This Easy Cheesy Broccoli Loaded Cauliflower Casserole is the side dish that will make your family love vegetables! Low carb, gluten/grain/sugar free and keto friendly too!
PIN Easy Cheesy Broccoli Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
Say that 10 times fast.
For real though. That is one MOUTHFUL of a title.
But, ACTUALLY, just foreshadowing the fact that you’re gonna want A LOT of mouthfuls of this loaded cauliflower recipe. <– YES, you WILL want to eat your vegetables. BELIEVE IT.
I betcha even the “veggie hating” critters (ie: family) that you live with are gonna be singing the cauliflower broccoli song when this low carb cauliflower casserole hits their taste buds.
No idea what that sounds like. Just FYI.
Anyway. This healthy broccoli casserole is RLY RLY that good you guys. The kind of good that you only think will happen when you decide to GRAB hold of the fact that you can eat whatever you want for dinner because, HELLO you’re and adult, so you eat eggless chocolate chip cookies.
BUT, liiike, actually healthy and a TOTALLY acceptable choice for dinner because VEGETABLES and NOURISHMENT.
Not that cookies don’t nourish you. They nourish your SOUL.
Butttt, we’re not talking about that with this tasty veggie recipe.
3 things that are gonna make you go “YAH” about this keto loaded cauliflower:
- It’s only S-I-X ingredients. Salt and peppa don’t count because, UMM, who does not have these things?
- There’s bacon. Automatic win at all things good and delicious in life.
- There’s A LOT of cheese. See above re: winning at all things good and delicious.
There is ALSO a HEFTY power-packed-protein Greek yogurt punch to fuel your muscles AND keep you full. I don’t know about you, but when I face veggie-packed dinners, I KNOW that I am going to be hungry approximately .056 minutes later. Greek yogurt makes this NOT SO.
Buuuut, I need to get a little bossy for a second because you NEEDA know a few KEY, VRY VRY important thing that will land you in the camp of veggie BLISS, and not watery-yucky-veggies when making this easy cheesy broccoli loaded cauliflower casserole:
- Maybe roasting the broccoli/cauli first sounds a little weird to you. You’re debating skipping it and just tossing raw veggies with the other ingredients, sticking it in the oven and calling it good.
DO NOT DO THIS.
It’s not like making a Rainbow cauliflower casserole, Cajun cauliflower tater tots casserole or chicken enchilada casserole with cauliflower, where a little water is NO BIG.
Just like in the Low Carb Baked Cauliflower Au Gratin, the veggies will release all their water while cooking and you’ll have a puddle-y, swimming casserole of ICK.
- Like the above, you’re also suspiciously eyeing the step to press out the moisture from the roasted veggies.
AGAIN. NO.
Like the above, this will also lead to a watery cauliflower casserole experience and you don’t want that. Trust me, it happened to me 6 TIMES while perfecting this recipe.
There was a lot of soggy casserole eating in the FFF household. AVOID THIS.
Final bossy point:
Use full fat yogurt please and thank you. None of that nonfat business. Which, like your smart-thinking-brain already probably guessed, is also due to the water content of nonfat yogurt being NOT good for your casserole eating adventures.
Bossy Taylor OVER. PHEW. Thank you for sticking with me.
If you’re looking for a veggie recipe, that is gonna actually make you excited to eat things from the EARTH, this easy-peasy loaded cauliflower is YOUR jam.
I also shared the Loaded Broccoli Cauliflower Cheese Casserole Recipe on Food Fanatic, so be sure to check it out there!
FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: FREESTYLE SMART POINTS: 6 POINTS+: 6. OLD POINTS: 5
(per 1/4 of the casserole)
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Tori Cooper says
Yumminess! This is definitely a way to get my family to eat more veggies. Thanks for sharing it, Taylor!
Taylor Kiser says
You’re welcome girl! Happy weekend!
Chantal says
Can we use sour cream instead of yogurt, since on keto you shouldn’t eat any yogurt?
Taylor Kiser says
Sure go for it!
Emily says
Full fat yogurt is where it’s at. And I feel like you’re definitely looking my way when you told us not to short cut and not press the moisture out; cause I am GUILTY of short cutting, only out of impatience or rushing too.
Taylor Kiser says
Full fat yogurt is SO good. I can’t believe I ate fat free for so long!
I know it’s extra work, but it’s SO worth it! 🙂
Karly says
Super excited about this! Can’t wait to try!
Taylor Kiser says
Hope you love it!
Susie says
OMG thank you for sharing this wonderful casserole. Made it today and even my husband who does not like casseroles loved it. Will make this again and again.
Taylor Kiser says
Yay! I am so happy you loved it!
Barbara Adamich says
It’s in the oven right now!! Very excited to take that first bite. We used turkey bacon instead of pork. All my Keto literature says that full fat greek yogurt is an acceptable keto food. “5 ounces (150 grams) of plain Greek yogurt provides 5 grams of carbs and 11 grams of protein. That amount of cottage cheese provides 5 grams of carbs and 18 grams of protein5 grams of carb” (healtlline 16 foods to eat on a keto diet) is one example of listing greek yogurt as a keto approved food. But I imagine sour cream is delish too! Thanks for this recipe!!
Taylor Kiser says
I hope that you love it!
Chris says
Hello. Hoping to make this tonight but have a question. I weigh everything so that I can track it. The numbers you have for broccoli and cauliflower seem off. It says 3 cups or 180 grams and 2.5 cups or 240 grams. I just want to make sure I get it perfect. Are these the correct weights or do you have some advice on how to know exactly how much to buy?
Taylor Kiser says
Hi Chris, I want to take a second to encourage you to not be so obsessive with tracking. I share a lot on my thoughts on this on my food freedom tab 🙂 as someone recovered from an eating disorder, that kind of thing can become very unhealthy.
And yes these are the correct weights., they’re different ingredients so have different weights.
Dawn says
Have you tried other cheese like maybe a sharp cheddar, monterey jack, or mozzarella in this? Just curious because i have all the other ingredients but no parmesean and cant get to the store. Seems like any cheese would be good right?
Taylor Kiser says
Hi, Dawn! I have not, but I would love to know what other cheese you used and how it turned out for you! Thanks!