Vegetables are not only healthy, but also very
tasty. Dietary dishes prepared from them are usually low in calories and provide the body with the necessary fiber, vitamins and minerals. Of course, if you follow the energy value of your diet, you probably should not fry the same zucchini or eggplant, drowning them in vegetable oil, and french fries (still a vegetable!) Can not be called the best friend of losing weight. Therefore, let's better consider in our article how to bake cauliflower in the oven. This dish is very appetizing and useful, because baking does not require a large amount of vegetable oil, which means it allows you to cook a vegetable deliciously and without harm to the figure. You can bake
cauliflower in the oven on your own, without adding additional ingredients, or you can add a little hard low-fat cheese. It will turn out a delicious crust, and if you are going to serve a dish to a strong half of your family, then pay attention to the recipe with minced meat. Whatever you choose, it will turn out very tasty.
Cauliflower baked under cheese
To prepare, take:
- a pound of cauliflower;
- 100 gr. any low-fat cheese;
- a couple of spoons of thick sour cream;
- 1 chicken egg;
- dill, salt and pepper, sunflower oil and a little squeezed garlic.
Baking cauliflower in the oven is very simple. Prepare the vegetables: wash, divide the inflorescences into small parts, put in a pan with water and put on fire. It will be delicious if you add a slice of lemon when cooking. Wait for the liquid to boil, and after 3 minutes, the cauliflower can be removed. Put it in a baking dish, slightly oiled, and proceed to the preparation of the sauce. For him, mix the egg, sour cream, finely chopped dill, spices with salt and garlic. Stir the mixture well and pour vegetables on it. Sprinkle with parmesan from the top of the heart and set to bake until golden brown for 15 minutes. After the specified time, the dish is ready - it can be served both separately and as a side dish, for example, for meat.
Baked Cauliflower with Minced Meat
Sometimes it’s so hard for men to get healthy vegetables to eat; meat is considered the main food for a strong half of humanity. Try the trick and use our recipe. You will see, your son or husband, or both together will certainly ask for supplements. For a large serving at all you will need:
- 300 gr cauliflower;
- 150 gr. rice;
- 300 gr pork or ground beef or a mixture of two types of meat;
- 2 eggs;
- large onion and 3 heads of chopped garlic;
- 1 bright bell pepper, you can take red or orange;
- 100 gr. sour cream and cheese;
- oil - you can take any vegetable, salt, spices to taste, black pepper.
Cook the cabbage until half ready, and the rice until cooked. Mix cereal with minced meat, beat 1 egg, put finely chopped onion, sprinkle with pepper and salt. The meat mass must be thoroughly kneaded. After in a separate bowl, combine the cheese and sour cream (or cream) and 1 egg, also add a little salt and pepper. And now it remains only to bake cauliflower in the oven. On a baking sheet or in a form slightly oiled, put the minced meat, cauliflower and chopped pepper on top, and then fill in with a sauce of cheese and sour cream. Cover with a sheet of foil and bake in a preheated oven (temperature should be about 180 degrees) for about 20 minutes, after the foil, remove and bring the dish to cook over the next 30 minutes. Be sure that in your family such a casserole will not leave anyone indifferent.