Cauliflower with Blue Cheese

Photo/Jessica Spengler

This recipe is from Dawn Hall's Busy People's Down-Home Cooking without the Down-Home Fat. A Busy People's™ recipe is one with seven ingredients or less that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. Instead of high-fat Cheddar cheese, try Blue Cheese and saves lots of calories!

Menu Idea: Great as a side dish with steak or chicken on the grill. ~Try them with my Guilt Free Sirloin Veggie Kabobs!~

Preparation time: 4 minutes or less

Cooking time: 8 minutes or less

Total time: 12 minutes or less

Calories: 38, Fat: 0g, Fiber: 2g, Protein: 2g, Sodium: 204mg

Yield: 7 (1/2-cup) servings

Cauliflower with Blue Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen cauliflower pieces
• 1 (4-ounce) can mushroom pieces, undrained
• 1/3 cup fat-free blue cheese salad dressing

Note~ Gluten Free Blue Cheese Salad Dressing Brands include the following: Ken's Lite Chunky Blue Cheese, Brianna's True Blue Cheese, Walden Farm's Blue Cheese, Wishbone Lite Blue Cheese Dressing.

Preparation

1. Mix the cauliflower and mushrooms together in a microwave-safe dish.
2. Cover the dish and microwave it on high in a carousel* microwave for 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Gently toss the vegetables with the salad dressing.
3. Microwave them for an additional minute if necessary to heat the dressing.

*Note: If you do not have a carousel microwave, turn the dish once during cooking.