Besides my total love of Mexican and Chinese food, I am pretty obsessed with honey barbecue wings. So obsessed, in fact, that we had to take a trip about 30 minutes north of where we live so that I could find some and eat some. The cravings are real people. Also, have you noticed a trend here? Hi – I love food. All kinds of food, and I love sauces!
Now that we got that out of the way, I want to introduce you to a secret weapon. You might be like me and watching what you are eating. Well, the Super Bowl is coming up and with it means chicken wings and beer. Personally, I don’t want to spend the 20 SmartPoints that a small portion of wings would cost me.
Instead of 20 SmartPoints, how about 2 SmartPoints for almost the same effect? I know what you might be thinking. Cauliflower doesn’t taste like wings. I know that, silly. But cauliflower is zero points – so adding a little bit of wing sauce creates the illusion of eating a chicken wing. I know you are actually eating said chicken wing, but if I am at a party and want to eat similar things to what others are eating, this recipe is a winner.
And the best part? It tastes great! Jeremy tried some of them, and really liked them. He thought the mild sauce was a bit too spicy, but he’s a weakling. I couldn’t believe how much like a wing they tasted – and they had a great texture too.
To make these is so easy. Simply chop up your cauliflower. In a medium bowl, mix the cauliflower, oil, salt and pepper together. Place cauliflower on a prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 mins at 425 degrees. Once the cauliflower is cooked, remove it from the oven and set aside. Let cool about 2 minutes. In the same medium bowl you used before, mix the cooked cauliflower and the wing sauce together. Toss to coat – make sure all the cauliflower gets covered in the sauce. Serve immediately.
Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower with Light Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 bunch cauliflower chopped
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce of your choice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Chop cauliflower to get enough florets that you want to use. In a medium sized bowl, combine florets, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Mix to combine. On an olive oil sprayed baking, spread the cauliflower and bake about 20 mins.
- Once the cauliflower is roasted to your liking, place them in a medium mixing bowl. Add the buffalo sauce and mix together. Serve with low-fat ranch.
Kristyn | Dash of Herbs says
May 4, 2016 at 6:47 pmThese kids were SO good. I love all things ranch and buffalo too. I had buffalo and ranch for lunch today! Haha!
Liz says
May 4, 2016 at 10:33 amI need to make these!! I love all things buffalo/ranch 🙂
Kristyn | Dash of Herbs says
March 31, 2016 at 6:49 pmI’m so happy that you made these and you loved them. I thought they were so delicious as well.
Amanda @ Anchored to Sunshine says
March 30, 2016 at 8:33 pmI just made these and I devoured ALL OF IT! This is so delicious yet healthy!! YUMMMM
Kristyn says
January 29, 2016 at 5:18 pmThank you! It tasted SO good and totally worth making as an app for the Super Bowl. I loved it!
Mar says
January 29, 2016 at 4:21 pmBy the looks of it, I wouldn’t think it was cauliflower at all! Looks so tasty!
Kristyn says
January 28, 2016 at 9:53 pmWings are one of my weaknesses. I have lots of weaknesses, but wings are totally near the top of that list. I thought these were fantastic and totally worth the 20 minutes it took to put these together – they are so good!
Kristyn says
January 28, 2016 at 9:51 pmI LOVE ranch. If only I could make ranch healthy. Too bad that will never happen. 🙁 But these cauliflower are delicious – and the wing sauce tastes so good!
Kristyn says
January 28, 2016 at 9:50 pmThank you so much! I love finding ways to make my favorite recipes healthy. This is totally something that will help at those Super Bowl parties too, which I love.
Kristyn says
January 28, 2016 at 9:50 pmOh stop being so sweet. I am learning and cooking as much as I can. But I do love it. I can’t wait to hear how you like the recipes once you cook them.
Meagan @ All the Joys says
January 28, 2016 at 1:41 pmYum! I love wings and cauliflower. I’ve never had them together but this is something I want to try!
Leanna says
January 28, 2016 at 12:28 pmYUMMMM Definitely need to try this. I love cauliflower. And ranch.
Missy@My Shitty Kitchen says
January 28, 2016 at 9:53 amOMG, I am obsessed with buffalo flavored things and have a lighter take on buffalo wings on my blog today too! Totally making this soon, looks so delish!
Emelia says
January 28, 2016 at 8:55 amYou know I already love this. You are seriously nailing this foodie blogger thing…I love everything you put out there!