With just a few ingredients you can have a creamy cheesy Three Cheese Cauliflower Risotto, studded with bits of sundried tomatoes, on your table without being a slave to stirring.
Let's replace the high starch classic Arborio rice for cauliflower, shall we?
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Cauliflower Rice Risotto
Do you only have risotto at a restaurant because you love risotto but you don't love standing over the stove and stirring constantly until it's done?
Now risotto has become easier to make and has even been given a healthy facelift!
And it's all due to cauliflower, the go-to vegetable that transforms recipes into healthier, and oh so delicious, options.
Cauliflower rice is readily available now in the produce and freezer sections of your grocery store.
It's also so easy to make with a box grater or food processor or you could even finely chop it with a knife. Easy peasy any way you choose.
With just a few ingredients you can have a creamy cauliflower with flavorful bits of sundried tomatoes for dinner tonight.
Parmesan, cheddar and asiago cheeses team up to create a flavorful creamy three cheese sauce.
Our risotto recipe takes the time-consuming stirring out of risotto, cauliflower rice makes it healthier and three cheeses make a silky sauce.
I'd say it's time to make Three Cheese Cauliflower Risotto, the healthier, easier to make and less time consuming risotto side dish. Agree?
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How to make cauliflower risotto
This is a quick overview of how to make this recipe. Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Melt butter in a saucepot over medium-high heat. Cook shallots, kosher salt and pepper until just tender.
- Add cauliflower rice and ¼ cup water. Cover and cook 10 minutes until cauliflower rice is softened.
- Add evaporated milk and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in cheeses until a sauce forms. Stir in sundried tomatoes and cook until heated through.
- Stir in fresh basil, if desired.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Use frozen cauliflower rice, just be sure to defrost it first
- Stir in chopped fresh tomatoes
- Add chopped olives
- Serve as a main dish; 4 servings,1 cup per serving
- Serve as a side dish; 8 servings, 1/2 cup per serving
Substitutions
- You can use onion in place of shallots
- Feel free to substitute some of your favorite cheeses for the cheeses listed in the recipe
- I made my own cauliflower rice using a grater. You can also use a food processor. Cauliflower rice is also available in the produce section of the grocery store or in the freezer aisle.
- Mild cheddar cheese is a good substitute for sharp cheddar cheese if you prefer a milder cheese.
Ingredients
Cauliflower risotto ingredients:
- butter
- cracked black pepper
- shallots
- cauliflower rice
- canned 2% evaporated milk
- sundried tomatoes
- grated Parmesan
- shredded sharp cheddar
- shredded Asiago
- fresh basil, optional
Related Recipes
Love all things cauliflower? Be sure to try these delicious Swirls cauliflower recipes too:
- Jalapeno Lime Cauliflower Rice
- Buttered Ranch Cauliflower
- Oven Roasted Cauliflower Tacos
- General Tso's Cauliflower
- Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
Three Cheese Cauliflower Risotto Recipe
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup minced shallots
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 4 cups cauliflower rice, 16 ounces
- 1 (12 ounces) can 2% evaporated milk
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar
- ½ cup shredded Asiago
- 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh basil, optional
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Instructions
- Melt butter in saucepot over medium-high heat. Cook shallots, kosher salt and pepper until just tender.
- Add cauliflower rice and ¼ cup water. Cover and cook 10 minutes until cauliflower rice is softened.
- Add evaporated milk and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in cheeses until a sauce forms. Stir in sundried tomatoes and cook until heated through.
- Stir in fresh basil, if desired.
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