Cauliflower Tots

As with many of the recipes I try, I cannot take credit for the original of this recipe -- which can be found here.  However, I can take credit for THRIVE-alizing it ;)!

I've mentioned before that I'm always on the lookout for a new way to get vegetables into my toddler (and myself!).  So when I saw that recipe on Pinterest, I thought it was a great idea!  And totally THRIVE-alize-able!  The added bonus is that these tots are a great dipper.  And my little girl loves to dip her food in ketchup, salsa, ranch, etc.  I have used these as a vegetable for dinner, but I think they could also work as a healthy snack!

So here's the recipe the way I made it!

CAULIFLOWER TOTS
2 cups THRIVE Cauliflower
1 THRIVE Whole Egg (+ 2 tablespoons water)
1 egg white
2 tablespoons THRIVE Chopped Onions
1 tablespoon dried parsley*
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese*
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
salt and pepper to taste

In a food processor or blender, coarsely chop the cauliflower.  Pour into bowl (much of it will be powdered, but that's fine, you just want to get rid of the big pieces).  Add onion to bowl.  Add enough water to cover and allow to reconstitute for 5 minutes.  Drain.

Add THRIVE Whole Egg plus 2 tablespoons water and egg white.  Mix to combine.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray (or use a silpat).  Form cauliflower mixture (about 1 tablespoon at a time) into "tater-tot" size pieces (1 inch x 1/2 inch) and place on greased cookie sheet.  Bake in preheated oven 16 to 18 minutes, turning once halfway through.

*Denotes other ingredients available through THRIVE Life.

I really like these!  They are so toddler-friendly, but even I enjoyed them :).  Dipped in ketchup they are delicious as well!  And I love that I could skip the washing, chopping, and steaming of the cauliflower.  Along with chopping onions!  Having THRVE on-hand definitely made making these faster than it would otherwise have been! 

Feel free to contact me at THRIVEingNilla@gmail.com or visit my website at www.thrivelife.com/THRIVEingNilla if you'd like to make your life easier with some yummy THRIVE Life veggies!!!

Happy THRIVEing!

Broccoli and Cauliflower Bake

I definitely loved my broccoli in March!  Not that I won't love it every month ;)...  But it was March's Q-Pon item, so I was thrilled to use it in a lot of my recipes.  One recipe I tried out was the recipes that comes on the #10 can of THRIVE Broccoli:  Broccoli and Cauliflower Bake.  What's not to love about an easy, cheesy vegetable dish!?!

As you can see, we kind of dug in before I remembered to take my picture ;).

As usual, one of the things I love most about my THRIVE Life foods is that I don't have to clean and chop vegetables!  All of the veggies for this dish were a scoop, dumb, rehydrate and go deal!  (That's my absolute favorite when it comes to onions, by the way...  I can't even tell you the last time I purchased a fresh onion!)

I also love that these veggies stay usable in the can for a long time.  Usually around a year, once the can is opened (much, much longer when the can is sealed -- 25 years!).  The other day, I threw away a whole crown of fresh broccoli, because we hadn't gotten to it yet and it had molded all over.  It made me sad, and sort of annoyed.  What a waste of money!  I don't have that problem with my THRIVE Broccoli! 

So here is the recipe for the Broccoli and Cauliflower Bake as I made it (which means I just left out the cream and added 2 extra tablespoons of milk, because I don't usually have cream on hand):

BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER BAKE
2 cups THRIVE Broccoli
1 cup THRIVE Cauliflower
1 tablespoon THRIVE Chopped Onions
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour*
1 cup + 2 tablespoons milk*
1 teaspoon salt*
1/2 teaspoon THRIVE Chef's Choice Seasoning (which I forgot to picture, but used!)
1 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese*

Reconstitute vegetables in a bowl by barely covering with water.  Drain excess water.  Melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour, and cook for 1 minute.  Whisk in milk and slowly bring to a simmer, stirring frequently.  Mix in seasoning and half of cheese.  Mix in vegetables.  Place mixture in greased 8x8 baking pan.  Top with remaining cheese and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

*Denotes other ingredients available through THRIVE Life.

Don't forget, the BIG DEAL sale begins on April 9th -- and ALL THRIVE Life goodies are on sale!  You won't want to miss out, so contact me at THRIVEingNilla@gmail.com to place your order, or you can simply go to my website and order (but the sale prices will not be visible until April 9th): http://www.thrivelife.com/thriveingnilla.

Happy THRIVEing!