You may have seen recipes on Pinterest of this cauliflower goodness... Is it a Pinterest flop? You know it looks and sounds amazing, but when you make it... Eh. Well I officially tried it just now and it's amazing! The only downside is that you need to squeeze out liquid once your cauliflower is cooked. This is just like the spinach in the skinny spinach and artichoke chicken dish. But some things are worth the extra step, this is one of them. Since I do this on my iPad I don't know how to insert pics in between my writing, so pics of the process will be below.
I started out with a head of cauliflower, I chopped off the bottom and most of the stems then put a quarter of the head in my ninja. That amount truly took two ninja fills I believe. Then I took the first ninja batch in microwave- so really 1/8th of the entire cauliflower and put in the microwave covered for 4 min. During this I did my second batch in the ninja. Once microwave done then I let it cool, once you can handle it place it in a kitchen towel(believe me, I tried with paper towels...) and squeeze as much liquid out as you can. It will still be moist, but do your best. Once you do both batches place in a bowl with your egg and cheese. I used 1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese-3pnts, and 1/4 cup mozzarella part skim finely shredded- 2 pnts. With your egg that totals 7pnts for the crust, then add any seasoning you want. I would recommend a little minced garlic and a good Italian seasoning or a pizza seasoning. Once all mixed place the gooey mess on a sprayed parchment paper, and spread around. Don't make it too thin or too thick, make sure it's all smashed together and no gaping holes. I forgot to mention before I started I put my baking sheet in the oven and preheated to 450degrees. Pull out your baking sheet and slide parchment onto your sheet without burning yourself. Place in oven for 13 min or whenever it gets golden brown. Check to see if the crust is cooked in center, if not cook longer. I think squeezing the water out helps in this department because that was not an issue. Once golden take out and place your sauce and toppings on, then place pizza back in on broil until desired look. Make sure your toppings are pre- cooked because maybe 5 min is all it needs to get bubbly and ready. I used a tomato sauce that for 1/4 cup had 0 points, because of this I added more Italian spice on the sauce. I used what I had on hand- mushrooms-0points, breakfast sausage-1pnt, cheese 4points- two different kinds about 1/2 cup all together. 12 points for my pizza- 2 servings equal 6 points each about the size of a lean cuisine pizza or a personal pan. I would totally put peppers and all sorts of things on top to make yumminess.. Enjoy! Let me know how yours turned out! Afterwards I shredded the rest of the cauliflower and placed it in freezer for later.




















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