Roasted Garlic Mashed Faux Potatoes - Low Carb!!!
photo by BBCFan
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen cauliflower (2 one pound bags, you can even mix it up a bit for fun and get 1 bag just cauliflower and the other )
- 1 head garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (14 ounce) box of classic Philadelphia Cream Cheese (you can use 1/2 as much if you want to cut back on fat, but it will impact the recipe)
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- milk or cream, if needed
- salt
- white pepper
- chives (fresh or dried)
- onion powder
- garlic powder (totally optional, this is for garlic-holics)
directions
- Steam the frozen cauliflower (all 2 pounds of it) until it's ready.
- Separate head of garlic into individual cloves.
- Toss in olive oil and wrap tightly in small piece of aluminum foil.
- Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 45 minutes.
- When the garlic has cooled to the touch you should be able to squeeze it out of the 'paper' shell of the individual cloves.
- Mash the roasted garlic with a fork.
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- Place the cooked cauliflower into a food processor/Cuisinart along with the garlic, sour cream, cream cheese, butter, and salt and white pepper in a mixer bowl, and whip at medium speed until smooth and all the spices are blended.
- OPTIONAL: Add cream or milk to adjust consistency. Note: If you are going to be using this as a topping for the Shepherd's Pie, you will want to keep it thick. If it's a side dish and you want it a bit thinner - go for it.
- Enjoy, and tell me how you liked it!
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