Chili Casserole

This casserole makes use of finely chopped cauliflower as a rice-like base that even the pickiest eaters get pleasure from when it’s saturated with thick, meaty chili. To scale back carbohydrates by 5 extra per serving, halve spices and tomatoes for a lighter choice.

Servings: Makes 9 – 1 cup servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 50 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

2 lbs of floor beef
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp minced garlic
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tbsp oregano
2 – 10 ouncescans diced tomatoes with chilies (I used Rotel)
three cups recent cauliflower, chopped into small 1/four” items
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup bitter cream
1 ripe avocado
Garnish with: Jalapeño, avocado slices, scallions

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 levels, and grease a 2 qt eight×eight” casserole dish.
Cover the underside with the chopped cauliflower, the items ought to be chopped small by hand, about ¼” items.
In a medium skillet over medium warmth, prepare dinner the meat for about 10 minutes till browned, then add chili seasonings (chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, cinnamon, salt, minced garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano), together with diced tomatoes and blend, then let simmer for five minutes to prepare dinner off a number of the extra moisture.
Pour the meat combination over chopped cauliflower and use a spatula to press down so the juices penetrate by way of the cauliflower layer.
Bake for 30 minutes, wrapped in tinfoil or in any other case coated. Uncover and high with shredded cheddar cheese, then bake for a further 5-10 minutes uncovered till the cheese melts and begins to brown and bubble.
Serve in bowls with slices of avocado and dollops of bitter cream.
Enjoy!
Optional: high every dish with a dollop of bitter cream, some chopped scallions, and a few slices of avocado earlier than serving! Sliced jalapenos are additionally nice should you’d prefer it spicy.

Chili Casserole

Author: Amanda C. Hughes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 9 Servings 1x
Category: Dinner

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Ingredients

2 lbs of floor beef
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp minced garlic
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tbsp oregano
2 – 10 ouncescans diced tomatoes with chilies (I used Rotel)
three cups recent cauliflower, chopped into small 1/four” items
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup bitter cream
1 ripe avocado
Garnish with: Jalapeño, avocado slices, scallions

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 levels, and grease a 2 qt eight×eight” casserole dish.
Cover the underside with the chopped cauliflower, the items ought to be chopped small by hand, about ¼” items.
In a medium skillet over medium warmth, prepare dinner the meat for about 10 minutes till browned, then add chili seasonings (chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, cinnamon, salt, minced garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano), together with diced tomatoes and blend, then let simmer for five minutes to prepare dinner off a number of the extra moisture.
Pour the meat combination over chopped cauliflower and use a spatula to press down so the juices penetrate by way of the cauliflower layer.
Bake for 30 minutes, wrapped in tinfoil or in any other case coated. Uncover and high with shredded cheddar cheese, then bake for a further 5-10 minutes uncovered till the cheese melts and begins to brown and bubble.
Serve in bowls with slices of avocado and dollops of bitter cream. Optionally, you can too garnish with chopped scallions, and jalapenos.