How To Make Loaded Mashed Cauliflower Bake
This mashed cauliflower is loaded with bacon bits, garlic, butter, cheese, and milk, and yet it’s a low-carb and low-calorie dish that’s totally indulgent.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4slicesbacon,center cut
- 24ozcauliflower florets
- 3clovesgarlic,crushed
- ⅓cup1% buttermilk
- 1tbspbutter,whipped
- ¾tspkosher salt
- fresh black pepper,to taste
- 2tbspfresh chives,minced, divided
- ¼cupreduced fat cheddar,shredded
Instructions
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Cook the bacon in a skillet until crisp; set aside on a paper towel then crumble.
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Fill a large pot with water, bring to a boil and add cauliflower and garlic. Boil for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is soft. Drain, and return to the pot.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Add the buttermilk, butter, salt and pepper to the cauliflower and purée with a hand blender. A regular blender would work fine as well.
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Mix in 1 tablespoon of the chives and transfer to 4 individual casseroles (¾ cups each) or one 8×8-inch casserole dish and top with cheddar and crumbled bacon.
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Bake in the oven for about 5 minutes or until the cheese melts, then top with remaining chives.
Nutrition
- Calories: 236.15kcal
- Fat: 17.88g
- Saturated Fat: 7.62g
- Trans Fat: 0.25g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.62g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.17g
- Carbohydrates: 11.18g
- Fiber: 3.67g
- Sugar: 4.60g
- Protein: 9.88g
- Cholesterol: 36.00mg
- Sodium: 548.28mg
- Calcium: 127.81mg
- Potassium: 626.88mg
- Iron: 0.99mg
- Vitamin A: 55.49µg
- Vitamin C: 83.76mg
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