Pasta is much needed today in Colorado because it’s snow/sleet/raining outside and we had to turn on the heat in the house. The day after Labor Day. The heat is on the day after Labor Day. What in the fuck is going on outside? This earth is done with us, it’s trying to get us to leave, which is a real bummer since we have no where else to go. First the pandemic, then the weather, and next we have the election. When will it end? It’s hard to know. But something that will help everything is pasta. And beans. Since I’ve been following the bean protocol for a while now, I normally crave a lentil pasta at least once a week. And since normal alfredo sauce doesn’t line up with bean protocol guidelines, I created my own dairy-free, low-fat alfredo sauce to pair with the noodles. What a great time to be alive…minus all the things I just talked about.
Speaking of pandemic, I had the weirdest thing happen the other day. I shared a photo on instagram of an outfit I was wearing out to dinner while on a date with the hubs. I mentioned in the post that I was so happy to be back to some of my favorite restaurants post-quarantine (since Denver is no longer in a stay-at-home lockdown and restaurants are able to have customers again). And someone reported the post and the image was covered up with a “False Information Regarding Covid-19.” I’m a person who wears a mask whenever I’m in public, I hope others do the same for the people who have compromised immune systems, and I rarely left my house when we were in our fall 3-month lockdown. And then Instagram blocked my image because they said I was sharing false information?? WTF. When I posted about wearing a mask, there were tons of comments from people who said they will never wear masks and this is all a hoax, yet their comments were never blocked or taken down. I’m so confused with the world right now. Colorado says we’re allowed to go to restaurants, but instagram is saying that I can’t share it on social media? What a weird ass time.
Luckily we still have a small amount of brightness in our lives with the new show Ted Lasso. I talked about this show on social media a couple times, but it needs to be written on stone in a blog post. Ted Lasso is the greatest show I have ever watched. And I say that because it’s the most positive show I have ever watched. And since it’s based in England, they say lots of fucks and wankers, so I love it even more. It’s not Mr Rodgers feel good, it’s simply endearing feel good. It gives you all the warm and fuzzies. My goal in life is to be as positive as Ted Lasso, which may be difficult for me since I’m often pessimistic, a recluse, and trust absolutely no one on planet earth. But we can all have goals, right? Right. Now my other goal for the day is to make a big bowl of cauliflower alfredo with lentil pasta AND a big pot of bean soup since temperatures continue to drop by the hour. It’s going to be a great day, I can just feel it. Or at least the spirit of Ted Lasso inside of me can. That just got weird.
Cauliflower Alfredo
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Ingredients
- 20-ounces frozen cauliflower
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or ghee
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups chicken bone broth
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- fresh parsley, for garnish
- serve over cooked noodles – cassava pasta, brown rice pasta, or lentil pasta
Instructions
- Steam cauliflower until fork tender. Place in a high speed blender and blend until completely smooth. Set aside.
- Place a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add olive oil to a pan then add the yellow onion and cook for 5 minutes. Then add garlic cloves and cook for 2 more minutes. Lastly, add the chicken broth, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and coconut aminos. Mix to combined,
- Pour the blended cauliflower into the pan, then add salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Let come to a low boil for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Mix the alfredo with cooked noodles and top with fresh parsley!
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People (and instagram) are F-ing crazy!! Covid has brought out the worst in people. This recipe looks amazing though! Your podcast this week had me cracking the F up btw. Keep doing you, girl! Xoxo
truly!! people are the worst right now
Love it! This is on my to-make list later this week for dinner!
hope you like it!
Hell with the recipe, I love the way you write.
awwwwww thanks Allen!
I made this DELICIOUS recipe for dinner tonight. We loved it. I used two bags of frozen cauliflower rice (22 0z total) that I heated in the microwave, softened the onions and garlic on the stove, and then dumped it all in my Vitamix blender for 10 minutes (until the sauce was hot). I poured it over chicken and noodles. It was so freaking good and easy to make! Thanks for coming up with this tastiness.
amazing!! so happy you whipped up it right away and loved it!
Thank you for this recipe! Totally agree about this bull……..what is wrong with people!!!! The country is messed up!
I made this as described but it was way too watery!, not as pictured. Will reduce broth next time.
that probably has to do with the size of your cauliflower – the smaller the cauliflower, the less liquid you will need!
Made this for lunch and the kids requested that I make it EVERYDAY! That’s a win for me! Thanks for making epic recipes, Juli 🙂
yayyyyy!! so happy to hear you love the recipe!
In the process of making it! Smells and tastes delicious. Adding chicken and red pepper! YUM!
I was very impressed with this recipe. It was amazing very simple to make.
awesome, so happy to hear it!
Any chance of throwing a lil or a lot;) of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt in the mix here to bump up the protein? And what’s your fave high-protein pasta to use? I want this ASAP after drooling over a video of this insane place in Vegas that actually funnels massive amounts of fettuccini alfredo into semi-gutted French baguettes. I can’t unsee it and have to make a version, it’s just how my mind works…
Omg Juli I’m rating this right now and it’s amazing. Made it exactly as described and it has the most perfect consistency. YUM!
yayyyyy! so glad you liked it!