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Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Alfredo

June 18, 2015 by 918 Plate 10 Comments

First of all, I picked up this gorgeous cauli from the Tulsa Farmer’s Market for $3. It was worth every penny.

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Alfredo | 918 Plate

Y’all, this stuff is incredible. I stumbled across it on Pinch of Yum, and was extreeeemely skeptical, but trust me.

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Alfredo | 918 Plate

Before this, I’d never actually eaten cauliflower before. Is that weird? I’m almost 24. I don’t know, blame my mom or something. I think it’s because I’ve always associated cauliflower with broccoli, and broccoli and I have never really gotten along.

Before this, however, I HAVE eaten my fair share of Alfredo. There’s this pasta bar at my university that mixed up a killer Alfredo/pesto blend. I grew up on Fazoli’s and Olive Garden in the small Texas town I lived in. I even think that one of the saddest moments while in Italy was realizing that Alfredo was an American invention (gasp!). Cheesy, creamy, garlicky goodness is my specialty.

All that being said, cauliflower and I are on a first-name basis now. It asks that I call it “cauli.” I swear, if you sprinkle a little Parmesan on the top, you’ll never know the difference!

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Alfredo | 918 Plate

I’ve adapted this recipe from Pinch of Yum; I browned the cauli in the pan before adding the broth, just for a little extra depth. I also stand by the belief that it is impossible to make a dish WORSE by adding roasted garlic (except maybe in dessert). I encourage you to try both versions and let me know what you think!

TIP: I peeled and then roasted my garlic cloves with a little olive oil in foil in my toaster oven for 30 minutes at 375. For me, this was easier than heating up the entire oven for the garlic only.

enJOY! 🙂

xx hillary

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Alfredo
Recipe Type: Entree
Author: 918 Plate
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 4
This recipe was made gluten free with the choice of brown rice noodles. It can easily be made vegetarian by using vegetable broth, but I like the flavor the chicken stock.
Ingredients
  • 4-6 cloves of garlic
  • ½ med head of cauliflower (about 2 cups of florets)
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 2 C. chicken broth
  • 2 servings of brown rice pasta
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • onion and garlic powder, to taste (1/8 tsp)
  • 1 T. cream or milk
Instructions
  1. Roast garlic cloves. See tip at the bottom of the post!
  2. Lightly sauté and brown the cauli in a medium saucepan in 1T. butter and olive oil
  3. Pour in broth and bring to a boil. Boil cauli until fork tender, about 10 minutes.
  4. Add cauli and garlic to a blender. Stream in 1 T. oil. Slowly incorporate leftover broth, until sauce is smooth.
  5. Incorporate last tablespoon of butter and cream, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder to taste.
  6. Serve over your noodle of choice!
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Filed Under: Entree, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: alfredo, cauliflower, garlic, noodles, pasta, roasted garlic

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Comments

  1. Mom says

    June 19, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Your mother didn’t make you eat cauli because you could easily throw it up…just like brussel sprouts. :-).

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      June 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      True. And peas.

      Reply
  2. Nagi@RecipeTinEats says

    June 19, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    Never thought to make alfredo with cauliflower, sensationl! Thanks!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      June 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      It’s amazing! Thanks for visiting my page, Nagi! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Dee Dee (My Midlife Kitchen) says

    June 23, 2015 at 10:11 am

    I have been recently converted to using cauliflower for many, many things. I love the idea of making an alfredo-type sauce from it! Definitely going into my “must try” recipe file. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      June 23, 2015 at 12:11 pm

      You’re welcome! I’ve been told I need to try cauli pizza crust next!

      Reply
  4. Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen says

    June 24, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    I need to try this out! It sounds interesting for sure…but looks like the real deal!!
    Thanks for sharing again on Try a Bite Tuesday Link Party! Hope to see you back next week!

    Reply
  5. GiGi Eats says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    LOVE THIS SOO MUCH!

    Reply
  6. Ross says

    August 28, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Looks very tasty! And a good way to sneak in extra veggies.

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      August 28, 2016 at 4:27 pm

      Thanks, Ross!

      Reply

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