Creamy low carb cauliflower risotto with spinach and goat cheese

Creamy low carb cauliflower risotto with spinach and goat cheese

This creamy and cheesy low carb cauliflower risotto, adorned with spinach and goat cheese, is a quick and easy lunch or dinner. It's a low carb side dish or a vegetarian main dish that the whole family will love.

Creamy low carb cauliflower risotto with spinach and goat cheese

This creamy and cheesy low carb cauliflower risotto, adorned with spinach and goat cheese, is a quick and easy lunch or dinner. It's a low carb side dish or a vegetarian main dish that the whole family will love.
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4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 123 lbs 750 g cauliflower
  • 1½ cups 350 ml heavy whipping cream
  • 2 oz. 55 g butter
  • 3 tbsp 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp onion powder
  • salt and ground black pepper, after taste
  • 3 oz. 85 g Parmesan cheese
Serving
  • 3 oz. (2¾ cups) 85 g (650 ml) fresh spinach
  • 5 oz. 140 g goat cheese
  • 1 oz. 28 g pecans
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
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Instructions

  1. Rinse and trim the cauliflower and shred with the coarse side of a grater, or divide into smaller florets and pulse in a food processor until rice-sized. For even easier prep, buy your cauliflower riced, and skip this step.
  2. Add cream, butter, onion powder, and lemon juice to a large skillet and heat until simmering.
  3. Add cauliflower and continue to simmer, stirring frequently, for 10-15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Add coarsely grated parmesan cheese; it will melt as you stir it in. Stir for a few minutes.
  5. Chop the spinach coarsely and combine well.
  6. Serve with goat cheese, pecans, and a splash of olive oil.

Tip

Just like with rice, some prefer a softer texture and some like it al dente. Be sure to test the cauliflower mixture frequently and get it off the heat before it becomes too mushy.

Substitutes

For a vibrantly green dish, try broccoli instead of cauliflower. Pay extra attention to taking it off the heat before it turns into a mash.

Storing the dish

This dish keeps for 2-3 days in the refrigerator and reheats easily in the microwave. Perfect for a lunchbox.

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6 comments

  1. Aaron
    :D
  2. Julie B
    i’m glad i tried it because i had the ingredients available but i didn’t love it so i won’t make it again.
  3. Eva
    I really really love this. Make it all the time❤️
  4. Susan
    If using pre-packaged cauli-rice in this recipe, how much (by weight or by cups) should one use?
  5. Kathy
    I made this and it tasted good but 1 3/4 cup of cream seemed to be way too much. There was a lot of creamy mixture (soupy) all over my plate. I didn't have fresh grated parmesan cheese so I used the grated kind from Kraft, maybe that was my problem.
  6. Tina
    This is easily a favourite, made it tonight and realised I forgot to get goats cheese so substituted with cream cheese with some dill mixed in, I also had some crispy crumbled chorizo and mushroom over the top my son is currently inhaling his serve.

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