Cauliflower Cheese Breadsticks

Cheesy Adventures

Here is my Medifast-friendly version of the Cauliflower Breadsticks recipe from Jamie van Eaton, inventer of the cauliflower pizza crust.  There is another version of this recipe on Sandy's Kitchen.  I had a head of cauliflower that I needed to use up, and this recipe is simple and tasty.  I add garlic powder to mine to make garlic cheese bread, so I guess I'm not going to have to worry about vampire attacks tonight.  The rest of your family will enjoy these as well.  Tonight I made a double batch, because the last time I made these my kids (ages 3 1/2 and 20 months) devoured them.  So they pass the picky preschooler and toddler test.

Next time, I will add a tbsp of grated parmesan for additional cheesy pizza goodness.

The original recipe suggests freezing these after the first baking, if you want to make them ahead of time.  Sounds like a good way to stock your freezer with quick and easy lean and green meals.

Ingredients

1 cup grated fresh cauliflower (2 greens)
1/4 cup egg substitute (1/8 lean)
1/2 cup reduced fat mozzarella (1/2 lean)
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (1 condiment)
1/2 tsp garlic powder (1 condiment)
1/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella, for topping (1/4 lean)

Directions

Line a 9 by 5 bread pan with parchment.  I doubled the recipe, so I used a 9 by 9 baking pan.  In a mixing bowl, combine cauliflower, egg substitute, 1/2 cup mozzarella, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.  Press into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until set.  Extend baking time if you double the recipe.

Line cookie sheet with another piece of parchment and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees.  Flip the breadsticks out of the baking pan onto the cookie sheet.  Slice into breadsticks with a pizza cutter, cutting along the width not the length of the dough to make several short breadsticks.  Return to the oven and bake about 15 more minutes.  Top with reserved 1/4 cup of cheese and return to oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 more minutes. 

Serve with 1/4 cup of pizza sauce that does not contain added sugar (1 green).

Serves 1
Per serving (breadsticks only, not including pizza sauce), one lean, 2 greens, 2 condiments (3 condiments if you add parmesan)
280 calories, 14.3 grams fat, 781 mg sodium, 10.0 grams carbohydrates, 2.6 grams fiber, 33.8 grams protein

With 1 tbsp parmesan cheese
302 calories, 15.7 grams fat, 858 mg sodium, 10.1 grams carbohydrates, 2.6 grams fiber, 35.7 grams protein