Instant Pot Roasted Cauliflower

Recipe posted in: Flex Meals & Snacks, Lunches & Dinners, Sides
instant pot roasted head of cauliflower with herbs, veggies and pine nuts

Are you looking for a delicious way to make your veggies taste amazing? Whether you’re trying to switch up your weekly dinner rotation or just searching for something new and exciting in side dishes, this Instant Pot Roasted Cauliflower might be exactly what you need.

How to Cook Cauliflower in an Instant Pot

instant pot roasted head of cauliflower with herbs, veggies and pine nuts

This healthy cauliflower recipe is sure to revolutionize the way you eat vegetables forever. Through the magic of your trusty Instant Pot, you can quickly and effortlessly create a hearty vegetable-centered dish with spectacular flavors. Enjoy the garlic-cumin blend spicing up your cauliflower as it roasts in an herbaceous vegetable broth for absolutely mouthwatering results every time!

Not only is it packed with nutrition and flavor, but it’s also unbelievably easy and fast to make. We’ll show you step-by-step how to whip up this flavorful meal. Get ready to enjoy a delicious dish in no time with minimal effort required on your part! Let’s take a closer look at how easy it is to prepare roasted cauliflower in an Instant Pot.

Transform ordinary cauliflower into something extraordinary with flavorful marinade and an Instant Pot technique! Start by trimming the leaves off a head of cauliflower, then mix together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and other delicious seasonings like thyme, cumin and smoked paprika to create your own unique marinade.

Coat the whole head in flavor before making some yummy broth in your Instant Pot. Sauté onions and garlic before adding veggie broth plus fresh thyme and lemon juice for flavor. Place the cauliflower atop a trivet within the pot and cook it on MANUAL for three minutes. Then let it naturally release before fully releasing the seal.

Place the cauliflower and broth in a baking dish, then add some extra flavor and crunch by broiling it in the oven for about three minutes. Once it’s nice and crispy, sprinkle with pine nuts and golden raisins. Garnish with parsley for something truly special that will have you coming back for seconds (and thirds)!

Healthy Hacks

This recipe makes four servings. Each serving contains 162 calories. Losing weight on a Nutrisystem plan? Be sure to log each serving as half of a PowerFuel, one Extra and one Vegetable in the NuMi app. You could also double up the serving size so it counts as one PowerFuel, two Extras and two Vegetable servings.

Spices and herbs are Free Foods on Nutrisystem, so you can always add more or less of these ingredients while cooking. You can also feel free to swap out any of the seasonings with ones you have on hand. For example, if you want a spicy kick, a sprinkle of cayenne pepper is more than welcome in this dish.

Can’t find a za’atar seasoning blend? Leave it off or replace it with a spice blend of your choice. Have fun and get creative with this easy veggie side dish!

Want to add a SmartCarb to this meal? Serve it over a serving of brown rice or quinoa. You could also add another PowerFuel with baked chicken, steak or fish. Refer to the Nutrisystem Grocery Guide for examples and serving sizes!

More Healthy Cauliflower Recipes

Servings: 4

Calories per Serving: 162

On Nutrisystem, Count As: ½ PowerFuel, 1 Extra and 1 Vegetable

Ingredients:

  • 1 head cauliflower
  • Cauliflower Marinade
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp. fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. za'atar seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Broth
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. fresh thyme
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 cups vegetable broth, low sodium
  • Toppings
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • Chopped parsley

Directions:

  1. Trim leaves off cauliflower.
  2. In small bowl, combine cauliflower marinade ingredients. Rub marinade onto the cauliflower.
  3. To make the broth, add olive oil to the Instant Pot and set to SAUTE mode. Once hot, add onion and minced garlic. Cook for 5 minutes. Add vegetable broth, thyme, and lemon juice.
  4. Add trivet to Instant Pot and then place cauliflower head on top.
  5. Close with lid set to SEAL. Set Instant Pot to MANUAL for 3 minutes. Once finished, let it naturally release for 3 minutes before fully releasing the seal.
  6. Remove cauliflower and broth and place onto a baking dish. Broil in the oven for about 3 minutes, to get a nice crisp.
  7. Top with pine nuts and golden raisins. Garnish with extra parsley.
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