Cauliflower Nachos

Cauliflower Nachos

Trying to lose weight means giving up your favorite salty, cheesy and carb-filled favorite dish: nachos….or does it?

If you’ve been around the 17 Day Diet block for a while, you’ll notice a trend with cauliflower — substitute your favorite carbs for this versatile veggie, and you instantly have a healthier version of your favorite comfort food. Here’s a dish a fellow 17dd’er, Michelle L., recently made. She made a few tweaks to the original recipe and had herself a healthy dish! It’s super easy and very yummy!

Cauliflower Nachos

Ingredients:

2 small heads (or 1 large head) cauliflower, chopped

3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 c. low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Low-sugar Salsa, for serving

Green onions for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Add cauliflower to a large baking pan or dish and drizzle with olive oil. Mix all spices and salt together and sprinkle over cauliflower. Toss to coat.

Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes until golden and crispy. Check about half way through and gently toss cauliflower, if needed.

Top with cheese and return to oven until melted, about 5 minutes more.

Garnish with your favorite low-sugar salsa and diced green onions.

Yields 3-4 servings.

Approved for all cycles.

Photo Courtesy of Michelle L. Follow Michelle on Instagram and you’ll fall in love with her feed of yummy food!

Original recipe can be found here.

Original article and pictures take 17ddblog.com site

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Introduction

Are you on the 17 Day Diet (including cycle 1), are you looking for a low fat and low cal version of pizza but with a non diety taste? Look No further! I LOVE PIZZA ( i even have a poem on my blog) and when I started the 17 DD I thought it was loong gone out my life but recipe has totally changed me! You can split with others or have it all for yourself (4 serv. equals only 540 cal.!) Enjoy!

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, combine cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Press

evenly on the pan. Sprinkle evenly with garlic powder, oregano and parsley.

Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

While the crust is cooking, cook up your toppings if needed. For this pizza I used chopped chicken breasts, mushrooms and 1/2 of a large onion and sauted til cooked and tender in cooking spray.

Remove the pan from the oven. To the crust, add sauce, then toppings and cheese.

If you're entertaining you can cut into 4 slices or if you've good all week and need a nice feeling meal of comfort make it personal for under 550 calories!

Serving Size: Makes 4 slices

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHRISTAL9.

Original article and pictures take www.sparkpeople.com site