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    Home / Recipes / Keto Sides

    Cauliflower Mac and Cheese in 4 Minutes

    By Lisa MarcAurele on Nov 30, 2015 53 Comments - This post may contain affiliate links. See Disclosure

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    An instant low carb cauliflower mac and cheese recipe that is ready in less than 5 minutes. This quick keto meal only requires 3 ingredients!

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    Are you cooking for one and hate making an entire casserole that takes you all week to finish? Lately, that's been the case for me with certain dishes.

    My husband and older daughter refuse to eat cauliflower. So if my son isn't around, a big cheesy cauliflower casserole will take me up to a week to finish.

    My youngest daughter just nibbles bites here and there so she never eats a full serving.

    I've just started getting into the minute mug cakes so I decided to venture out a bit with this instant cauliflower mac and cheese recipe.

    cauliflower in measuring cup

    You can easily make this cheesy dish in less than 5 minutes. And, it only requires 3 ingredients that you probably already have.

    I hope my son is reading this one because it's a great recipe for college kids doing their own cooking. It's so much healthier than the processed packaged instant foods, too!

    I remember when I was living in an apartment near the University of Florida, I ate a lot of horrible convenient foods.

    I like to use frozen florets in the instant cauliflower mac and cheese for convenience. But you can certainly use some fresh ones if you have it.

    It's just easier to grab a handful of florets out of a bag for this recipe.

    prepping cauliflower and cheese

    You could also use pre-shredded cheese, but I prefer to freshly grate mine from a block of cheese so that no high carb fillers are added.

    I have an inexpensive rotary cheese grater that I use for grating small amounts of cheese. It was perfect for this quick cauliflower mac-n-cheese for one!

    I microwave the cauliflower in two steps. The first one is just to soften it from the frozen state so I can chop it up.

    Then, I put it back into the microwave to cook and add the cheese in the last ten seconds.

    cauliflower in microwave

    Ten seconds is just long enough to melt up the cheese in my microwave.

    Then, I stir the cheese to melt it a bit more before stirring in a little bit of heavy cream.

    That's all there is to making this instant cauliflower mac and cheese.

    adding cheese to cauliflower

    I tried making this with coconut milk. But it's a lot creamier if you use heavy cream instead and it doesn't add much more to the carb count.

    You can easily double or triple this recipe if you want a larger serving or cooking for more than one person.

    There isn't much out there for healthy instant convenience foods. So I'm hoping to come up with a few more of these "instant" low carb recipes.

    making sauce for cauliflower mac and cheese

    I need to experiment more with the muffin in a minute recipes. It would be great to have more low carb bread options, especially for breakfast sandwiches.

    Do you love finding new ways to enjoy low carb cauliflower? I've used it for all kinds of things, including a keto chocolate pudding. I bet you didn't know cauliflower desserts were a thing!

    Instant low carb gluten free cauliflower mac and cheese

    If you'd like to make more than one serving, just adjust the amounts accordingly. You may need to up the cooking time a little when using larger amounts, though.

    Although this instant low carb cauliflower dish is a wonderful side dish, you can also enjoy it as a healthy snack in between meals.

    I'm usually really hungry when I get home from work. This quick recipe will be the perfect snack to tie me over until dinner.

    Instant Low Carb Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

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    Instant low carb gluten free cauliflower mac-n-cheese

    Cauliflower Mac and Cheese in 4 Minutes

    Author: Lisa MarcAurele
    4.54 from 13 votes
    An instant low carb mac and cheese recipe that is ready in less than 5 minutes. This quick keto meal only requires 3 ingredients!
    Prep Time2 mins
    Cook Time2 mins
    Total Time4 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
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    Servings 1
    Calories 139

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    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup frozen cauliflower florets or fresh with a bit of water
    • 1 ounce cheddar cheese shredded
    • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
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    Instructions

    • In small microwavable dish with lid, microwave cauliflower covered for about a minute.
    • Remove from microwave and chop cauliflower into small pieces.
    • Microwave for another 50 seconds or so, then add shredded cheese.
    • Microwave for another 10 seconds or so.
    • Stir melted cheese in, then stir in heavy cream until sauce forms.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    Recipe can be increased to serve additional people. It can also be baked in the oven until heated throughout.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 128g | Calories: 139 | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 240mg | Iron: 1mg

    Additional Info

    Net Carbs: 3 g | % Carbs: 8.7 % | % Protein: 26.1 % | % Fat: 65.2 % | SmartPoints: 5
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    Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

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    1. Jane

      July 31, 2021 at 9:51 am

      “Recipe can be increased to serve additional…” I never thought of that! Wow! Thanks for the tip!

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    2. Cynthia C Reid

      March 15, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      5 stars
      Yes, yes and yes!!! Needed a quick and easy recipe with ingredients I always have on hand. Delicious stand alone, but added leftover pulled pork with sugar free bbq sauce Keto/low carb dinner.
      Thank you for sharing

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    3. Anne

      January 31, 2019 at 6:23 am

      I'm a little confused, where is the mac? I always thought mac and cheese contained macaroni, hence the mac? I do thank you though, because my son loves cauliflower cheese, and it never occurred to me to use frozen florets and to cook it in the microwave, this will save me so much time.

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      • Lisa MarcAurele

        January 31, 2019 at 9:34 am

        It probably should say "mac" and cheese since it's a mock mac.

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