Day 40 - Cauliflower Power

In case you missed it, I posted a recipe for a cauliflower mash that Seth and I enjoyed on Valentine's Day.

Well last night we got a little adventurous and made PIZZA with a CAULIFLOWER crust and HOMEMADE marinara sauce! Before you immediately close your browser, keep reading because it was SO GOOD!!! We probably used too much cheese but it was worth it! (will post pics ASAP...forgot the cord for my camera to upload to my computer)

Cauliflower Pizza
Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked cauliflower (just cut up a bowl full of cauliflower, microwave by itself for like 4 minutes, and pulse in a food processor until the size of rice)
• 1 cup shredded cheese (we used Sargento's reduced fat Italian blend)
• Dried Parsley and Oregano (no idea how much we used I just sprinkled it into the bowl)

Directions:
Spread above mixture thinly onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add marinara sauce (see below for homemade recipe) and toppings. We used cooked grilled chicken, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms (only on Seth's side...bleh!). Bake for a couple more minutes to soften the veggies. Remove from oven and top with cheese (we used the same Italian blend as used in crust). Switch oven to broil and bake until cheese is browned. Enjoy!

Homemade Healthy Marinara Sauce
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium broth (I used chicken broth because that's what we had...vegetable works too)
• 1 cup finely chopped white onion (Seth pureed the onion in the food processor which made the onion a nice consistency for the sauce but made our eyes burn for a good 10 minutes...beware.)
• garlic powder (a few sprinkles...you can use fresh garlic as well)
• crushed red pepper flakes (a couple sprinkles)
• 2 tbsp no-salt-added tomato paste
• 2 cans no-salt-added tomatoes (we used sliced stewed tomatoes and gave them a quick chop in the food processor)
• Dried Basil and Oregano (a couple sprinkles)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, bring broth to a simmer. Add onion, garlic and crushed red pepper and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium, stir in tomatoes and herbs and cook about 15 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally to make sure mixture doesn’t stick to the pan. Add to pizza above! Enjoy!

Yesterday's Recap:
2/23

Breakfast: Banana
Snack: Unsweetened apple sauce with cinnamon
Lunch: Salad with tuna and Ken's Lite Sun dried Tomato dressing
Snack: Grapefruit and some nuts
Dinner: Cauliflower pizza (see above!)
Water: five 24 oz. bottles

Exercise: 45 minutes on the treadmill - ran 3.39 miles!!!!