Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Bake

This cheesy loaded cauliflower bake is a creamy and decadent dish! The addition of bacon and cheese takes it over the top in flavor!

When you want true comfort food, this cheesy loaded cauliflower bake will always satisfy! To our fresh cauliflower, we add a creamy sauce, bacon, and lots of cheese. This dish will pair perfectly will all your favorite keto mains and will be a huge hit every time you serve it!

Let’s talk about cauliflower!

Cauliflower is an awesome keto vegetable choice. It’s both low in calories and low in carbs. It’s also delicious and can be eaten raw or cooked. You also have a variety of ways to cook cauliflower and all kinds of dishes you can make with it. Raw cauliflower is awesome served with other raw veggies and with dip, as an appetizer or snack. For cooking cauliflower, you can boil, grill, microwave, roast, saute, or steam it. Cauliflower can easily be incorporated into all kinds of dishes. It can be served as a side dish, cooked just as it is, or as mashed cauliflower or cauliflower rice. It also makes an amazing addition to casseroles and soups or stews. For this dish, I steamed my cauliflower. Alternately, you can boil yours but you’ll want to make sure you drain it well so your dish won’t turn out watery.

What other ingredients go into this cheesy loaded cauliflower bake?

The creamy base for this dish comes from a combination of cream cheese and sour cream. For seasoning, we simply add garlic and onion powder. To achieve the perfectly smooth texture for this dish, we heat this mixture until the cream cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth. We also add bacon and cheese to this cauliflower bake. You can use regular or thick cut bacon to make this dish. I like to dice my bacon, then saute it. Alternately, you can fry your bacon slices to your desired crispness level and crumble them. I love most all kinds of cheese and I used all colby jack to make this dish. You could, however, use any good melting cheese or combination of cheeses to make this dish. I do recommend starting with a block of cheese and grating it yourself as it melts the absolute best.

What are some ways I can serve this cheesy loaded cauliflower bake?

You have some awesome keto options for serving this dish. It pairs nicely with all kinds of meats, including beef, chicken, pork, and seafood. You can serve it with burgers, brats, keto sandwiches, or lettuce wraps. It’s also perfect to serve with pulled chicken, pulled pork, roasts, and seafood mains. Some other great options are to serve it with any grilled meat, or with meatloaf or meatballs. It’s also a great side to serve with any kind of keto casserole. This is also an awesome dish to bring to parties and potlucks. This cauliflower bake is easy enough to serve for everyday meals, but it’s elegant enough to serve for holiday or special occasion meals.

Need some more delicious cauliflower dishes? Here are a few of our favorites!

Creamy Keto Cauliflower and Smoked Gouda Soup

Keto Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Loaded Keto Cauliflower Salad

Low Carb Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Helpful Hints:

*You can steam or boil your cauliflower until fork tender. If you boil it, you’ll want to drain it well to avoid having a watery casserole.

*You can substitute any good melting cheese in place of the colby jack if you’d prefer.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• 11×7 inch baking dish
• Medium skillet
• Measuring cups

Splash of Encouragement:

***Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” Luke 2:10***