Everyone loves a healthy alternative to a classic feel good dish and this concoction is amazing! Josh and I try to make it at least a few times a month. It's very low bugdet, extremely flavorful and it really fills you up. The only negative is we never have any left overs!! The entire dish usually takes under 30 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients: (Serves 2-3 healthy portions)
- Cajun Shrimp
- Large, pealed shrimp (1 lb.)
- 1/4 tsp - Salt
- 1/2 tsp - Pepper
- 1/4 tsp - Paprika
- 1/4 tsp - Cajun Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp - Garlic Powder or Fresh Garlic
- Dash - Old Bay
- Cauliflower Mashers
- 1 Head of Cauliflower
- 1/4 cup - Milk
- 1 tbsp. - Butter
- Spoonful - Sour Cream
- 1 tsp - Garlic or Garlic Powder
Directions:
- Cut and wash cauliflower and then steam on high heat. *For a faster alternative, use frozen Cauliflower in the steam bags from the frozen food section.
- Peal the shrimp and place them in a small mixing bowl.
- Heat your pan to medium heat (about a 6/10)
- Season the shrimp with the ingredients listed above. For more heat add additional paprika and Cajun seasoning. For less heat you can reduce the quantity and just add a dash.
- Heat EVOO in the pan with some fresh garlic.
- Once the EVOO is fully coated add your shrimp and cook for about 7 minutes gradually stirring.
- Test your cauliflower, is it breaking apart? Can you push a fork through it effortlessly? If so, then it's done and ready to be strained. If not, let it steam for another few minutes.
- Place the strained cauliflower in a mixing bowl and add the ingredients listed above. Mix thoroughly and then beat with an electric beater or hand mixer. If you don't have these tools a masher or fork will work, but it will require a bit more energy.
- Remove the shrimp from heat.
- Plate your cauliflower mashers.
- Add the shrimp on top.
- Enjoy!
Cauliflower about to be steamed!
1 LB of pealed shrimp.
Ingredients for the Cajun shrimp.
Seasoned shrimp.
Shrimp cooking.
Ingredients for the Cauliflower Mashers!
Cauliflower with ingredients added, ready to be mashed.
Mashing away!
.....mashed!
Time to eat!
Spread the Love & Dream Big,
The Madejs