Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

Ok folks are you ready to “shake it up” a bit with some cauliflower?!!! Sounds exciting huh! 🙂 Seriously, this recipe is super duper simple and loved by ALL, well most anyway! 🙂 So, everybody loves some yummy  buffalo wings and this is a super easy way to get in those veggies and provide a great side dish for any meal or appetizer for any get together, such as tailgating or other sporting events!  Prep is so easy, the kids can join in the fun 🙂 And what a great way to get them to try cauliflower when you soak it in some Frank’s hot sauce (that’s if they like the “hot” stuff! :)) The best part, only 7 ingredients and I guarantee you have at least 5 of them in your cabinet right now!!! Enjoy!

Make these up for any party or an amazing side dish. Frank’s Buffalo Style Wing Sauce is a must for this recipe.

• 1 large head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
• Olive oil to drizzle
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon melted butter (Use coconut oil for vegan option)
• ½ to *3/4 cup Frank’s Buffalo Wing Style hot sauce or other hot wing sauce of choice
• Other: 1 gallon or larger size plastic bag
• *I probably use about ⅔ cup of hot sauce and they have just enough heat.

1. Preheat oven to 450F degrees.
2. Place cauliflower florets into plastic bag. Drizzle olive oil over florets to barely coat.
3. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper. Close bag and toss ingredients around so all florets are coated.
4. Place on ungreased cookie sheet or baking pan and bake on middle rack for 15 minutes, turning florets once during baking. Check them at the 10 minute mark for desired tenderness. You don’t want them to be soggy!
5. Remove florets from oven. Melt butter in medium glass bowl. Add hot sauce to butter. Toss cauliflower and stir to cover all florets with hot sauce.
6. Return to oven and cook for additional 5 minutes.
7. Serve with any dip you like, ranch dressing or Blue Cheese dip.

*** My best friend and I prepared this for our “better halves” one evening and they devoured it!!! We kept it in a few minutes longer because we liked the cauliflower just a bit softer. We also used a little more hot sauce because she could drink the bottle if you let her 🙂 ha! but I am not that brave! So, they were a little hot for me but I bet 2/3 cup would be just perfect. We also did not add the butter and I am not sure why?? Either I was just out or we forgot but they still turned out fabulous so don’t let that stop you! They are super duper delicious with or without dipping sauce. Remember to put your dipping sauce out in a pre-measured amount to help you control portions with it! Dipping sauces can be full of sugar, however blue cheese and ranch are very low carb. Though low carb, they are calorie dense, so watch portions and try to keep around  2 tbsp or so! You don’t want to fill up on the dipping sauce, fill up on the super tasty cauliflower!!!! YUMMY! We also had a little left over and it re-heated well for the week!