The easiest (& cleanest) way to make cauliflower mashed potatoes.

I have a Big problem right now!!!!!! It's Summer, BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE, and I don't want to be in the kitchen cooking.... AT ALL!!!!

My solution!!!! I cook TONS of crockpot meals. Just dump stuff in, do your thing for the day, and VOILA!!!!!! Dinner at 5!

Here is one of my favorite ways to make cauliflower mashed potatoes with almost NO PREP WORK!!!!!
Tools Needed:
4 quart slow cooker.
Large colander.
Immersion blender or food processor.

Ingredients:
1 large head of cauliflower.
6 cloves of garlic.
1 small package of fresh dill, or about 1/3 cup chopped.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Splash or coconut milk or a tbsp or two of butter or ghee. (I use coconut milk)

How you make it:
Place your head of cauliflower in your crock pot. Remove the leaves and base stem. Then just turn it over and set the whole darn thing in.  You don't even need to cut!

Add your garlic and half of your dill. The rest of your dill will go into the mash fresh.

Add enough water to your slow cooker to cover your cauliflower mostly. In a 4-quart crock pot, I used 6 cups of water.

Cook on low for up 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5.

Carefully drain your crock into your colander. Either wait for the crock to cool or use heavy duty oven mitts. Please be careful with a hot crock and hot water.

Remove the “cooked”dill from your mixture and transfer your cauliflower and garlic to a bowl.
Add a pinch of salt and pepper, remaining freshly minced dill sprigs (no stems), and your coconut milk or butter if you choose to do so.

Puree with your immersion blender, and you are done! If you are using a food processor, skip using a bowl and simply add everything into your food processor.

Garnish with more fresh dill sprigs and see how many people you can fool into thinking these are actually potatoes, and not cauliflower mashed potatoes.

Just a few tips from me!!!!  First, you don't have to follow this recipe exactly!!! There are so many options here!!!!   Add in cooked turkey bacon at the end, low fat sour cream, a little sprinkle of low fat cheese!  Whatever you like on your mashed potatoes!!!!

Also,  Sometimes we get caught up In this "all or nothing" mentality. If you're worried that this won't be received well with your family and friends, STILL MAKE IT!!!!  just add all the regular fixings for them... Gravy... butter... whatever!!!!   It's still wayyyyyy lower in calories, starchy carbs, lower on the glycimic index, (bla bla bla, etc etc etc... LOL!)  Then regular old white potatoes!!!!  Some healthy changes are better than none!!!! 

*If you make the recipe I have above you can basically eat as many of these mashed potatoes as you want.  If yo add in a few "not-so-healthy" toppings.  I'd keep the serving size to 1 cup! :)


P.S. You can divide your extra mash up and freeze it in zip-loc baggies!!!!!