It's not very often I actually do any cooking these days. But I recently found myself in the kitchen testing out a new recipe. For those that do not know, I work a 12 hour shift in a factory and my husband is retired, so he has taken over the duties in the kitchen. But, I actually had two days off in a row; a rare treat! So I decided I wanted to find a new side dish.
I opted for Loaded Cauliflower Casserole.
I had searched and found several different versions of this recipe and modified them to make a Keto Friendly version.
Most of the recipes I had found called for a head of fresh cauliflower, I cheated. I used Frozen Cauliflower. The only thing I will do different next time, is I will buy one of the steamable bags. That would be so much quicker and less clean-up.
You first want to cook your cauliflower. Just steam it until it's just slightly cooked. You do not want to over cook it.
Spread your steamed, diced cauliflower in the bottom of a 9x13 glass dish that's been sprayed with Olive Oil.
Evenly spread a package of shredded cheddar cheese over the cauliflower.
Then dice up 2 tablespoons of butter and evenly distribute it on top. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and whatever other seasonings you desire, to taste.
Bake uncovered, at 350 for about 30 minutes.
And that's it. Super simple and oh so yummy!
Keto Friendly Loaded Cauliflower
12 ounce bag of frozen cauliflower
8 ounce package of shredded cheddar cheese
2.5 ounce package of real bacon, bacon bits
1/2 cup of diced onion (fresh or frozen)
2 Tablespoons of butter, diced
salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste.
Steam the cauliflower then put in the bottom of a casserole dish that has been sprayed with Olive Oil.
Sprinkle with the bag of shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits, onion, butter and seasonings.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
Nutrional information:
8 servings Macros: 5/69/26
189 calories
2.5 carbs
15 fat
12 protein
If desired, you can top it with 2 Tablespoons of Sour Cream, but that adds 1 carb.
