This easy, gluten free spinach artichoke quinoa casserole tastes like spinach and artichoke dip in a healthy, weeknight dinner form, that is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Cauliflower Alfredo sauce makes it extra creamy!
Oh tangy artichokes, combined with ooey-gooey salty Parmesan cheese and tender spinach, how do I love thee?
AKA: super smooth and luscious, melty cheese swimming in CREAMY, secret-hidden-vegetables-say-WHAA-garlic-y sauce, vibrant, FRESH, HEALTHY spinach and bites of tangy artichokes allllll swirled around with chewy quinoa.
I was one of you. I was on the outside of the cauliflower-can-do-all-things secret circle. I mean, I was pretty on board with cauliflower mashed potatoes and you KNOW I love me some cauliflower rice, but sauce?
BUT temptation in the form of Pinterest happened. Real talk: If you see 32 bazillion cauliflower sauce recipes on your screen at once, something in your brain flips and tells you to MAKE IT RIGHT NOW. EVERYBODY IS DOING RIGHT?The fear of missing out? This girl. RIGHT HERE. FOMO.
F-I-N-A-L-L-Y stubborn Taylor was all “let’s just do this thang and prove to everyone that they are wrong and I am right about this sauce-y shenanigans”
Peeps. I’m gonna put my big-girl-pants on and admit: I was W-R-O-N-G.
There’s this odd thing that happens when you put a little bit of roasted garlic (<3 <3 <3) tender, golden brown onion, a dash of salt and pepper and a few healthy Tablespoons of salty stock into a blender….then add cauliflower. It’s odd in the fact that you’re eating pureed vegetables are you’re TOTALLY okay with it. Like, on its own. Maybe it doesn’t even need to be a sauce?
Preeee much we need to just pinky promise that we will all make this for dinner tonight mmkay?
I meannnnn, there is just so much goodness that your face needs to be IN ON.
I also shared the Spinach Artichoke Quinoa Casserole Recipe over on Food Fanatic, so be sure to check it out there!
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WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: SMARTPOINTS: 5 POINTS+: 3 OLD POINTS: 1
Want more quinoa for dinner?
Kale and Quinoa Skillet with Mushrooms
Crusted Quinoa Chicken with Goat Cheese
Quinoa casseroles from around the web:
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Chicken Enchilada Quinoa Casserole – Garnish With Lemon
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Jess @hellotofit says
I haven’t made cauliflower alfredo sauce yet!! Pinned this for near-future cooking!
Taylor Kiser says
OHMIGOSH WHAT?! YOU MUST, Jess it is seriously SO bomb! Let me know if you try it!
Cassie Tran says
The FOMO deal was actually with me and spaghetti squash until I tried it out last night–it was amazing! Now it’s BAKING with sweet potatoes and making beet hummus! I did try cauliflower “rice” in oatmeal, and it was so so good! I have to try it savory now.
Taylor Kiser says
Isn’t spag squash SO good! I eat it regularly and am totally obsessed with it!!
Cauli rice in oats? I NEED to try that!
Tieghan Gerard says
Wow and YUM!! This is totally my kind of meal! 🙂 Totally NEED to try this!
Taylor Kiser says
Thank you so much girlfriend! Happy weekend!
Crystal says
I have seen so many recipes lately that use artichokes; yet for some reason I am very hesitant to try it. However, this recipe looks so delicious!!
Taylor Kiser says
WHAT?! Artichokes are seriously so good! Salty and tangy and creamy all at the same time – you need to try them Crystal! And thanks!
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
You owe me a towel so I can wipe my face off from faceplanting into this casserole! 😛 😛 Absolutely amazing dear.
Taylor Kiser says
HAHA. I’ll send you one ASAP 😉 Thanks Lauren!
Liz says
Thank you Taylor. Sounds delicious. Have a good weekend!
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks Liz! And you too!
Marissa says
I just went for the middle at 375, the quinoa was done a little quicker but seemed to work out ok. It turned out tasty.
Taylor Kiser says
Good! I am glad you liked it! 🙂 Thanks for letting me know!
marissa says
Inspired to try this tonight! Curious if you’ve ever roasted the garlic and cooked the quinoa at the same time as a timesaver what temp would be best?
Taylor Kiser says
I can’t say that I have done that…I’m sorry! Let me know if you try it!
Jamie says
I just made this casserole for the second time– so yummy! My only complaint the first time I made it was that it got eaten too quickly. This time I doubled it and made it in my 2.5 quart casserole dish.
Taylor Kiser says
Haha I LOVE that complaint! So glad you like this Jamie!!
MC says
I just made this. Freaking amaze balls!! That being said, it was soooo time consuming and required lots of pots/pans. If you’re gonna make this, do yourself a favour and triple the batch because a) you’ll want left overs for the rest of the week and b) it’ll make it more worth the time and effort.
Totally a 5-star dish!
Taylor Kiser says
Hi MC! First off, I am SO pumped you loved it – woo hoo!
Thank you so much for the tips! It’s definitely time consuming, but worth it! Love the idea of tripling it! 🙂