Cauliflower Mushroom Risotto
Easy and tasty Cauliflower riced mushroom risotto is delicious. Keto friendly, but with a rich and creamy consistency, you won't even miss the rice!
Servings: 6
Calories: 333kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- ½ yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- ½ lb portobello mushroom
- ½ lb white mushrooms
- fresh thyme
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 cup heavy cream *or vegetable broth if vegan
- 1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- ½ cup gorgonzola cheese *or Italian cheese blend / blue cheese
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ cup water *or broth
Instructions
- Make the cauli rice: remove cauliflower stalk and leaves and chop it into florets. Place cauli florets in a food processor and pulse a few times until rice consistency. Set aside.
- Heat butter in a large pot or skillet. Add chopped onion and sauté until onion is translucent. Then add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until tender, add one more tbsp of butter if needed.
- Once mushrooms are tender, add cauliflower rice, heavy cream, water, salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning and stir to combine. Simmer the risotto, stirring occasionally to cook evenly until cauliflower is tender and liquid has reduced about 3 to 4 minutes! You’d like to be rice-textured so be careful not to over-cook the cauliflower.
- Remove from heat and add gorgonzola and parmesan cheese. Stir until combined.
- Serve risotto warm in individual bowls. Garnish with fresh thyme, shredded parmesan, and freshly ground black pepper.
Notes
Tips
- Mushrooms are key for this recipe to succeed, feel choose or increase your favorite mushrooms, I love the taste of portobellos and the texture of white mushrooms but brown mushrooms would work as well.
- Parmesan and gorgonzola cheese were chosen to sharpen the taste of this risotto, but they can be replaced with some mozzarella cheese or even cream cheese for a soft taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 693mg | Potassium: 640mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 966IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 309mg | Iron: 1mg