Posted by Cauliflower Breadsticks Recipe made with homemade or store bought riced cauliflower, egg whites or eggs, and cheese for a low carb cauliflower bread recipe that is foolproof with step by step instructions.
Duration:
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 large head of cauliflower (7″ – 8″ wide and 3–3.5 lbs), 6 cups riced cauliflower or 16-18 oz bag of store bought cauliflower rice
- 1/4 cup egg whites or 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup + 3/4 cup (for topping) Mozzarella/Tex Mex cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning (dried oregano or basil)
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Pinch of salt
- Marinara sauce for dipping
- Cooking spray (I use Misto)*
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Rinse cauliflower, remove outer leaves and separate into florets with a paring knife. Place cauliflower florets in a food processor and process until “rice” texture. Some coarse chunks are fine.
- Place in an ovenproof baking dish (I used Pyrex pie dish) and bake for 20 mins. Remove cooked cauliflower from the oven and transfer to a bowl lined with a tea/linen towel. Let the cauliflower cool down a bit until it is safe to touch, about 15 minutes.
- Fold the towel holding by the ends and squeeze the liquid out of the cauliflower “ball” as hard as you can. Be patient and do this a few times until barely any liquid comes out. I squeezed out 1 cup of liquid.
- Increase oven T to 450 degrees F. Transfer cauliflower to a mixing bowl along with egg whites, 1/2 cup cheese, herb seasoning, black pepper, pinch of salt and mix to combine.
- Transfer cauliflower mixture onto the baking sheet lined with unbleached parchment paper. Flatten with your hands into a rectangle, approximately 9″ x 7″ size and 1/4″ thick.
- Bake for 18 minutes, remove from the oven and top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake for another 5 minutes and then broil until cheese turns golden brown. Cut into 12 breadsticks and serve hot with warm marinara sauce, if desired. P.S. For a lighter version, do not top with cheese.
Store: Refrigerate covered for up to 2 days. You can also freeze the breadsticks tightly wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 month. Thaw on a counter or in a microwave.
Notes:
*Some people have reported their cauliflower breadsticks sticking to parchment paper, so if in doubt – spray with cooking spray. Mine didn’t.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING:
Calories: 51% | Fat: 2.3g | Total Carbs: 4.8g | Sugar: 1g | Protein: 4.6g