low carb side dishes?

I found a creamed spinach recipe...I will post it in a sec

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
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1. In a medium skillet, melt butter over low heat. Cook onion and green onions 5 minutes, until softened. Stir in broth, cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook 15 minutes, until liquid is reduced to 2/3 cup, and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

2. Chop spinach; add to sauce and mix very well. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, until very hot.

anyone interested in a low-cal AND low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes? use cauliflower!!! I swear it tastes SO close to mashed potatoes!!!

the entire thing is about 200 calories!!!!

2-10oz. pkgs frozen cauliflower or fresh 3/4 head
1tsp chicken bouillion granules
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp. minced onion flakes
2 Tbs. butter
2Tbs cream

Preheat oven to 375 Cook cauliflower until very done fall apart fork tender. Drain WELL and mix cauliflower with all other ingredients except the cream. Using a hand mixer or a food processor
You must be careful adding liquid Don't get it too moist.
Spray an ovenproof dish with cooking spray and put mixture in it. Add pats of extra butter on top if you like an extra buttery potato and a bit of paprika sprinkled on top adds nice color as well
Bake 15-20 min. until hot.
For those of you who think they would not like this dish because they are not fans of cauliflower I implore you to try it. you'll be hard pressed to tell it from mashed potatoes.

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Posted by yabbobay

anyone interested in a low-cal AND low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes? use cauliflower!!! I swear it tastes SO close to mashed potatoes!!!

the entire thing is about 200 calories!!!!

2-10oz. pkgs frozen cauliflower or fresh 3/4 head
1tsp chicken bouillion granules
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp. minced onion flakes
2 Tbs. butter
2Tbs cream

Preheat oven to 375 Cook cauliflower until very done fall apart fork tender. Drain WELL and mix cauliflower with all other ingredients except the cream. Using a hand mixer or a food processor
You must be careful adding liquid Don't get it too moist.
Spray an ovenproof dish with cooking spray and put mixture in it. Add pats of extra butter on top if you like an extra buttery potato and a bit of paprika sprinkled on top adds nice color as well
Bake 15-20 min. until hot.
For those of you who think they would not like this dish because they are not fans of cauliflower I implore you to try it. you'll be hard pressed to tell it from mashed potatoes.

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My friend at work makes this and says the same thing! She brought it to a friend's house and they were surprised too.

that sounds yummy...Cauliflower is a no-no for Low carb watchers