Cauliflower Rice

Cajun Catfish over Cauliflower Rice-Yummy!

In the last year I've had hip replacement surgery, tore both ACLs, moved from our home of fourteen years, all my grandkids moved across the globe, and I put on ten pounds. Hummmm, you think these might be related? Obviously I believe in a strict regime of comfort foods at regular pity parties to ease pain.

Let me save you some time and biscuits-n-gravy, it doesn't work! It just leaves you depressed about the extra weight!

I've started working out again and am trying to get my eating under control. In addition to eliminating sugar, eating greens and fruit, I'm trying to find alternatives to refined carbs. Here's an option I found for rice!

Finely chop 4 cups of cauliflower (Target carries Green
Giant Brand which has the work done for you.)

A little olive oil, sliced garlic, Parmesan cheese,
pine nuts and fresh basil is all you need!

Toast nuts in a dry frying pan just until starting to
turn brown (1-2 minutes), while you are slicing the basil.
NOTE: Next time I'll use pecans or almonds, cause pine
nuts are REALLY expensive.

Stir fry cauliflower about 4 minutes. Turn off heat.
Add Parmesan cheese,

Sliced basil and nuts. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot!

The catfish couldn't be any easier. Dot with butter. Cover to
taste with your favorite seasoning. We like Cajun.
Broil until fish flakes easily. 6-8 minutes

Here's the full recipe which I got from Kalyn's Kitchen.

Cauliflower Rice with Basil, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts

Ingredients:

1 lb. finely chopped fresh cauliflower (about 4 cups chopped cauliflower) NOTE: Target sells it already chopped. I think its Green Giant brand.

1 T olive oil

3 garlic cloves

1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

3/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves (more or less to taste and depending on how much fresh basil you have)

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts. 

Instructions:

Finely chop the cauliflower into pieces that are about the size of grains of rice, or slightly bigger. (Be careful not to get them too small; you want some texture in the cauliflower.) 

Slice the garlic cloves into 2-3 slices each

Grate the Parmesan cheese. 

Wash basil if needed and spin dry or dry with paper towels. Thinly slice the basil. 

Toast nuts in a dry frying pan for 1-2 minutes, until they start to brown.

Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the garlic and cook about 30-45 seconds, or just until you can smell garlic (Browning the garlic makes it bitter). Remove garlic and discard

Add cauliflower and stir-fry until it's barely cooked through, about 4 minutes.

Season cauliflower with salt and freshly ground black pepper.  

Turn off heat 

Stir in Parmesan, basil and nuts. 

Serve hot. 

Dinner was ready in about 20 minutes, start to finish!

Hope you enjoy!