Cauliflower Pizza Bites
Cauliflower Pizza Bites
What you’ll need:
- 1 bag rice cauliflower*16 oz bag
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (or mozzarella)
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
- 16 mini pepperonis
- 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning
*can also make your own riced cauliflower
Cut florets from cauliflower head and place them into a food processor. Pulse until the crumbs resemble a rice like consistency.
What to do:
Step 1: Preheat over to 400°F
Step 2: Place riced cauliflower in a microwave safe dish and loosely cover with paper towel.
Step 3: Microwave on high for 5 minutes
Step 4: Allow cauliflower to cool before moving onto step 5
Step 5: Place cauliflower in a dish towel or cheese cloth and squeeze as much water as you can.
Step 6: Transfer cauliflower to a new towel and squeeze again to remove
as much liquid as possible. *THIS PART IS SUPER IMPORTANT!
Step 7: Place dried cauliflower into a mixing bowl and add in egg, parmesan cheese and seasonings.
Step 8: Spray mini muffin tin with nonstick spray.
Step 9: Add about a tablespoon of the cauliflower mixture into each tin.
Step 10: Press down with your thumb to create a bowl shape in each muffin tin.
Step 11: Bake 20 minutes or until golden.
Step 12: Remove from oven and add toppings of choice – pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, etc.
Step 13: Return to oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
Makes 16 cauliflower pizzas – macros for one pizza bite – 3p/2c/2f = 35 kcals
