Healthy Low Calorie Cauliflower Mash

Are you looking for a creative way to eat more vegetables or are you looking for a way to use up that cauliflower in your crisper drawer? Healthy Low Calorie Cauliflower Mash is your solution to eating more veggies. As a bonus this recipe has a kick of protein from the cottage cheese. The fiber from the cauliflower, the protein from the cottage cheese, and the fat from the parmesan cheese, means eating this dish will help to make you feel full and satisfied. Cauliflower is also an excellent source of antioxidants which reduce inflammation in your body.


Bonus Alert:
This is a one-pot dish! Easy-peasy-one-two-cheesy.

*I love using this Kyocera Ceramic Knife to easily cut the head of cauliflower into florets. Using an immersion blender is amazing because you can blend everything in the pot you just made the cauliflower mash in. It results in way less dishes and the immersion blender is extremely easy to clean.

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Healthy Low Calorie Cauliflower Mash
 
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Are you looking for a creative way to eat more vegetables or are you looking for a way to use up that cauliflower in your crisper drawer? Healthy Low Calorie Cauliflower Mash is your solution to eating more veggies. As a bonus this recipe has a kick of protein from the cottage cheese. The fiber from the cauliflower, the protein from the cottage cheese, and the fat from the parmesan cheese, means eating this dish will help to make you feel full and satisfied. Cauliflower is also an excellent source of antioxidants which reduce inflammation in your body. Bonus Alert: This is a one-pot dish! Easy-peasy-one-two-cheesy. *I love using this Kyocera Ceramic Knife to easily cut the head of cauliflower into florets. Using an immersion blender is amazing because you can blend everything in the pot you just made the cauliflower mash in. It results in way less dishes and the immersion blender is extremely easy to clean.
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Recipe type: Vegetable Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • ½ cup low fat cottage cheese
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese, shredded
  • ¼ cup 1% milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Toppings (optional)
  • Parsley, chopped
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Boil the cauliflower for 6 minutes or until fork tender.
  2. Drain the cauliflower.
  3. Add cauliflower back to the pot and add remaining ingredients.
  4. Use an immersion blender to blend to desired texture.
  5. Heat on medium-low for 2 minutes. Top with chopped parsley as desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup Calories: 90 Fat: 3.6 Saturated fat: 2.0 Carbohydrates: 5.7 Sugar: 3.6 Sodium: 288 Fiber: 2.1 Protein: 9.6 Cholesterol: 10.2
 

For more low carb recipes, check out:
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Easy One Pan Shakshuka
Grilled Romaine Lettuce with Anchovy Vinaigrette and Blue Cheese
Instant Pot Spinach and Red Pepper Egg Bites
Rosemary and Thyme Chicken and Veggie Dinner

Recipe by: Sarah Koszyk, MA, RDN
Photos and Video by: Alison Hoffman, BS, Dietetic Student

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2 Comments

  1. Galina March 11, 2013 at 11:00 am - Reply

    My go-to soup is using up all of my vegiges in a vegige chicken soup. I use vegetable stock, and simmer any vegiges on hand until tender. Then I throw in shredded bits of those deli-chickens at the last minute to come up to temperature.

    • Sarah Koszyk MA RD March 19, 2013 at 1:56 am - Reply

      Yes! Making stock is a great way to get rid of all those leftover veggies.

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