I have been dying to eat mashed potatoes lately and since I'm not really eating that many carbs these days I knew I had to come up with an alternative or I'd cave. I've heard of people subbing cauliflower for potatoes and figured I'd give it a try. I used my regular mashed potato recipe, took out the milk, reduced the butter, and subbed in the cauliflower. If I didn't know this was cauliflower and was served these at a restaurant I wouldn't know the difference. They taste a lot like Outback's garlic mashed potatoes.
Faux Garlic Mashed Potatoes
serves 4
15 minutes
15 minutes
1 medium head cauliflower
1 large clove of garlic
1 tbsp cream cheese
4 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp unsalted butter
salt & pepper to taste
Steam cauliflower until soft, add all ingredients to a food processor and process until they resemble mashed potatoes. Easy peasy, and most importantly, less carbs!
I love potatoes--I've cut down, but I can't cut them out altogether. ;) But cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies, so this recipe might help with the cutting down part!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favs too! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThis is a great idea, especially for those who want to cut more carbs out of their diet.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried mashed cauliflower, but these looks pretty tasty! I'll have to give 'em a try :)
ReplyDeletenice idea.. thanks for posting..
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