Keto Loaded Cauliflower Chicken Casserole
Being keto for almost 2 years, potatoes are definitely one of the items that I miss the taste of. They are mostly used for just filler but I really did like the taste of them. As potato chips. As french fries. Covered in cheese. Covered in cheese and bacon. So many ways….mmm potatoes.
Anyways, I wanted to try making a recipe that used everything to make loaded potatoes but obviously minus the potatoes. Cauliflower has the odd quality where it can pretty much be used as a substitute for almost any vegetable. It does not really have that much of a flavor when it is cooked properly and it can be made into multiple consistencies.
I noticed a lot of recipes for just loaded cauliflower but because I am lazy and I just want it all in a pan…and because I am a Minnesotan and we make everything into a hotdish, I added chicken and made it a full meal!
You can add more stuff to this recipe or take things away. Whatever you like in your loaded baked potatoes. I am a simple girl and like french onion sour cream, bacon, and LOTS of cheese.
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- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1.5 cups cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup bacon I use real bacon bits to save time
- 2 lb bag frozen chicken can use thighs for added fat
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1/4 cup green onions
- 1/8 cup green onions
- 1/4 cup bacon I use real bacon bits to save time
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
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- Brown thawed chicken breasts in a pan. Partially cook.
- While chicken is cooking, break up cauliflower to small 1.5 inch pieces.
- Mix sour cream, cream cheese, bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese with cauliflower and set aside.
- Remove chicken from the pan and chop up into 1 inch pieces.
- Mix hot chicken with cauliflower mixture in a baking dish.
- Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until cauliflower is as soft as you prefer. Poke with a fork to check.
- Add toppings, except for green onions, and up temperature to 450 or set to low broil to brown the top.
- Top with green onions before serving.
Total macros - 6 servings (These are filling portions)
3020 calories (500 per serving)
184 grams of fat (30 grams per serving)
28 grams of carbs (4.5 grams per serving)
307 grams of protein (51 grams per serving)
