Something Quick and Easy

Yesterday it snow.... AGAIN! By the time I got home from work and the grocery store the last thing I wanted to do was spend my night in the kitchen with a crabby Keith that just came in from shoveling. Thankfully I had already predicted some of this before heading to the store and was glad I had picked up these items. The meal ended up being an Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin with Cauliflower Mashed and a dinner roll.

For the tenderloin I used the Hormel brand. They already come marinated and Hormel is very proud to offer Gluten Free items. You just unwrap it, place it in a baking dish and set it in an oven preheated to 425. They give a suggested time of 25-30 minutes and I will tell you right now to not go by that. I always use my thermometer from Brookstones. Every time I haven't it has not been cooked all the way. If using and electric oven, I found it to take even longer so I highly recommend using a thermometer to gage it.

Now for the cauliflower mashed. This was my first time making it. If you have come here from my instagram then you know that. I will also give a disclaimer that I did not make the healthiest version as I was just trying to make sure I liked the texture verse using a potato. I promise from here on out to play around with it and come up with a healthier version now that I know I liked it.
To make it you need:
1 medium head of cauliflower
4 oz low fat cream cheese
3 tbsp. butter
2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
After cutting the cauliflower into florets and then halfed, add them to boiling water for 10-15 minutes (until tender when poking with a fork). The drain and add to a food processer, blender or KitchenAid mixer which is what I used. Mix together all your ingredients until it is the consistency you want. I then got a little fancier and topped with some cheddar cheese and bacon bits.

Finally, I forgot to buy a vegetable at the grocery store as I just wanted to get home with the road conditions so I threw some Udi's dinner rolls in the oven as an extra side.

This meal was quick and easy, just as I wanted.