Who doesn’t love casserole? Everyone loves a casserole. That’s just a fact. So I made one the other day. Then, you know what I did with the leftovers? This is what I did. I added the leftovers to a pan along with some eggs and BOOM. Breakfast. Gosh, paleo is just so easy sometimes. Not all the time, but sometimes.
I honestly wish I could tell you that this weekend was the best weekend I’ve ever had. But it wasn’t that crazy. It was filled with a good amount of food, cooking, a lot of trying to sleep, and movies. Whenever I am feeling even the slightest bit of anxiety about something, I can’t sleep. I create these lists in my head of everything I need to get done. Or everything that could be. Or everything I can’t control. I remember in college, writing down my daily schedule, hour by hour, to make sure I didn’t forget anything. It’s definitely an obsessive quality of mine. One of which I’m sure someone will give me sh*t for. Which is understandable. We all have obsessive qualities, but we always think other people’s obsessions are way more weird.
I did go shopping. That also makes anxiety calm down.
Then found out that my favorite restaurant has amazing gluten free bread. That made my life really exciting. No it wasn’t paleo. Yes it was amazing. And it didn’t give me anxiety.
Then I made a banana bread that came out like bubble gum. Seriously. It tasted freaking delicious, but it was like chewing banana bubble gum. That’s just gross dude. That made me anxious again.
So then I worked out. That made me sore, but less anxious.
At this point, I’m back to the anxious stage. I’ll explain more tomorrow.
I am not a very good ball of joy right now. What in the hell. Get it together, Juli.
Almost 5 Ingredient Green Chile Chorizo Cauliflower Casserole
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound chorizo (I was lucky enough to have game meat chorizo, but any sort of ground meat would work)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 12 ounces diced green chiles (I used canned green chiles)
- 1 small head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 eggs, whisked
- lots of salt and pepper
- diced green onions (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Place a large pan over medium heat. Add chorizo and yellow onion to the pan and brown meat.
- Once meat is fully cooked through, add diced green chiles to the pan and mix well.
- After everything is mixed, remove from heat and add to a large bowl.
- Using a food processor with the shredding attachment, add cauliflower florets and puree until you get cauliflower rice. Place cauliflower rice in bowl.
- Add garlic powder, whisked eggs to bowl along with lots of salt and pepper (more salt than pepper) and mix everything together. Remember that the cauliflower will want the flavor.
- Add mixture to a greased 9×13 glass baking dish and place in oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before eatin’ up. Top with diced green onions, if you’d like!
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Hi! I’m brand new to paleo. My friend Jill recommended your blog. This is the first recipe I tried. I. Love. It! I substituted Italian sausage for the chorizo because I don’t love chorizo, and it was delicious. So flavorful and filling! I plan on adding this into my regular rotation. My casserole turned out very slightly watery, so next time I think I’ll sauté longer to cook off more moisture. Cauliflower “rice” is one of my new favorite things. :). Thank you!
hmm, my cauliflower must have been too small. I only used half a pound of chorizo and it was way more meat than cauli. oh well, I’ll try it again with more cauli next time!
Just made this to have for supper tonight. Doubled the recipe for leftovers!
So what happened was, the first time I made this, I made it on the weekend for my family to have for dinner later in the week. Then, I ate the whole thing. THE WHOLE THING. Then, I made it again and managed to save some for the other people in my house. The six-year-old was begging for caulifower. Begging. So. Thanks for this.
I made this tonight for dinner and it was super tasty!!! I’m excited for all the leftovers! Thank you!!
So this isn’t exactly Paleo, but this recipe is AMAZING wrapped up in a corn tortilla as a breakfast taco.
How many cups of riced cauliflower would be equal to a small head of cauliflower?
not completely sure but probably over 2 cups
I know this is an old post, but after making this for probably the seventh time, I think it deserves a review! I first made this about halfway through my first Whole 30 when I was craving some comfort food. I actually said “oh my god” out loud (to my dog, I guess) when I had my first taste because it is just so satisfying and delicious! This recipe is what convinced me that I could finish my Whole 30 (ended up being 66 days!) and ultimately stick with Paleo, simply because it showed me that Paleo is NOT boring. A year and a half later, I’m still about 90% Paleo (and as a result, asthma and acne-free), and I owe that in no small part to you, Juli. I use your recipes from this site and cookbooks about 3 or 4 times a week — and it all started with this one.
that’s absolutely amazing! so glad i could play a small part of your journey! hope you love many many more recipes in your paleo future!
This is so good! Extremely worth all the dirty crap in my kitchen I now need to clean. And that’s the gold standard in my opinion.
So good – we both loved this one. Thanks!!