"Cheesy" Cauliflower Rice & Beans

V DF VG SF Sep 18, 2024

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This dish features cauliflower rice and some spiced beans, topped with a vegan cheese sauce featuring nuts, vegetables, and nutritional yeast. It boasts some healthy fats from the cashews, while being lower in carbs due to the cauliflower. It comes together pretty quickly, is high in fiber, and is a rich source of B vitamins due to the nutritional yeast and marmite, something typically lacking in vegan dishes

This recipes is an adapted version of "Cheesy Cauliflower Rice Bowl" from the book Good Energy. For another vegan cheese sauce dish, see my 'Mac' & 'Cheese'

CHEESE SAUCE
- 1/2 cup (60 g) Cashews
- 1 lb (454 g) Frozen cauliflower, thawed
- 6 medium (60 g) Baby carrots
- 1 medium (110 g) Onion
- 1/2 cup (120 g) Unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup (40 g) Nutritional yeast
- 2 tbsp (30 g) Minced garlic
- 1 tsp (5 g) Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp (8 g) Marmite
- 1 tbsp (10 g) Paprika
- 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Salt
- 1/4 tsp (0.75 g) Turmeric, ground

CAULIFLOWER RICE
- 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb (454 g) Frozen cauliflower, thawed
- 1 tsp (3 g) Garlic powder
- 1 tsp (3 g) Onion powder
- 1 tsp (3 g) Black pepper, ground
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt
- 1/4 tsp (0.5 g) Allspice, ground

BEANS
- 15.5 oz can (266 g) Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 medium (110 g) Onion
- 14 oz (397 g) Diced tomatoes, unsalted
- 2 tbsp (30 g) Lime juice
- 1 tbsp (10 g) Chili powder
- 1 tbsp (3 g) Oregano, dried
- 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Salt

1. Add cashews to a small bowl, and cover with water. Let soak for 2 hours to soften (they will be blended into the cheese sauce). Drain the soaking liquid when done

2. Add cauliflower, carrots, and onion to a wide pot. Large chunks of onion will work, it will all get blended anyway for the cheese sauce. Cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, and let boil for about 10-15 minutes, or until the carrots are fork tender

3. Meanwhile, preheat a large pan over medium heat with olive oil. Add your cauliflower to a food processor, and pulse until you have a riced consistency (don't over blend)

4. Transfer your cauliflower rice to the pan. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, and allspice. Cook over medium heat with occasional stirring until tender, about 10 minutes. Set aside

5. As the veggies steam and rice cooks, you can prepare your beans. Drain and rinse your beans, and add to a large bowl. Cut an onion into a small dice, and add to the bowl. Mix in the diced tomatoes, lime juice, oregano, chili powder, and salt. Set aside

6. Once the vegetables are done cooking, add to a food processor with the cashews, almond milk, nutritional yeast, minced garlic, mustard, apple cider vinegar, marmite, paprika, and salt. Blend until smooth

7. Transfer the cheese sauce to a separate bowl, and mix in the turmeric. The turmeric is added after as to not stain the food processor orange

8. To serve, combine the cauliflower rice and bean mixture together in a large bowl. Evenly split into 4 bowls, and pour on the cheese sauce. Top with dried parsley and optionally a drizzle of hot sauce

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Servings: 4
Calories: 360
Protein: 22 g
Fat: 12 g
Carbs: 50 g
Fiber: