Fruits and Vegetables Recipe ⟶ Rockin' Good Smashed Cauliflower with Garlic

I substituted this dish for mashed potatoes as a low-carb alternative, and my husband said it was 'rockin' good.' Flavors of Parmesan, garlic, and chives brought cauliflower to a new level and we didn't miss the potatoes. This goes well with a nice grilled steak or London broil.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen cauliflower
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons light cream
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Place cauliflower and garlic in steamer and steam until soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Remove garlic cloves and smash with a fork; place smashed garlic with cauliflower into a pot.
3. Smash butter and chives into cauliflower and garlic with a fork or potato masher until smooth.
4. Stir light cream into smashed cauliflower mixture.
5. Sprinkle Parmesan-Reggiano cheese onto cauliflower mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
6. Cook the cauliflower mixture over low heat to absorb the cream and melt the butter, about 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories133.9
• carbohydrateContent7 g
• cholesterolContent29.3 mg
• fatContent11 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent6.8 g
• sodiumContent132 mg
• sugarContent2.6 g