Lebanese Riced Cauliflower Casserole

Name: Lebanese Riced Cauliflower Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 16 oz frozen chopped spinach, defrosted; 2 medium onions, small dice; 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1.3 lb lean ground meat, turkey or beef; 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp (15 g) low sodium soy sauce; 2 tsp ground allspice; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 tbsp (30 g) chopped nuts; 1 tbsp (15 g) minced garlic; 16 oz frozen cauliflower, defrosted; 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) extra virgin olive oil; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp lemon pepper; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

This recipe is a modified version of my mom's casserole recipe. Fun fact: I hated this recipe as a kid, but I love it now. Maybe it was the nuts or the spinach, both of which I love now. Feel free to use whatever nuts you have on hand; here I used chopped pine nuts, but almonds or pistachios would work great. Feel free to use brown rice (1 cup dry, 185 g) instead of cauliflower rice

Updated at: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:20:41 GMT

Ingredients

5 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Defrost your bag of spinach, and cut your onions into a small dice. Add to a large pan with oil, cumin, pepper, and salt. Cover and cook over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent. Set aside in a bowl

frozen chopped spinach16 oz

onions2

olive oil7.5g

ground cumin2 tsp

black pepper½ tsp

salt½ tsp

Step 2

Over medium, heat, add the meat and some oil. Cook the meat until properly browned. Season with soy sauce, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Toast the nuts and garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to the bowl with the spinach

lean ground meat1.3 lb

low sodium soy sauce15g

ground allspice2 tsp

ground cinnamon½ tsp

salt¼ tsp

virgin olive oil7.5g

nuts30g

minced garlic15g

Step 3

As everything else is cooking, you can prepare your cauliflower rice. Add your defrosted florets to a food processor, and pulse until you have a fully chopped rice-like cauliflower. Don't overblend

frozen cauliflower16 oz

Step 4

When the meat is done and the pan is free, add the cauliflower to the pan with oil, lemon pepper, garlic and onion powders, nutmeg, cloves, and red pepper flakes. Cover and cook over medium heat until the cauliflower is tender and done to your liking. Don't over mix, or it could become mushy