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Bacon & Smoked Gouda Cauliflower Mash (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

cauliflower florets

heavy cream

Tbsp butter

tsp kosher salt

tsp black pepper

garlic powder

bacon

Gouda cheese

salt and pepper

Place the cauliflower, heavy cream, butter, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a microwave safe dish.  Microwave on high for 18 &#8211; 20 minutes, or until soft.  Transfer the cauliflower and liquid to a magic bullet or food processor.  Add the bacon and Smoked Gouda.  Blend until smooth and creamy. Season with additional salt and pepper as desired.

I've made this 3 times already - it's becoming a favorite quick go-to for me! Love that I can whip up a single serving quickly and easily.

This was pretty good... it was a bit rich though.  I will make it again but next time use a little less garlic powder

Ok, maybe I'm a goob, but should I have covered the cauliflower in the microwave? I cooked it in the microwave and when I pulled it out, it had shrunk tremendously and there was no liquid hardly.  It tasted good, but was waaaaaayyyyy thicker than your pick.  I'll make it again, but I have to find out where I went wrong.

I made this tonight and had the same problem as Kate.  It was all dried up after 18 minutes.  Went ahead and made.  Tasted good but was thick and grainy and just a little too salty.  Next time I will not cook as long...maybe start watching at 7 minutes.

A question. What if I'm not a fan of a microwave oven?
Steam or saute the cauliflower then and only after that blend it with everything else?

I just started low carb and I am still waiting on my food processor to arrive but I made this recipe and it was still GREAT. I used regular gouda and my blender (it was a pain in the butt and made more of a julianne style faux potato) I had made a slightly larger amoint (increased ingredients by like 1/4 to get the left over cauliflower in it) divided into 5 servings and was still sitting at &lt;4 net carbs/ serving. Can&#039;t wait for the food processor!!

I'm not sure what I did wrong, this tasted good but was reeeeal sticky, like biscuit dough. Not creamy at all. :-(

Is it possible to give these a 10 star rating? Oh my goodness, these are amazing and no one who guess they are not mashed potatoes. We paired them with your Grilled Ribeye with Gargonzola Butter - only we used Gouda in that as well. AWESOME! Thank you for the work you put into your recipes.

This was amazing....costco carries frozen organic riced cauliflower in the freezer section...4 bags inside....one bag just happened to be 4 cups......drained after cooking then just added everything else to the food processor....perfection....thank you so much for this delicious mashed cauliflower....the perfect side dish keto Mississippi Roast....great combo....

Thank-you  
Can’t wait to try more of your recipes .

This was so delicious!  Everyone enjoyed it, even non keto people.

This is my go-to favorite recipe for mashed cauliflower. With or without the bacon. The bacon is great, but more time consuming, so if i don't have time i make it without. It is just yum. One of my favorite recipes.

Followed the recipe to the letter, but after 18 minutes in the microwave the cauliflower was BLACK and I had to throw it away.  Sad, because it was my only side dish.

Yum! Delicious and very easy as most of the work was in the microwave.  Sure the bacon 🥓 is a bit of work. I purchased pre cut cauliflower at the supermarket (because it was all that was available). So was hardly any work to make this. 
I used low fat cooking cream and I can vouch it’s just as creamy.

My toddler barely eats anything and he’s mowing this down. It’s unbelievable, the best mashed cauliflower I’ve ever had!

I love you! And your writing.  It makes the whole day lighter.  Brighter. 

Anyhoo, backto business...my husband bought 5 3# tubes of smoked gouda, I know...so this is going to be coming up on my menu list soon. Thank you.

bacon & smoked gouda cauliflower mash (low carb and gluten free)

Servings: 3

Cost: $10.72 /serving

Author : Mellissa Sevigny

Ingredients

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