Comfort Food - Caramelized Onion and Prosciutto Mac and Cheese

Comfort Food - Caramelized Onion and Prosciutto Mac and Cheese

I chose to make this favorite comfort food with cauliflower instead of pasta as it drastically lowers the carb count.  If you are looking for a dish that is slightly more like the "real thing", simply use a box of Dreamfields low carb pasta in place of the cauliflower.  Cook the pasta per the instructions on the package and just substitute it into the recipe for the cauliflower.  Enjoy!!

I was feeling lazy and didn't want to run to the store for extra ingredients so I used jarred Alfredo sauce.  You can make your own very easily by simply browning butter and garlic, adding heavy cream, reduce to low and let simmer, add Parmesan cheese and a little black pepper.  Then add all the other cheeses in the recipe to this sauce.  

Ingredients

1 Medium head of Cauliflower OR (1 box of Dreamfields low carb pasta) You can find it here - Dreamfields Low-Digestible Pasta

1 Cup Diced Onion

A few Sprigs of Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley

1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 Cup Goat Cheese

1 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese

2 Tbs Butter

6 Large Slices of Prosciutto - Diced

1 Cup Alfredo Sauce (I used Classico Garlic Alfredo)

2 Tbs Minced Garlic

(2 Tbs.  Peace and Love)

Directions

Steam cauliflower whole in about 1 inch of water, in a covered pot - Until tender - About 15 Minutes

Saute diced onions in 2 Tbs of butter until they have a nice caramel color - set aside

At the same time, saute diced prosciutto until it is nice and crispy - set aside

Preheat oven to 350*

In a medium sauce pan, add alfredo sauce, garlic, parmesan, goat cheese, and sharp cheddar, and a little black pepper.  Stir continuously over medium heat until all the cheese is melted and all ingredients are well blended together.  Reduce heat to low

When the cauliflower is nice and tender, drain all remaining water and place the cauliflower back in the same pot.  The heat from the pot will help dry out excess moisture in the cauliflower. THIS IS IMPORTANT***  Otherwise, this recipe might be called Mac and Cheese soup!

Place whole head of cauliflower in a glass baking dish.  (I used an 8 X 8 inch dish)

Used a fork to slightly the mash the cauliflower and break it all apart.

Pour the cheese sauce evenly over the top of the cauliflower

Layer Caramelized onions on top of the sauce

Layer crispy prosciutto on top of the onions

Sprinkle any left over cheese on top of the entire dish

Bake on 350* for 15 minutes

Sprinkle some chopped flat leaf parsley over the top as a garnish

SERVE AND ENJOY!!

If made into 6 servings - 7.5 grams of net carbs per serving

If made into 4 servings - 11 grams of net carbs per serving

Peace, Love, and Comfort Foods