Out of the 345 pins on my "Food I must make" board I have tried approximately 32 of them, most of them were great and I am glad I have tried them. This last week I made Twice Baked Cauliflower, our family loves twice baked potatoes but lets face it, they aren't the healthiest thing in the world, when I came across replacing potatoes with cauliflower I thought it could be a great alternative.
I found this recipe from Kalyn's Kitchen to give credit where credit is due. I have bolded the things I did differently than her recipe.
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Twice Baked Cauliflower
(Makes 6-8 servings; recipe adapted slightly from The Low Carb Gourmet.)
Ingredients:
1 large head cauliflower (I bought the largest I could find)
4 oz. low fat cream cheese (do not use fat free) ( I used a whole 8 oz)
1/2 cup low fat sour cream (do not use fat free)
1/4 cup minced green onions ( I didn't put in because I didn't have any)
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (If you only have finely grated Parmesan, use a bit less)
6 slices bacon, cooked until very crisp, fat blotted with paper towel and then crumbled ( I used about 9 slices)
1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese ( I used regular medium cheddar)
(I used Kraft 2% milk sharp cheddar)
I also added 1/2 t of garlic salt and a small bit of pepper
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Cut out
stem and core from cauliflower, and cut into small pieces. Cook in
large pot of boiling salted water until cauliflower is tender, but not
overly soft. ( I DIDN'T BOIL IN WATER, JUST STEAMED IT) Drain well and mash with potato masher, leaving some
chunks. Mix in light cream cheese, light sour cream, green onion,
Parmesan, and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon.
Spread evenly in a medium-sized glass
casserole dish. Sprinkle with low-fat cheddar cheese and reserved
bacon. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
The kids gobbled it down and everyone really liked it, I definitely plan on incorporating it into our normal menus.
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3 comments:
We really need to substitute cauliflower for potatoes! I've only ever tried cauliflower mash and this looks DELICIOUS!! thanks so much for sharing and linking up! I'm definitely going to try this one week this month!
This looks delicious! Pinning for the future!
I can't wait to try this! Thanks for being the "tester!"
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