Buffalo Cauliflower and Chicken Bake

Buffalo Cauliflower and Chicken Bake

I’ve been making a conscious effort to lower the amount of carbs I intake and always looking for, or coming up with, recipes that I can easily reheat for weeknight dinners.

After the Big Game, I decided to try to make a simple-to-prepare cauliflower bake using the flavors of Buffalo wings. Since I only had a small head of cauliflower, I added some leftover roast chicken, but this could be made with just cauliflower for a meatless option.

After making this recipe on Sundays, I portion the mixture into four small meals for the week that I eat with celery and carrot sticks to keep things low carb. The mixture would be super served with crackers or tortilla chips also.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded
  • 1 medium head of cauliflower, cut into florets and blanched/steamed for 5 minutes
  • ½ cup blue cheese dressing (could use ranch dressing also)
  • 1 cup Buffalo sauce (I use Frank’s)
  • 1 cup each shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese
  • ½ tsp. each salt and pepper
  • 3 green onions, chopped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and coat a 9” x 13” baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, gently combine the chicken, cauliflower, blue cheese dressing, Buffalo sauce, ½ cup each Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese and salt and pepper.
  3. Add the mixture to the baking dish and sprinkle with the rest of the two cheeses.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
  5. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve!

Yields about 5 cups.

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