Baked cauliflower rice with cheese is an easy side dish. It is one of my favourite low carb dinner recipes. The cheddar cheese gives the cauliflower a lovely taste as well as the spices.
Also, it is a wonderful vegetarian dish, which can be served with grilled chicken or meat, or some green salad. Also, it can serve as
Ingredients you will need to make the cauliflower cheese:
- large cauliflower, cut into small florets
- Cheddar cheese, grated
- Eggs
Spices:
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Chilli powder
- Italian seasoning
- Dry basil
How to make baked cauliflower rice with cheese
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Then, cut the cauliflower into small florets.
- After that, use the food processor to mince the small florets and form cauliflower rice.
- Then, microwave the cauliflower rice for 4 minutes and leave it to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place an amount of the cauliflower in a tea towel and wring dry. Repeat with the rest of the cauliflower.
- After that, add the eggs, all the spices and some cheddar cheese to the cauliflower rice. Then mix using a spatula.
- Grease a loaf pan very well.
- Then, add half of the cauliflower rice mixture in the loaf pan.
- After that, add a layer of cheddar cheese over the cauliflower rice mixture.
- Then, add the rest of the mixture and spread evenly.
- Finally, add the last layer of the cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Then, remove the cauliflower cheese from the oven and garnish with some dry parsley (optional).
- Serve hot or cool.
Tips for better keto side dish:
- Dry the cauliflower rice well.
- Use any spices you prefer; some people do not like the taste of the Italian seasoning. So, feel free to change it.
- Garnish with some dry parsley if you like.
More Keto side dishes:
- Low Carb Stuffed Green Pepper
- Low-Carb Cheesy Eggplant Lasagna Recipe
- Low Carb Cheesy Zucchini
- Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms – Keto Recipe
Baked Cauliflower Rice With Cheese
Baked cauliflower rice with cheese is an easy side dish. It is one of my favourite low carb dinner recipes. The cheddar cheese gives the cauliflower a lovely taste, as well as the spices.
Servings 6 people
Calories 199kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower large
- 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
- 2 eggs
Spices:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon dry basil
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Cut the cauliflower into small florets.
- After that, use the food processor to mince the small florets and form cauliflower rice.
- Then, microwave the cauliflower rice for 4 minutes and leave it to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place an amount of the cauliflower in a tea towel and wring dry. Repeat with the rest of the cauliflower.
- After that, add the eggs, all the spices and some cheddar cheese to the cauliflower rice. Then mix using a spatula.
- Grease a loaf pan very well.
- Then, add half of the cauliflower rice mixture in the loaf pan.
- After that, add a layer of cheddar cheese over the cauliflower rice mixture.
- Then, add the rest of the mixture and spread evenly.
- Finally, add the last layer of the cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove the cauliflower cheese from the oven and garnish with some dry parsley (optional).
- Serve hot or cool.
Notes
- Dry the cauliflower rice well.
- Use any spices you prefer; some people do not like the taste of the Italian seasoning. So, feel free to change it.
- Garnish with some dry parsley if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1person | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 479mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 304mg | Iron: 1mg
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Enjoy making this baked cauliflower rice with cheese. Then, let me know how did you serve it?
Lisa
Thanks for this amazing recipe. I never thought that my son will eat cauliflower ever! he loved this cauliflower recipe.