Monday, January 24, 2011

Cauliflower Alfredo sauce

So I was over at a friends house yesterday, and she made some yummy Alfredo sauce. But here's the kicker...she added a whole head of pureed cauliflower to it!! What an added nutritional bonus! It made the sauce nice and creamy and cut out a ton of fat. Add some chicken, broccoli and pasta and you've actually got a pretty healthy meal! Next time I make Alfredo, I'm doing it this way. Thanks, Taylor!

1 head of Cauliflower (pureed makes about 3-4cups)

1 small oinion
2 cloves of garlic
3-4 tbs butter
3-4 tbs flour

1 cup half and half
1 cup Chicken broth
1/2-1 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
salt and pepper to taste.

Cut up cauliflower cook in water with a little bit of salt and pepper for about 10 mins or until soft with the lid on. Then cook with lid off until the water is almost gone. While the cauliflower is cooking I sauteed the onions and garlic in a little butter until soft. Once the cauliflower is done I put in a blender or you can use a hand blender add the onions and garlic to the cauliflower then blend until creamy.

Now in a sauce pan create a Rue by melting the butter then add the flour and whisk it. let the flour cook for a min to cook out the flour taste. Then whisk in the cauliflower mixture, half and half, and chicken broth. I also added some salt and pepper. Once it has thickened then add the cheese and salt again to taste.

You can add in chicken and broccoli too like I did.

This recipe feeds 5-7 people.

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