Move over, pasta, rice and bread: there’s a replacement for starch in town. Cauliflower is both delicious and versatile, making it a great way to jazz up your next meal with a new, healthy spin. It’s low-carb and low-cal, making it the perfect choice for people who are watching their waistlines and want some healthier (though still delicious) dishes to add to their cooking routines.
Cauliflower Steaks
You may not have thought of this before, but consider a whole cauliflower the next time your family feels like a fun-to-eat vegetable. Instead of your typical cauliflower and broccoli side dish, put the entire cauliflower in your oven for an hour to create a tasty dish that’ll have people raving! See the recipe here.
Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup
As far as I’m concerned, roasted garlic is one of the greatest things to ever come out of a kitchen. The way that a little bit of heat transforms pungent raw garlic into something sweet and mild is nothing short of magical. It adds such a lovely layered flavor to anything you put it in, like this Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup, for instance. It’s creamy and velvety without relying on any dairy products at all and has a deliciously sweet and mild garlic flavor. Get the recipe here.
Cauliflower Bacon Quiche
Some people may scoff at the idea of breakfast for dinner, but I am definitely not one of them. Especially when it’s a savory breakfast dish. For example, this cheesy Bacon & Cauliflower Quiche. It’s just as at home on the dinner table as it is at a nice brunch or reheated for a quick weekday breakfast. Once you taste this quiche, I’m sure you’ll agree that there’s really no wrong time for a dish this tasty! Get the recipe here.
Cauliflower Pizza
Use cauliflower to create a delicious, low-carb pizza crust that browns up deliciously. Alternatively, try roasting cauliflower and using it as a pizza topping, either on a cauliflower crust or on a traditional crust. See the recipe here.
Korean Popcorn Cauliflower
One of my favorite veggies to make a meal out of is cauliflower. The firm texture softens to just the right tenderness when it’s cooked and the flavor, while distinct, goes well with most sauces and spice mixtures. And when you bread and fry cauliflower it becomes the ultimate healthy junk food. And, this Korean popcorn cauliflower recipe has all the crunch and flavor you’d expect from what the name implies. It’s every bit as delicious as it sounds and it’s well worth the effort to fry up. See the recipe here.
Cauliflower Cheddar Biscuits
We know we’re not the only ones who, when the bread basket arrives on the table, dive in and start scarfing down as many rolls as we can get our hands on before our actual meals arrive. We don’t know what it is, but this happens more often than we care to admit and we wanted to come up with something we could shovel into our mouths without feeling guilty…luckily, this recipe fits the bill perfectly and these cheddar biscuits – which are packed with cauliflower and broccoli! – weigh in at under 30 calories each! It doesn’t get better than that! See the recipe here.
Cauliflower Fried Rice
One of my absolute favorite comfort foods is fried rice. I just love it! When it’s fresh from my favorite restaurant or when I have it as leftovers the next day, a bowl of fried rice is the meal that makes me feel so warm and cozy. I like to find ways to transform some of my beloved indulgences into healthier meals, and that’s when I turn to one of my new favorite short cuts – frozen cauliflower rice. It’s so close to tasting like rice that you may never notice the difference! Here’s how it’s done. See the recipe here.