There's this thing I've noticed people do in order to make unhealthy dishes healthy or low carb. They substitute a starch (or even meat) with cauliflower. Buffalo Cauliflower (instead of buffalo wings), Cauliflower fried rice, etc. I've been slightly intrigued, but none of the recipes had me convinced until I saw this picture of what someone called, "Cheeseburger Cauliflower" on Pinterest. It looked good and it still had meat in it, so I really wanted to try it. Now, I pinned this picture (the one you see above) over a year ago, but every time I thought or attempted to make it, Shane would say, "Eew." or, "Oh hell no, I'm not eating cauliflower!" But last night when he said he wasn't that hungry and I said I was, I realized I had an opportunity to make it and get him to try it! If he didn't like it, it didn't matter because he wasn't hungry anyway, right?
So I made it and I filmed Shane trying it.
So I made it and I filmed Shane trying it.
He said, "I don't want to like it, but I do!" I thought the same. It was really good, and I didn't feel guilty about devouring some cake for dessert afterwards! ;)
Oh, Josiah liked it too! The link to the picture I found on Pinterest didn't work, so I made up this recipe. I hope you try it and like it too!
Oh, Josiah liked it too! The link to the picture I found on Pinterest didn't work, so I made up this recipe. I hope you try it and like it too!
Cheeseburger Cauliflower
Ingredients:
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 - 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
- Chop up a head of cauliflower and steam in steamer, or in a pot with water over the stove.
- Meanwhile, brown ground beef in a skillet with the onion and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- When cauliflower is steamed, add a desired amount to the skillet with the beef, and chop it up a little more. (I was looking for the cauliflower to be chopped up into bite sized pieces, like diced potatoes. Also, I only used two thirds of the cauliflower. I wanted the recipe to taste like the ratio of cauliflower to ground beef was even.)
- Add cheese and mix until it is melted and blended in. Add more salt and pepper as needed. Enjoy!