Healthy and Cheesy Cauliflower Nachos

Recipe posted in: Flex Meals & Snacks, Snacks, Appetizers, Snacks
cauliflower nacho meal, with avocado, turkey, tomato, onions, and other vegetables

Get ready for game day! We’ve got a nutritious and delicious appetizer that is sure to keep you on track during the big game. Dig into this delicious, healthy sheet pan nacho recipe with a unique twist. Instead of fried tortilla chips as the base for our delicious toppings, we used a tasty low-carb swap for our nachos: cheesy cauliflower!

To add extra flavor to our delicious Healthy and Cheesy Cauliflower Nachos, we make a homemade taco seasoning blend. It features a savory and spicy combination of spices, including chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. Don’t just limit yourself to just nachos: You can use this seasoning blend in many different healthy homemade recipes! Use it to season chili, add it to beef for a taco salad bowl or coat chicken for some delicious fajitas. Who doesn’t enjoy a bowl of cheesy nachos? Next time the cravings hit, make some healthy substitutions. Check out this healthy and cheesy cauliflower nacho recipe.

One serving of these Healthy and Cheesy Cauliflower Nachos contains just 216 calories. If you’re on Nutrisystem, you can log them in the NuMi app as one PowerFuel, two Extras and one Vegetable. If you’d like to add a SmartCarb, add on some black beans for extra fiber! You can even throw on more veggies like chopped onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.

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Servings: 4

Calories per Serving: 216

On Nutrisystem, Count As: 1 PowerFuel, 2 Extras and 1 Vegetable

Ingredients:

  • Nachos
  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. taco seasoning (see recipe below)
  • 6 oz. lean ground turkey
  • ½ cup shredded Mexican cheese, reduced fat
  • ¼ cup pico de gallo
  • ½ avocado, diced
  • 2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
  • Taco Seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. paprika

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Cut cauliflower into florets and then cut thin, flat slices to resemble "chips".
  3. Place cauliflower on baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and season with 1 tsp. of the taco seasoning. Toss to coat. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. until tender and starting to brown.
  4. In the meantime, cook ground turkey in a pan over medium-high heat until it's no longer pink. Season with the remaining 1 tsp. of taco seasoning
  5. Remove pan from oven. Use a spatula to push the cauliflower together in the center of the pan. Sprinkle with ground turkey and cheese. Return to oven and bake for 5 minutes.
  6. Top cauliflower with pico de gallo, avocado and cilantro before serving.
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