healthy fried rice with cauliflower.

I love this easy-to-make veggie "fried" rice. It uses absolutely no oil and is loaded with veggies. You can scale down the ingredient amounts if you don't need 15 servings. :)

I paired this side dish with teriyaki steak but it would be super simple to make this a main course by adding cooked chicken, pork, or steak.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cauliflower
• 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
• 5 cups cooked brown rice 
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 cup defrosted vegetable blend (peas, corn, green beans, carrots)
• 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Preparation

1. Steam cauliflower
2. Chop cauliflower finely, using a blender or food processor. (Don't puree though, otherwise it'll look like mashed potatoes)
3. In a frying pan, add broth and bring it to a light boil. 
4. Once broth has began to simmer add your cooked rice, cauliflower, and vegetable blend.
5. Once the rice mixture has soaked up the broth add your soy sauce,  pepper, cinnamon, and brown sugar. 
6. Let the rice cook on low. (while egg cooks)
7. While the rice is cooking, scramble up the egg in a separate pan. 
8. Add cooked egg to the rice mixture and stir.
9. It is ready to serve!

Recipe Credit: Undressed Skeleton

cheesy mashed cauliflower.

[adapted from http://thewoodenspoondiaries.blogspot.com/2013/01/cheesy-mashed-cauliflower.html]

I love cauliflower so I was dying to try them this way! 

I'm not sure if I would trade mashed potatoes 

for these but they are still tasty. 

A great way to get some veggies in your meal!

INGREDIENTS:
1 large head of cauliflower (about 8 cups), bottom cut off and chopped (I used frozen cauliflower) 
2 Tbl cream cheese, room temperature
2 Tbl sour cream
2 Tbl milk
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 to 1 tsp salt (to taste)
Pepper to taste
1/2 c. shredded cheese - optional (I used cheddar & monterey jack)

DIRECTIONS:1. Steam chopped cauliflower for 6 to 8 minutes, or until tender.  
2. Mash cauliflower to your preferred texture. 
3. Combine the steamed cauliflower, cream cheese, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.  If you are not using the cheese, your cauliflower is ready to eat! 
4. If you are adding cheese, then add your cheese to the cauliflower. The original recipe suggests broiling the cauliflower. I just microwaved it until it was warm and cheese was melty.