Cauliflower Tots -- 10 or 12 Smart Points

A friend posted a link on Facebook to a video demonstration of various types of low car veggie snacks.  I watched the video and realized the ingredients to make cauliflower tots were in the refrigerator and whipped up a batch.

In the video, they just indicated to use a head of cauliflower, without telling you how many cups you'd have after grating.  I used a food processor and wound up with 5 cups.

The Smart Points are calculated from the ingredients I used.  You'll need to adjust the points for your particular ingredients.  I used a whole egg, you can use just the egg white and lower the total by two points, etc.

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

 I used a kitchen scoop (5 tsp - 2 T. size) to portion the mixture.  Then shaped them into tots. Place them standing on end on a parchment lined baking sheet.

 The recipe made so many that I didn't want to cook them all in the air fryer in small batches.  These two were cooked in the air fryer, as a test.  I set the temperature at high, cooked for 5 minutes, then turned them over.  I then lowered the temperature and cooked them a total of 10 more minutes.  They were nicely browned and done.

 These were done in a convection oven for a total of 20 minutes.  I didn't completely brown them since I'll be reheating them in the air fryer later.

Just a close up of the finished tots.

CAULIFLOWER TOTS

12 Smart Points for entire recipe

Yields 24-26 tots

1 head cauliflower

1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 clove garlic, finely minced

Salt and pepper

1 egg

Separate cauliflower into large pieces and process in food processor or grate it to yield 5 cups.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.  Make sure to mix well.

Using a scoop, measure out and shape into tots.

Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes, turning once half way through cooking time.

Smart Points

Panko crumbs                   2

Parmesan cheese             8

Egg                                   2

Sirloin Stir Fry With Tuscan Vegetables

We live in beef country and I enjoy pasta just about any way you can prepare it.  A couple of months ago I re-joined Weight Watchers so I've been experimenting with recipes to find things that fit into my daily points allowance and that DH will enjoy.

I had planned to grill steaks for dinner this evening but decided to do something a little different.  This turned out really well and DH said it was good so it's going into my recipe file! Start to finish, it takes about 15 minutes to prepare.

Stir Fry Sirloin With Tuscan Vegetables     

2 servings -- 12 Smart Points (as prepared)

***you can easily lower the points by using less meat or no oil to stir fry****

12 oz. sirloin, cut into thin strips

Garlic powder, salt and pepper

1 T. vegetable oil

1 package PictSweet Farms Italian Vegetables

Dust sirloin strips with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.

Cook vegetables in microwave following package instructions for 4 minutes.

Remove from microwave and set aside while stir frying the sirloin strips in oil. 

Add vegetable mixture to meat and cook until meat is done and vegetables are tender.

Sirloin            12 Smart Points

Oil                    4 Smart Points

Vegetables       7 Smart Points