Healthy Stuffed Avocados
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Healthy Stuffed Avocados
Description
This recipe starts by pulsing fresh cauliflower into rice-sized bits and cooking it briefly with olive oil and seasonings such as garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Chickpeas are added for protein and texture, simmered together to blend the flavors. Meanwhile, the avocado halves are prepared by halving and deseeding, then scooping out a thin layer of flesh to enlarge the cavity and seasoning the remaining avocado with salt and pepper.
The cauliflower and chickpea mixture is spooned into the avocado halves, which are placed on a baking sheet and baked at 400°F for about 7 to 9 minutes. Baking gently warms the avocado and filling while melding flavors. Optional toppings like hot sauce, salsa, and nutritional yeast can be added after baking to lend additional zest and savoriness.
The dish offers a nutrient-rich option combining creamy avocado with well-seasoned cauliflower rice and chickpeas. The slight baking softens but does not overly cook the avocado. It's suitable as a healthy snack or light meal. The recipe notes that it can be enjoyed uncooked as well or cooked in an air fryer for convenience, with fresh citrus juice recommended to prevent browning when prepping ahead.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cauliflower of
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¾ cup chickpeas
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 avocado
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- salsa for topping
- hot sauce
- nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400. Then, blend cauliflower in a food processor until it forms a rice.
- Over medium heat, cook cauliflower with olive oil until warm (3-4min). Add in spices (I used salt and pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne but you can mix it up).
- Add chickpeas to rice and cook for an additional 5+ minutes. While this is cooking, take your avocado, cut it in half lengthwise, remove the pit and scoop out a thin layer of the meat. This can be saved to be used as a topping for your cauli-rice mix or omitted completely. Lightly salt and pepper the avocado remains.
- Once the rice is done, remove from heat, scoop rice into each half of the avocado, and place both filled halves in the oven on a baking sheet for 7-9 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let slightly cool, and proceed to top with hot sauce, salsa, and/or nutritional yeast.
Notes
- The stuffed avocados can be enjoyed without baking for a fresher texture and flavor.
- They may also be cooked in an air fryer at 375°F for 5 to 7 minutes as an alternative to the oven.
- For meal prepping, prepare no more than 24 hours in advance and apply fresh lime or lemon juice to the avocado flesh to prevent browning.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 507 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 507kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Sodium | 440mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 1620mg | 34% |
| Fiber | 22g | 88% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 520IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 93mg | 103% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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