Keto Loaded Smashed Cauliflower

Name: Keto Loaded Smashed Cauliflower (Baked Potato Swap, 7 Ingredients)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Keto
Ingredients: 1 lb cauliflower florets; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; ¼ tsp garlic powder; ½ cup fat-free sour cream; 2 tbsp chopped green onion, divided; 1 cup shredded cheddar, divided; ¼ tsp salt

Baked Potato Swap, 7 Ingredients

Loaded smashed cauliflower with melted cheddar and green onion

Steamed cauliflower blended with butter, sour cream and garlic until it's as fluffy as mashed potatoes, then loaded with cheddar and green onion.

6Serves
10 minprep
18 mincook
serving(est.): 183 kcal, 6g protein, 14g fat, 3g carbs after fiber

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Why this works

Everything you love about a loaded baked potato, on cauliflower. It's steamed until soft, blended with butter, sour cream and a little garlic until fluffy, then topped with melted cheddar and green onion.

Loaded smashed cauliflower with melted cheddar and green onion

This is the side that goes with everything: steak, chicken or burgers.

The recipe

Keto Loaded Smashed Cauliflower

Serves 6 · 10 min prep · 18 min cook · per serving (est.): about 183 kcal, 6g protein, 14g fat, about 3g carbs after fiber

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Ingredients

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Method

01
Steam the cauliflower for 10 to 15 minutes, until very soft.
02
Tip it into a colander and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes so the steam and water escape.
03
Pulse in a food processor for 2 to 3 minutes, until fluffy. Add the butter, garlic powder and sour cream and blend 2 to 3 minutes more, until it looks like mashed potatoes.
04
Spoon it into a microwave-safe bowl and stir in two-thirds of the green onion, ½ cup of the cheddar and the salt. Microwave for 2 to 3 minutes.
05
Top with the rest of the cheese and green onion, and serve.

Good to know

Don't skip the draining. Wet cauliflower makes a runny mash.

About the sour cream. The numbers use fat-free, as the original recipe does. Full-fat works too and adds a little more fat.

About the photo. It shows bacon bits on top. They're optional and not in the numbers.

Leftovers keep in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat in the microwave with an extra sprinkle of cheese.

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Questions

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Can I use frozen cauliflower?

Yes. Steam it until soft and drain it very well, because frozen cauliflower holds more water.

Can I make it ahead?

Yes. Make it up to a day ahead, then add the cheese and microwave just before serving.

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