Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower (Video)
Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower is a side dish that the entire family will love, and this tasty cauliflower side dish is also Keto, low-glycemic, and gluten-free. Use Cauliflower Recipes to find more recipes like this one!
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This post starts with an exciting announcement, although it’s definitely a nervous excitement. Twelve years ago I started blogging here on a low-tech blogging platform called Blogger, never imagining what the site would turn into. I was pretty low-tech myself, so the simplicity of it suited me well. Then a few years into what had turned into a blogging career I hired the fabulous Jennette, who managed to make my Blogger site pretty great within the limitations of that platform.
Through the years I watched my friends who were on Blogger move to WordPress, but by then my site had so many posts that I was scared to move. But it gave me courage when my friend Gina successfully moved to WordPress about a year ago, and I loved her new site. So I made a decision and in my Welcome 2017 post, I talked about wanting my site to work for all types of carb-conscious eating, and mentioned changes I was making. And then I waited a long time for the talented folks at Purr Design to get to me on the long list of bloggers wanting to work with them.
In the meantime, blogging and everything web-based kept getting much more complex. Google controls the web, and they now require special back-end recipe coding and a secure connection to send search engine traffic. I couldn’t do those things on the current site, so I really couldn’t wait any longer, even if I was nervous about it.
So today I’m sharing Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower, and then I won’t be posting for about a week while we move all the content here to the new WordPress site. The new site will be beautiful, and I hope long-time readers will take a look at the desktop version when it’s up, which is where the impressive new features will be most noticeable. But I know that after it’s moved there will be lots of editing to get things looking perfect again. I hope people will be patient as we iron out the kinks. And everyone repeat after me: CHANGE IS GOOD! Now let’s make some Low-Carb Twice Baked Cauliflower!
How to Make Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower:
(Scroll down for complete printable recipe with nutritional information.)
- Cut up the cauliflower and cook in boiling salted water until it’s barely soft, then drain well.
- Mash the cauliflower, leaving some chunks. (I mashed it a few times in the colander and then transferred to the pan I cooked it in and mashed a bit more.)
- Cook the bacon until it’s very crisp; then crumble bacon, slice green onions, cut cream cheese into cubes, measure sour cream, and measure Parmesan.
- Combine mashed cauliflower, cream cheese, sour cream, green onion, Parmesan, and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon.
- Put the mixture into a glass casserole dish (with a lid) that you’ve sprayed with olive oil or non-stick spray, and top with sharp cheddar and the rest of the bacon.
- Bake with the lid on at 350F/180C until the mixture is bubbling and all the cheese has melted, about 30-35 minutes total. (I take the lid off for the last 10 minutes or so to brown the top a little.)
- Serve hot, and totally expect that even cauliflower-avoiders are going to go crazy over this.
And as I am typing up this post I’m eating my last container of leftovers and I’m already planning to make it again soon!
More Tasty Low-Carb Cauliflower Recipes:
Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Cauliflower Deep Dish Pizza ~ Sugar Free Mom
Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Low-Carb Cauliflower Rice Mushroom Risotto ~ All Day I Dream About Food
Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Baked Cauliflower Casserole with Goat Cheese ~ Cookin’ Canuck
Weekend Food Prep:
This recipe has been added to a new category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!
Low-Carb Twice Baked Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 large head cauliflower
- 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup green onions, minced
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or more)
- 6 slices bacon, cooked until very crisp, fat blotted with paper towel and then crumbled
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
- Spray a glass casserole dish with olive oil or non-stick spray.
- Cut out stem and core from cauliflower, and cut into small pieces.
- Cook in large pot of boiling salted water until cauliflower is tender, but not overly soft.
- Drain well and mash with potato masher (affiliate link), leaving some chunks.
- While cauliflower is cooking, cook the bacon and crumble, slice green onions, cube the cream cheese, measure sour cream, and measure Parmesan.
- Mix cream cheese, sour cream, green onion, Parmesan, and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon into the drained cauliflower.
- Spread evenly in a 1.5 Quart Glass Casserole Dish (affiliate link).
- Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and reserved bacon.
- Bake 20-25 minutes covered, or until hot and bubbly.
- Remove the lid and bake about 10 minutes more, or until the cheese is slightly browned. Serve hot.
Notes
This reheats very well and can be frozen and thawed in the fridge, then reheated.
Recipe created by Kalyn.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 292Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 468mgCarbohydrates: 6.4gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 14g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Cauliflower is very low in carbs, and this should be a good dish for most any low-carb eating plans, including Keto. For the South Beach Diet it’s probably a once-in-a-while treat due to the amount of saturated fat, although you can make a more South Beach friendly version with light cream cheese, light sour cream, low-fat cheese, and even turkey bacon if you prefer, and it will still be delicious.
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332 Comments on “Low-Carb Twice-Baked Cauliflower (Video)”
Can you use frozen cauliflower rice
I wouldn’t because I like the chunky texture and flavor of fresh-cooked cauliflower. But if you scroll through the comments you can see there are people who have done it that way who liked it just fine, so your choice!
What is the best way to freeze this casserole?
I freeze it in individual containers that have a snap-tight lid. Then when I want to eat some I take it out to thaw in the fridge and reheat in the microwave when I want to eat it.
You can also freeze a bigger container of it if you have a large container with a snap-tight lid. I would definitely thaw in the fridge for the larger size before you reheat.
Excellent and truly delicious. Really appreciate the way you cook this. I am going to make and have this in our buffet dinner. Looking forward for more like this in future too.
I made this and it was amazing. So easy to make. I am a pescatarian and so I don’t eat bacon. I substituted it with vegetarian bacon and it worked out well. Next time I’m going to try adding soy chorizo instead of the back. Thank you love your recipes.
So glad you enjoyed it and are enjoying the recipes. And thanks for sharing what you used; often that is helpful for other people.
I added some boneless chicken..was delicious…
I like that variation, thanks for sharing.
This twice-baked cauliflower looks so zesty and tasty! Absolutely love your creative idea! Thanks for sharing,
I used ricotta cheese instead of sour cream because I forgot to get some at the store and omg this is such a great recipe! Thank you!!!
So glad you enjoyed it! I really like the idea of using ricotta cheese!
can this be made without the cream cheese?
You probably can if you substitute it for something else that is creamy and has the same amount of volume. I’m not sure what that would be, maybe more sour cream, goat cheese, or cottage cheese. I’d love to know how it works if you try something.
GREAT recipe. Truth told, I’m not above taking the easiest route possible, so I use frozen riced cauliflower (10 oz. pkg). As the recipe says to leave some small chunks and this cauliflower is riced, I’m sure the consistency is different. That’s the only deviation from the recipe I make but the family loves it. And it does, to paraphrase (Daryl Hannah from “Steel Magnolias”) “freeze beautifully”.
So glad you enjoyed it. I haven’t tried it that way, but I’m a fan of taking shortcuts whenever they work to your satisfaction, so no judgement from me! And yes, I love to pull this out of the freezer for a treat!
You don’t add seasons??
I’ve made this for many years with exactly this recipe. The bacon adds salt, so I don’t think you need that but you could certainly season with fresh-ground black pepper if you want. Hope you enjoy!
Could this be made with the frozen cauliflower after it’s cooked?
I haven’t made it with frozen cauliflower, but if you look down in the comments there are some people talking about doing it that way. I would prefer fresh cauliflower but it sounds like frozen cauliflower might work too.