Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks

Transform cauliflower into sensational cheesy cauliflower breadsticks made of cauliflower crust. It’s a low-carb, gluten-free, and healthier alternative to regular breadsticks. Best served with spicy marinara sauce.

The recipe was originally posted in February 2015. Updated in March 2019 with photos and added a video recipe.

Why does this recipe work?

1. Low-carb, gluten-free snack. You may also be interested in low-carb zucchini pizza bites.
2. Packed with nutrients and is better for you than regular breadsticks.
3. packed with amazing flavors.

Ingredients

1. Cauliflower – a large head of cauliflower, but I’d advise you double the recipe (make it 2 or 3 heads of cauliflower) because this will vanish in no time.
2. Cheese –  I prefer to use a mix of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Cheese helps hold the shape and flavor of the breadsticks.
3. Eggs – help bind everything together.
4. Garlic – Fresh minced garlic or garlic powder can be used. I always vouch for fresh ingredients. One of the most important flavors in cauliflower breadsticks is garlic.
5. Pepper and Salt – season to taste.
6. Oregano – dried oregano adds flavors. Feel free to include more herbs for flavor such as basil, dill, or Italian seasoning.

Ste-by-step instructions

• Step 1: Remove the green leafy part and roughly chop it into florets.
• Step 2: Place the florets in a food processor and pulse until cauliflower florets are chopped to rice consistency. Note: you can also use a grater to make cauliflower rice.
• Step 3: Transfer the riced cauliflower to a microwave-safe bowl.
• Step 4: It’s important to cook cauliflower which helps remove excess moisture and helps it hold its shape. Cook cauliflower rice for 10 minutes. Let it cool. Note: You can cook cauliflower rice on a stove top on a skillet at low heat for a few minutes, ensuring you do not brown cauliflower rice.
• Step 5: There is a possibility of some of the moisture in the riced cauliflower. Allow to cool cooked cauliflower rice until there is no steam coming out. Transfer cauliflower to a bowl lined with a kitchen towel.
• Step 6: Squeeze and twist all the liquids.

• Step 7: Squeeze as much liquid as possible.
• Step 8: To dry the cauliflower mix, add minced garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, eggs, and cheese (2 cups mozzarella and ½ cup cheddar).
• Step 9: Mix until combined.
• Step 10: Line a baking tray with parchment paper, and spray with cooking oil. Divide the mixture into equal portions. Shape the breadstick mix into a rectangle of approximately 9” x 7”. Press down the dough to form an even-level rectangular shape, and use a rubber spatula to straighten the edges. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 F for about 18 to 25 minutes or until you begin to see a golden brown top on cauliflower breadsticks.
• Step 11: Sprinkle mozzarella and cheddar(if you prefer). Sprinkle some oregano as well. Place it back in the oven and bake for another 5 minutes, until the cheese melts.
• Step 12: Note – You can broil once the cheese melts for 5 minutes to get a golden brown top. Slice it up into rectangle sticks and serve immediately with marinara sauce for the best experience.

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Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks

Jyothi Rajesh

Transform cauliflower into sensational cheesy cauliflower breadsticks made of cauliflower crust. It’s low-carb, gluten-free and healthier alternative to regular breadsticks. Best served with spicy marinara sauce.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 5 people

Calories 422

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 head Cauliflower a large head about 3 lbs
• ▢ 4 Eggs
• ▢ 6 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pepper adjust to taste
• ▢ 2 tablespoon oregano or mixed Italian seasoning
• ▢ 2 cups Mozzarella cheese grated
• ▢ 1 cup cheddar cheese grated – optional

For Topping –

• ▢ 1 cup Mozzarella cheese grated
• ▢ 3 tablespoon cheddar cheese – optional
• ▢ 1 teaspoon oregano

To Serve –

• ▢ Marinara sauce

Instructions

 

Cauliflower Rice –

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Rinse cauliflower, remove outer leaves and separate into florets with a paring knife. Place cauliflower florets in a food processor and process until “rice” texture. Some coarse chunks are fine.

Cook Cauliflower Rice –

• First in microwave safe bowl, cook cauliflower rice for 10 minutes. Let it cool.
• If you don’t have microwave, cook cauliflower rice on stove top on very low heat for few minutes, ensuring you do not brown cauliflower rice.

Wring Out Liquids –

• I highly recommend you to wring out all the liquids out by placing cooled riced cauliflower in kitchen towel, squeeze and twist all the liquids out.

Cauliflower Breadstick Dough –

• To dry cauliflower mix, add minced garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, eggs and cheese (2 cups mozzarella and ½ cup cheddar). Mix until everything comes together.

Prepping Baking Tray –

• Line up baking tray with parchment paper(not butter paper). And to be sure that cauliflower breadsticks don’t stick, spray parchment paper with cooking oil.

Shape and Bake –

• Separate the mixture into equal portion depending on how big or how small breadsticks(or cauliflower pizza base) you prefer to make. Form a rectangle of approximately 9” x 7” using hands. Press down the dough to form even level rectangular shape and using a rubber spatula straight the edges.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 450 F for about 18 to 25 minutes or until you begin to see golden brown top on cauliflower breadsticks.
• Remove from oven once it begins to brown. Then sprinkle some more mozzarella and cheddar(if you prefer). Sprinkle some oregano as well. Place it back in oven and bake for another 5 minutes, until cheese melts.
• Note – You can broil once cheese melts for 5 minutes to get golden brown top.
• Slice it up into rectangle sticks and serve immediately with marinara sauce for best experience.
• You can also freeze the breadsticks tightly wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 month. Thaw on a counter or in a microwave.

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Notes

• If you don’t have microwave, cook cauliflower rice on stove top on very low heat for few minutes, ensuring you do not brown cauliflower rice.
• I highly recommend you wring out all the liquids out by placing microwave and cooled riced cauliflower in kitchen towel, squeeze and twist all the liquids out. Any liquid left will make shaping of breadsticks extremely hard.
• You can also freeze the breadsticks tightly wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 month. Thaw on a counter or in a microwave.

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 422kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 29gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 217mgSodium: 1168mgPotassium: 530mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 995IUVitamin C: 56.5mgCalcium: 662mgIron: 2.7mg

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