Earl Cooks Beef Tips & Mashed Cauliflower - LOW CARB!

We have always been a meat and potatoes family. Don't get me wrong, we love veggies, but have always loved our starches, sometimes in the form of potatoes, sometimes in the form of chips or fries, my wife's (a.k.a. "Turkey's") homemade bread or even rice, but now, with my focus on low-carb eating, I have had to change my ways! I still get meat, but potatoes and rice are not really low-carb AT ALL! 

I in my search for a substitute, Birds Eye and Green Giant came to the rescue with MASHED CAULIFLOWER. There are other brands too, but these are very

easy to find and reasonably priced (not as reasonable as potatoes or rice, but that's another story). Mashed Cauliflower comes in plain and flavored varieties, but whichever you choose, you will want to enhance that. I found that cream cheese and sour cream are a good start. Think loaded baked potatoes, because the cauliflower is a blank canvas for your flavors. 

The other component is the MEAT! I discovered Hormel's Beef Tips years ago and they make a great addition. They are precooked and require only heating. I am only cooking for 2, so this makes sense. It would also be a great way to use leftover roast beef. I just cooked the mash and heated the beef and we had our meal! Since the mash is a heart healthy veggie, we didn't need anything else, although I did add some cherry tomatoes for a bit of freshness. Try this leave a comment on what you think or what you did to change the basic ingredients.