Cauliflower Mac&Cheese

Name: Cauliflower Mac&Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp of Margarine or Butter; 1 Medium finely chopped Onion; Crushed Garlic measure with your heart; 1 tbsp cornstarch or flour; 1/2 cup Low Fat Cream or blended cottage cheese; 1 tbsp Mustard; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 1 cup shredded mozzarella; 2 cups low fat cheddar shredded; 1 1/2 cup shredded rotisserie chicken; 4 cups cauliflower rice; 1/2 cup additional shredded mozzarella; 1/2 cup of additional shredded cheddar

10 steps

Prep:25minCook:20min

Spin on a family classic🧀 ✨ Not necessarily “healthy” - but perfect when the craving arises! Note: Was able to tolerate on soft food stage on my post-op diet 🤗

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:05:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories198.8 kcal (10%)

Total Fat12.3 g (18%)

Carbs5.7 g (2%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein17.1 g (34%)

Sodium496.7 mg (25%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

2 TbspMargarine

or Butter

1onion

medium, finely chopped

Garlic

Crushed, measure with your heart

1 Tbspcornstarch

or flour

½ cupLow Fat Cream

or blended cottage cheese

1 Tbspmustard

1 cupshredded mozzarella

2 cupslow fat cheddar shredded

1 ½ cupshredded rotisserie chicken

4 cupscauliflower rice

For Topping

½ cupmozzarella

shredded

½ cupshredded cheddar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 Degrees

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Begin with melting your butter in a pan, and than cooking onion and garlic til translucent. Roughly 5 minutes on medium.

Sauce Pan

Margarine2 Tbsp

onion1

Garlic

Step 3

Once onions begin looking clear add your cornstarch to create a roux . Mix until mixture thickens up.

cornstarch1 Tbsp

Step 4

Add your cream to roux. Mix until mixture will begin to thicken. Bubbling is normal, if mixture is bubbling too much reduce heat.

Low Fat Cream½ cup

Step 5

Add mustard, followed by salt and pepper. Mix.

mustard1 Tbsp

pepper

Step 6

Time to add your shredded cheese, dump all into pan. Cheese will begin to melt into mixture, blend together. Once combined reduce heat to low.

shredded mozzarella1 cup

Step 7

Time to prepare your casserole dish. In a dish add your shredded chicken, as well as cooked cauliflower rice. Make sure cauliflower rice is dry. Mix together