Rachael Ray's Smashed Cauliflower Recipe

Submitted by paigeteaches

"I found this recipe on a recent Rachael Ray 30 minute meals show and loved it! Smashed Cauliflower with cheeses. Rachael Ray used fresh cauliflower...I found it really expensive in the store, so I tried frozen...still so very good...everyone in my family LOVED it! She also said it was a low carb substitute for mashed potatoes. I am giving you MY recipe for the same dish."

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Ready In:: 13mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 6-8

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ingredients

2 (16 ounce) bags frozen cauliflower
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
¹⁄₄ cup of shredded parmesan cheese (Rachael Ray used Parmesan Reggiano)
2 cups chicken broth (Rachael Ray used beef broth)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

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directions

Bring chicken broth to a boil (Rachael Ray used beef broth).
Add frozen cauliflower.
Boil for about 8-10 minutes.
Drain -- in case there is too much liquid -- Add cheeses, butter and more broth if it is too thin for your taste.
Smash with a masher. Should be the consistency of mashed potatoes.-- yum!

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Reviews

Despite the endless draining, mashing and cheese/butter additions, this ended up tasting like sauerkraut with cheese.

Liz B.
I cannot give this enough stars. I used frozen cauliflower, sharp cheddar cheese and the new McCormick's Perfect Pinch in Parmesean Herb. This is wonderful and my DH had 3 helpings. A definite winner!

miss_treated1
Great substitute for mashed potatoes. Non cauliflower lovers will also love this.

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rosslare
Wow- can't believe something so simple is SO good! I followed the recipe as written but halved the recipe as I only had one bag of cauliflower. We all LOVED this. My nine year old after cleaning the serving bowl asked if he could lick the spoon :) Next time I will make the full batch as we all wanted more. Will be making again and again!

bmcnichol
Great recipe , was looking for something fast , easy and tasteful . I used fresh cauliflowerand omitted the parmesan cheese . Even my 2 year old enjoyed it . Thanks for sharing !

miss_brittany