. Feel free to play with the flavors and spice so everyone can enjoy, no matter what their heat tolerance. 

Ranch Buffalo Cauliflower

Create – The first thing you need to do is create your sauce. You simply take your wing sauce and mix with your oil and butter. Details below in the recipe card

Coat – There are two ways to coat. Find a large bowl and break down your cauliflower pieces and coat in your win sauce in the bowl, stirring to cover all sides OR simply place your cauliflower florets in a large gallon sized bag, dump in your sauce, and mix up. 

Bake – Bake on a baking sheet till your cauliflower is tender and delicious

Roast – Optional, but if you prefer a little crisp on the cauliflower, you can place in the oven on broil for a short amount of time. Just be careful to monitor as broil can go from not done to overcooked in minutes. I always stand there and watch mine. 

Serve with Blue Cheese or Ranch

 

Cauliflower Side Dishes

Cauliflower is a favorite for Keto and low carb dishes (just 1.5 carbs in a half a cup of fresh cauliflower) because it has very few carbs and is fairly nutrition. Cauliflower is also super easy to make in a variety of dishes. 

Cauliflower can be riced, made into pizza dough, and used in just about any casserole as a substitute for regular rice or potatoes. If you are looking for some delicious side dishes to up your cauliflower game, try :

• Creamy Cauliflower Au Gratin
• Keto Cauliflower Fried Rice
• Cauliflower Casserole for Thanksgiving