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SMASHED CAULIFLOWER AND CHEESE RECIPE
Mashed cauliflower is a delicious, low-starch alternative to mashed potatoes.
This cruciferous vegetable is an excellent source of vitamin C, containing almost as much vitamin C as oranges! This side dish is SO GOOD and SO EASY to make with a Vitamix or Blendtec blender, the kids will request it and want to help make it! 🙂 We have even made this a dairy-free version using vegetable broth and vegan cheese.
Mmmmmm, so good any way you smash it.
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Smashed Cauliflower and Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower chopped into florets and steamed
- 2 tablespoons milk lowfat OR milk substitute
- 1/4 cup sour cream lowfat/light
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese reduced fat to lower calories
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped chives optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Add ingredients to jar in order listed and secure lid.
- Blendtec: Press the SAUCES button
- Vitamix: Start on speed 1, turn the machine on and slowly increase to speed 7. Blend until desired consistency is reached, approx. 1 min
- All done! Enjoy!! Now take a photo, rate it, and share your accomplishments! 🙂 Tag @BlenderBabes & #BlenderBabes
Notes
Nutrition
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CAULIFLOWER
“Cabbage flower” – that’s the translation of the Latin terms caulis (cabbage) and floris (flower) from which cauliflower was born.
The oldest record of cauliflower comes from the sixth century BC, and it was noted by European writers in the sixteenth century.
Cauliflower is a very good source of vitamin C and manganese, which are both powerful antioxidants helping to reduce your risk for diseases caused by oxidative stress, such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Regular cauliflower consumption can also help decrease the risk of inflammation-mediated diseases such as arthritis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis.
I just made this recipe tonight, and it was delicious! This will be on my thanksgiving menu. I sprinkled a half tbsp of low fat bacon crumbles and about 7g of shredded cheese on top. So yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!
Wonderful Christine! Thank you so much for sharing how you modify it with us! I love this side dish for Thanksgiving as well! 🙂
I love cauliflowe! Can’t wait to try this.
Made this and it was FANTASTIC! Made a bunch and it reheats very well. I made with light sour cream and low fat cheddar. Will be making over and over again. Goodbye white potatoes!
This recipe was absolutely delicious!!! Even with fat free sour cream & almond milk! I roasted my cauliflower instead on 400, sprinkled with sea salt. I didn’t add cheese due to the need to keep it even lower in fat. This will be a staple! Trying to rate it with 5 stars but it’s not allowing me to via mobile.
So sorry Jane! It's working for me using Safari, even when I scroll over the prompts it doesn't stop the player. Can you tell me what browser you are using? On another note, this is one of my GO TO side dishes. Soooo easy, and super yummy! Hope you like it! 🙂
Its impossible to watch the video without the prompts stopping play. Needs to be fixed.