Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Slow cooker cauliflower mashed potatoes would come in handy during the holidays or any other gatherings. It gives everyone an option to have a lighter meal and yet not to be a burden for a cook. Usually kids and men prefer the real deal and girls going gladly for cauliflower mashed potatoes, and guys using it as a side to mashed potatoes.

I don’t think kids will ever switch and that’s OK.

I have prepared cauliflower mashed potatoes numerous times, and I truly love them. They are creamy, fluffy and butter covers up majority of cauliflower taste. Using slow cooker, turned up same results and today I will share how it went.

How to Make Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

• I decided that 4 lbs of cauliflower is the perfect amount for a table full of turkey, salads, stuffing and mashed potatoes.
• Remove the leaves, rinse and chop into large pieces. Discard the cores – I felt like they are not worthwhile.

• Add cauliflower and garlic to a slow cooker. Garlic adds flavour, we don’t discard it but rather puree with cauliflower later.
• Add enough cold water to cover cauliflower, I can’t stress this point enough. Stir with a spoon to help cauliflower “sink”. If you don’t, cauliflower will turn brown and that is not something tasty, trust me.
• Drain cauliflower really well, in a colander! Don’t be lazy and try to drain it with a lid tiny bit open on the pot. It will mess up cauliflower mashed potatoes’ consistency.
• And last but not least, be patient and puree cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, it will come around.

Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

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Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Recipe made creamy, buttery and lighter without taking up space on a busy stove.

• Author: ifoodreal.com
• Prep Time: 7 minutes
• Cook Time: 4 hours
• Total Time: 4 hours 7 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

• 4 lbs cauliflower (2 medium heads)
• 3 large garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp salt*
• Handful of chives, finely chopped
• Cold water

Instructions

1. Remove outer leaves, wash and chop into large pieces cauliflower (discard the cores).
2. Add to a large slow cooker, along with garlic and enough water to cover (stir to make sure no cauliflower is sticking out). Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or on High for 4 hours.
3. Drain cauliflower (and garlic – do not discard) in a colander really well (otherwise mashed cauliflower consistency will be off), return to a slow cooker, and add butter and salt. Stir to let butter melt faster and puree with an immersion blender until smooth. Be patient, it will take 4-5 minutes because cauliflower has no starch unlike potatoes.
4. Add chives, stir and serve like you would serve mashed potatoes.

Store: Refrigerate covered for up to 1 day. Cauliflower mashed potatoes taste best consumed within 24-36 hours.

Notes

*Add more salt to taste if using unsalted butter (I used salted).

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1295.8 g479.3 mg6.6 g15.5 g6 g15.3 mg

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