Cauliflower Goodness

This particular recipe is billed as only costing $2.50 per serving.  I don't know about that, but I do know that it is delicious. 

Baked Italian-Style Cauliflower
28 Minutes (really? that specific?....I say 35)
Serves 4 (Serving size 2 cups)

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
6 ounces lean ground sirloin (it doesn't look like much, but it is plenty, don't add more)
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1.5 cups lower-sodium marinara sauce
2 ounces pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
1.5 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets (1 head)
Cooking spray
1 ounce French bread baguette, torn into 1-inch pieces (I used 1 ounce of panko)
1/4 cup grated fresh pecorino Romano cheese (I used a shredded 3 cheese blend)

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add oil to pan; swirl. Add onion; saute 4 minutes.  Add garlic; saute for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.  Stir in beef.  Sprinkle with salt and peppers, and saute 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.  Stir in sauce and olives.
2. Preheat broiler.
3. Steam cauliflower 4 minutes or until crisp-tender (or how ever you like cauliflower, this is the only cooking it is really going to get).  Place cauliflower in an 11x7 inch broiler-safe baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with sauce mixture.
4. Place bread in a mini chopper; pulse until coarse crumbs form (or use panko).  Combine crumbs and cheese, sprinkle over cauliflower mixture.  Broil 4 minutes or until browned (two probably is just about right).

Suggestions: 1. Don't skimp on the kalamata olives.  They really add a nice flavor. 2. Make sure to steam the cauliflower to the texture that you prefer, the short broil won't soften it any. 3. If you aren't calorie counting, add a bit more cheese.

Calories 306, Fat 14.9g, Protein 16.3g, Carb 46.8g, Fiber 5.3g, Chol 33.9mg, Iron 2.3mg, Sodium 667mg, Calcium 145mg.

Recipe from Cooking Light, November 2011 edition