Cooking Mommy: Cauliflower Cheese "Potatoes"

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Cauliflower Cheese "Potatoes"

These are my Nana's amazing cheese potatoes recipe but made with cauliflower instead of potatoes! They are so yummy and great for those on low carb or gluten free diet! Great as a side or a main dish!

Ingredients
3 frozen frozen cauliflower, cooked and drained well

3 cups shredded cheddar

1/4 cup butter
16oz sour cream
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 tsp salt or to taste
1/4 tsp pepper

Directions
Add cauliflower, one bag at a time, to your food processor and pulse until no big chunks remain. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion until soft. Add 2 cups cheese and let melt, stirring. Blend in sour cream, salt, and pepper. Fold sauce into cauliflower. Spray 9x13 casserole dish and add mixture. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 350 for 30 minutes or more.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.