Mashed Cauliflower with Bacon

So maybe not the most glamorous side dish, but when you're having a serious jones-ing for some mashed potatoes, but don't want to induce the Thanksgiving-esque coma or food baby that goes with it, this does the trick.

Ingredients:
-1 head of cauliflower (about 6-7 cups of florets)
- 4 slices of bacon
-Salt & pepper

Yup, that's it.



1. Break down the cauliflower into bite size florets.
2. Fill a decent sized pot on the stove with water and bring it to a boil.
3. Dump the cauliflower into the boiling water and let it soften (about 10 minutes).
4. Cook up that bacon (I cut mine into smaller slices so they cooked faster) then place the crispy pieces on a paper towel to soak up the grease (but don't drain the pan quite yet).

5. Drain the cauliflower well, then toss it in a food processor and begin to pulverize it. While it's getting "mashed" slowly spoon in 2 tbs of the leftover bacon grease.
6. Crumble up your bacon slices and mix them into your mashed cauliflower.