Rockin' Good Smashed Cauliflower with Garlic recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package frozen cauliflower
4 cloves garlic, peeled
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or more to taste
3 tablespoons light cream
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

133.9 calories
carbohydrate: 7 g
cholesterol: 29.3 mg
fat: 11 g
fiber: 2.7 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 132 mg
sugar: 2.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Place cauliflower and garlic in steamer and steam until soft, 10 to 15 minutes.

  2. Remove garlic cloves and smash with a fork, place smashed garlic with cauliflower into a pot.

  3. Smash butter and chives into cauliflower and garlic with a fork or potato masher until smooth.

  4. Stir light cream into smashed cauliflower mixture.

  5. Sprinkle Parmesan-Reggiano cheese onto cauliflower mixture, season with salt and black pepper.

  6. Cook the cauliflower mixture over low heat to absorb the cream and melt the butter, about 12 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I substituted this dish for mashed potatoes as a low-carb alternative, and my husband said it was 'rockin' good.' Flavors of Parmesan, garlic, and chives brought cauliflower to a new level and we didn't miss the potatoes. This goes well with a nice grilled steak or London broil.

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