Description
Sweet Corn Cauliflower Grits is a quick vegetarian one pot meal! Comfort food made healthier! Cauliflower rice “grits,” sweet corn, Gruyère cheese, & more!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 lbs cauliflower (1 small head of cauliflower or cauliflower florets)
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups sweet corn (fresh or frozen)
- 1.5 cups grated Emmi Le Gruyère Cheese (extra for topping)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- sea salt/pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 handful chopped basil (extra leaves for garnishing)
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- 3/4 cup coconut milk or cream (feel to to use organic cream as an option)
- Red pepper flakes to garnish
- Optional Peppers – 1 jalapeño (sliced) or chopped bell pepper if you prefer less spicy.
Optional Tomato Sauce Topping
- 1/3 cup spicy marinara sauce
- 2 tbsp coconut cream or heavy crream
- 1 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- First, rice your cauliflower. The best way to do this is to remove stem, cut the cauliflower into small sections. You can also use florets. Then place 1 handful of the cauliflower into the food processor at a time.
- Pulse until a “rice” texture is formed. Remove, place in a large bowl. Repeat until you have riced all 3/4 lbs of a pound or 1 small head.
- Next, prepare the rest of you vegetables. Cut/slice, etc. Then grate your cheese so that you have it ready for the pan.
- Place corn, onion, garlic, oil in pan and sauté on medium high until fragrant, around 2-3 minutes.
Add riced cauliflower, paprika, spinach, and cream. Add optional jalapeno or bell pepper here if desired. - Mix all together, then cover and reduce heat for 5 minutes on medium low. Stir in cheese and keep at medium low until cheese is melted in with the cauliflower “rice” grits.
- *NOTE* If you would like grits to be thicker here, add optional 1 cup cooked quinoa if desired.
- Remove from heat. Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with red pepper flakes and chopped fresh basil to top.
- Serve into bowls.
- Add tomato sauce topping (optional but SO tasty) To make, whisk marinara, coconut cream and melted butter together. Spoon over each serving or bowl.
- Add extra grated cheese and more basil leaves to top.
Notes
- Optional Thickener: Add 1 cup of cooked quinoa to thicken if desired
- Protein Option: Feel free to add chicken, shrimp, chickpeas, egg, or any other protein to this dish, although it is filling by itself.
- For more cheese choices that melt well, see www.emmisusa.com
Estimated Nutrition shown, WITHOUT sauce/topping:
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: main, sides
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 6g
- Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 20g