Spicy Cauliflower Cheese Bites
Spicy Cauliflower Cheese Bites are a quick and tasty addition to any meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium/large head cauliflower
- ½ tbsp. olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ⅓ cup hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously grease large piece of parchment paper and place on baking sheet.
- Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
- Break cauliflower into florets and put in boiling water. Cook 5-6 minutes. Drain well.
- Pulse in food processor in batches and then lay between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible.**
- Place riced cauliflower in bowl with beaten egg, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper, and cheese. Combine well. Shape into bite size balls and place on greased parchment paper.
- Cook 15 minutes and turn over and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile melt butter over medium low heat and add hot sauce.
- Remove bites from oven and brush with hot sauce mixture. Return to oven and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and can drizzle with additional hot sauce*
Notes
Makes approximately 12-15 bites
*you can reserve a little bit of hot sauce mixture to top on bites when you remove from oven after cooking. I used Franks Red Hot Original Sauce(my personal favorite).
**you can use a box grater if you don't have a food processor. Just be sure to squeeze out excess water
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal