It's President's Day, which means no school, which means no work. I realized it had a been awhile since my last blog and no better day to cook and write than today. I asked for suggestions and thanks to all of my twitter followers I got staggering zero responses! So I texted my sister who has about 25 different ideas stowed away that she wants me to blog about and sure enough she got back to me instantly - requesting buffalo cauliflower bites. Being the Pinterest addict that I have become, I saw these a couple of weeks ago and thought they looked interesting. They are like little boneless buffalo wings sans the chicken. Any guy reading this may be wondering, what is the point? After all chicken is pretty much the star of buffalo wings. But for us girls, we are intrigued by this. Its all the taste of buffalo wings (well the idea of it anyway) with half of the calories. They are seriously easy to make and taste pretty awesome too!
First thing's first, get a head of cauliflower and chop it up into little bite sized pieces. I haven't worked with cauliflower all that much so I basically just treated it like broccoli. I cut off the stems and left the heads in various chicken-nugget-like sizes.
In a separate bowl, mix 1 C flour, 1 C water and 2 t garlic powder. This is the batter that you'll dip the cauliflower into. You'll notice it uses water rather than milk, keeping the fat and calories to a minimum. I didn't get a picture of this step because the dentist office called, but you just coat the cauliflower and put it on a greased cookie sheet. I used my silpats rather than greasing them and it worked great.
Bake them for 20 minutes at 450 degrees and they will look like this. Nothing special, just battered cauliflower. Take about 3/4 C buffalo sauce and 1 Tbsp melted butter (these are the only fat calories I swear) and mix them together in a bowl. Thoroughly coat the cauliflower with the sauce and then put them back on the cookie sheet to bake for another 5 minutes.
Serve them with celery sticks and some ranch or blue cheese (the light version of course) and you can fool just about anyone into thinking its chicken. Until they take a bite out of it. Although it doesn't taste like chicken, they really don't taste bad at all. In fact they taste pretty dang good. You still get the crispy outer shell and the spicy buffalo taste without the guilt. Give them a try, chances are you will be pleasantly surprised!
And now I know one snack I will be making for my daughter this week! She loves cauliflower, and this is right up her alley! What a fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing it :)
ReplyDelete^^^ this is my comment, and here is an update: I made these today to go with sandwiches for lunch for my boyfriend and I. They are AWESOME!!! The man devoured his, and went back for seconds...and thirds. I offered him Ranch dressing for dipping (he puts Ranch on everything!), and he refused, saying they were perfect as is. I just made a second batch for my daughter for an after school snack, and she loved them too, just as I knew she would :) These were a huge hit here, and I will be making them again for sure. Thanks again for sharing an awesome recipe!
DeleteI'm so glad you and your family enjoyed them! Thanks for the update, I love hearing how things turn out for everyone else!
DeleteGreat Job! I will try this as well! (Toni, your Mama's friend)
ReplyDeleteI will be making this in the next few days. Sounds eally good! Thanks!
DeleteNice job once again honey bunny! I'm really glad Rebekah had the foresight to suggest this one. I'm for sure making it.
ReplyDeleteThis is right up my alley! I can make a meal of cauliflower just roasted. This will taste sinful, but really good for you. Thanks for consulting with your sister for a topic - nice job, both of you!
ReplyDeleteGreat post since I love cauliflower no matter how it's cooked! Will be making this asap!
ReplyDeleteI made these tonight and they were a big hit.. Even my Grandson who hates cauliflower loved them..Thanks so much. These will be made often in my house. So easy as well!
ReplyDeleteI agree, I love how easy they are too - and the buffalo sauce hides the fact that its cauliflower so well, it can make almost anyone eat their vegetables. Glad they went over well in your family, thanks for sharing!
DeleteThese look great! I will have to give those a try since I love hot wings and could do without the extra calories! I'll have to thank your Mom for sending me this way :)
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