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    Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce Recipe

    Published: Jan 20, 2015 / 41 Comments

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    If you're looking for a healthier, low-calorie, low fat version of a regular alfredo sauce, this Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce is it!  It's delicious, creamy, very silky, and is made without using any cream!

    Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce (step-by-step photos)

    When I was making this cauliflower sauce, my main objective was simplicity: I wanted to make the process as simple as I could.  In this recipe, all you will do is to combine cooked cauliflower, chicken bouillon cube (you can use organic version, too), Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, and nutmeg (optional) in a food processor, and you're done!   I used cooking water to thin the sauce, which makes this cauliflower sauce completely cream-free!

    How to make cauliflower alfredo sauce

    Without further ado, here are step by step photos and instructions.  Clean the cauliflower head from green leaves and chop off any dark spots. Your cauliflower head should look nice and clean:

    Cauliflower head (process shot)

    Chop it into reasonably large but manageable pieces. Place chopped cauliflower in the big sauce pan with water, bring to boil and boil for 30-40 minutes until cauliflower is really soft. Remove from heat and drain cauliflower from water. You should have about 3 and ½ cups of cooked and sliced cauliflower pieces. Do reserve some cooking water.

    cooking cauliflower in hot water (step-by-step photos)

    Dissolve ½ of a chicken bouillon cube in ½ cup of very hot reserved cooking water. In a food processor, combine drained cooked cauliflower and ½ cup of hot reserved cooking water you just made with ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, and ¼ teaspoon of salt, and process really well, until a very creamy sauce forms:

    making cauliflower alfredo sauce in a food processor (process shot)

    Feel free to add more cooking water (using small amount at a time, such as ¼ measuring cup) to thin the sauce if it is too thick. This will make 2 and ¼ cups of cauliflower sauce.

    using food processor to make cauliflower alfredo sauce (step-by-step photos)

    Transfer sauce into a large sauce pan and keep it warm on the stove top.

    transferring cauliflower alfredo sauce to a large skillet (process shot)

    Season with salt and pepper, and nutmeg (optional), to taste.

    seasoning cauliflower alfredo sauce with salt and pepper and stirring using spatula (step-by-step photos)

    Finally, mix the cauliflower alfredo sauce with some cooked pasta:

    mixing cauliflower sauce with pasta (process shot)

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    cauliflower alfredo sauce
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    Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce Recipe

    This "alfredo" sauce is made with cauliflower and shredded Parmesan cheese, without any cream.  It's a healthier, low-calorie, low fat version of a regular alfredo sauce.  It's super creamy and silky. 
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 servings
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 1 cauliflower head
    • ½ cup hot cooking water
    • ½ chicken bouillon cube
    • ½ cup Parmesan cheese , shredded
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • nutmeg to taste (optional)

    Instructions 

    • Clean the cauliflower head from green leaves, and chop it into reasonably large but manageable pieces. Place it in the big sauce pan with water, bring to boil and boil for 30-40 minutes until cauliflower is really soft. Remove from heat and drain cauliflower from water. You should have about 3 and ½ cups of cooked and sliced cauliflower pieces. Do reserve some cooking water.
    • Dissolve ½ of a chicken bullion cube in ½ cup of very hot reserved cooking water.
    • In a food processor, combine drained cooked cauliflower (from step 1) and ½ cup of hot reserved cooking water you just made (from step 2) with ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, and ¼ teaspoon of salt, and process really well, until a very creamy sauce forms:
    • Transfer the cauliflower alfredo sauce into a large sauce pan and keep it warm on the stove top. Season with salt and pepper, and nutmeg (optional), to taste.

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Keyword cauliflower alfredo, cauliflower sauce, healthy alfredo sauce, low fat alfredo sauce
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    1. Christina

      May 24, 2021 at 3:59 pm

      Looks delicious! Is there a complete calorie count on this? I've been looking. Not sure if I just missed it or if it's not there.

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