Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto"
Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto"

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, roasted cauliflower "risotto". One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper Roasted cauliflower is divine, so why not add it to risotto? Turns out lightly charred roasted cauliflower is the perfect addition to this creamy traditional Italian rice dish. Alex and I are big fans of risotto, but always looking to add more nutrients and protein to it to make it a filling main dish.

Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto" is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto" is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have roasted cauliflower "risotto" using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto":
  1. Take 1 medium head cauliflower
  2. Get 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  3. Prepare 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  4. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  5. Get 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  6. Make ready 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  7. Make ready 4 oz cream cheese - softened
  8. Take 2 tbsp milk
  9. Prepare 2 tbsp beef stock
  10. Get 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
  11. Take 1/4 cup fresh parsley - chopped (optional)

Cauliflower rice stands in for arborio in this recipe that's not only lower in carbs than traditional risotto, but also way faster and easier to make! Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. CAULIFLOWER RISOTTO comes out perfectly cream like a traditional risotto without all of the carbs. One of the things I love about living a low carb life is the challenge of recreating old favorites into healthy dishes.

Instructions to make Roasted Cauliflower "Risotto":
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
  2. Clean cauliflower and cut into large pieces (roughly 2 inches or the size of the largest florets).
  3. Place cauliflower in a large bowl. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Pour out onto lined cookie sheet in a single layer.
  4. Place cauliflower in oven and bake for about 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. It should be fork tender, but slightly firm.
  5. Remove cauliflower from oven, transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil from baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
  6. Remove foil. Chop cauliflower (or pulse in food processor) until it is the size of arborio rice.
  7. Place cauliflower in a medium sauce pan over medium low heat. Add all remaining ingredients except parmesan and parsley. Heat through, stirring constantly until cream cheese is melted.
  8. Stir in parmesan cheese until well incorporated. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Add an additional tbs parmesan if desired. Stir in 2 tbs chopped fresh parsley and top with remaining 2 tbs as garnish when serving, if desired.
  9. Serve with any main dish you would normally have with risotto, or even mashed potatoes. Enjoy!

Mushrooms, cauliflower, cream, and Parmesan cheese combine in this creamy low-carb risotto, perfect as a side dish or even as a main dish. Not to mention the low carb-ness of cauliflower rice risotto, the dreaded carbs! Truth is we need carbs, complex carbs, not simple white bread and pasta carbs, Just not as much as we eat them here in North America. The smell of this Crispy Chickpea and Roasted Cauliflower Risotto is incredible - the shallots especially release a mouth-watering flavor as this thing cooks. And it tastes even better than it smells!

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