Cauliflower, pieces of bacon, and cheese are the stars of this flavorful loaded cauliflower casserole.
This creamy loaded cauliflower bake is an easy dish that’s filling enough to be a main dish or served as a side with chicken, beef, or turkey.
Baked Cauliflower Casserole with Bacon
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This loaded cauliflower casserole can be used as a main dish or a side dish.
- It’s keto-friendly.
- This loaded cauliflower bake is a quick and easy dish that’s on the table and ready to eat in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients & Substitutions:
Cauliflower: Florets, chopped into small pieces.
Cream Cheese helps make the casserole creamy. Cut the cream cheese into chunks so that it mixes easily.
Heavy Cream
Butter: Unsalted butter is preferred and you want it to be softened (not melted).
Seasonings: Garlic powder, dried dill, sea salt, and black pepper.
Italian Cheese Blend: You can typically find a shredded Italian cheese blend at your local grocery store. If you don’t have that option, you can easily mix your own by using your favorite Italian cheeses.
Bacon: Cook 4 strips of bacon and then crumble the bacon once it’s cooled off. If you don’t want to cook bacon, you can use bacon bits or purchase the precooked bacon that you can heat in the oven. If you want to keep it keto, make sure the bacon you choose is keto-friendly.
Fresh Chives: Chopped chives will be used as a garnish for the loaded cauliflower bake. This is optional but it really adds some color to the loaded casserole bake.
How to Make Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. You can move one of the racks to the top to help speed up the melting and browning process.
- Steam the cauliflower until it is tender (around 7 minutes). Drain and pat dry.
- In a large bowl, combine the steamed cauliflower, cream cheese, heavy cream, butter, dill, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss to combine.
- Place the loaded cauliflower mixture into a casserole dish and top with the shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
- Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the top starts to brown.
- Remove from the oven, top with fresh chives, and serve.
Baked Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 c cauliflower florets, chopped
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 c heavy cream
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 c shredded Italian cheese blend
- 4 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. You can move one of the racks to the top to help speed up the melting and browning process.
- Steam the cauliflower until it is tender (around 7 minutes). Drain and pat dry.
- In a large bowl, combine the steamed cauliflower, cream cheese, heavy cream, butter, dill, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss to combine.
- Place the loaded cauliflower mixture into a casserole dish and top with the shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
- Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the top starts to brown.
- Remove from the oven, top with fresh chives, and serve.
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. For best results, calculate these on your own.
