Description[]
Contributed by Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Y-Group
- Source: 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes
- Yield: 6 servings and about 1¼ cups of sauce
Ingredients[]
- 1 whole cauliflower (2 pounds)
- creamy cheese sauce (recipe follows)
- paprika, as garnish
- finely chopped parsley leaves, as garnish
Creamy cheese sauce[]
- 2 tbsp minced onion
- 1 tbsp margarine
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup fat-free milk
- ½ cup (2oz) cubed reduced-fat pasteurized processed cheese product or shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- ¼ tsp dry mustard
- 2 – 3 drops hot pepper sauce
- salt and white pepper, to taste
Directions[]
- Place cauliflower in saucepan with 2 inches of water; heat to boiling.
- Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until cauliflower is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Place cauliflower on serving plate; spoon creamy cheese sauce over and sprinkle with paprika and parsley.
Creamy cheese sauce[]
- Sauté onion in margarine in small saucepan 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir in flour; cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
- Whisk in milk and heat to boiling; boil, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Add cheese, dry mustard, and pepper sauce, whisking until cheese is melted.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutritional information[]
Per Serving (⅙ of recipe):
- 102 Calories | 3.6g Fat | 5.7mg Cholesterol | 194mg Sodium | 6.5g Protein | 11.7g Carbs
- Diabetic Exchanges: ½ meat | ½ fat | 2 vegetable