Keto Chicken and Cauliflower Cheese Bake

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prep time

5 min
cook time

38 min
ready time

43 min

Keto Chicken and Cauliflower Cheese Bake

798 ratings

This chicken and cauliflower bake is rich with a creamy cheese sauce and crispy bacon.

This is a great weeknight meal for families served alongside a simple green salad.

Net Carbs

4.7 g
Fiber

2.2 g
Total Carbs

7 g
Protein

52.8 g
Fats

40.9 g

609 cals

Quantity

Serving Size

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Chicken Breast, Skin Removed Before Cooking

17-½ ounce
Bacon

4 slice - 6" long
Cauliflower

3 cup
Olive Oil

2 tablespoon
Garlic

1 clove
Unsalted Butter

1 tablespoon
Cheddar Cheese

1 cup, grated
Nutmeg

⅛ teaspoon
Cream Cheese Spread

¾ cup
Chicken Broth, Bouillon Or Consomme, Ready-to-serve Can

¾ cup

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2

Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium/high heat. Dice the chicken, add to the pan and cook through until browned all over. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Step 3

Whilst the chicken is cooking, add the cauliflower to a pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes until just tender. Drain the water and set aside.
Step 4

Add the remaining oil to the frying pan and roughly chop the bacon. Cook until browned all over then arrange in an oven dish along with the chicken and cauliflower.
Step 5

To prepare the sauce, heat the butter in a pan over a low/medium heat. Mince the garlic and add to the pan, sweating until tender. Add the cream cheese, stock and nutmeg. Stir well to combine. Bring to a simmer until the cream cheese has melted and you have a smooth sauce. Add half the grated cheese and stir into the sauce until smooth and thick.
Step 6

Pour the sauce over the chicken, bacon and cauliflower and scatter over the remaining grated cheese.
Step 7

Transfer to the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked through, bubbling and golden.

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Comments 28

OutstandingCauliflower308751 2 months ago

Is this recipe at 609 calories for the 4 serves? Or one serve?

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- ColoradoWhiskeyGuy 9 days ago
  
  That is per serving. Comes from the cheeses. 😁
  
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- StupendousMacadamia896747 14 days ago
  
  I wondered this too ??
  
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QuiltMaven 2 months ago

This was definitely a winner and will make it again.

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MirthfulAvocado183122 2 months ago

This is so delicious ! Will be making this often! This is a winner!

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SpectacularKetone673869 2 months ago

This was so delicious. I made it with cauliflower and broccoli. It was a big hit with my family. Definitely will be making this again.

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SpectacularRadish524882 4 months ago

This is delicous! The sauce and bacon result in a Carbonara flavor experience. A real hit with my husband who misses pasta.

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MarvellousArugula393739 5 months ago

Awesome!!

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HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 5 months ago

Oh my goodness! Too delish for me & dangerous. lol. When cooking my chicken when it was almost finished I added 5 large cloves of garlic which I had minced. Also added spices: Chipotle & Tandoori Masala. I used the Nutmeg but couldn’t taste it. It was a lovely flavor. My cheese I changed from cheddar to Colby but not Colby Jack. Just Colby & oops, I doubled it. 😂. I used the frozen bag of diced cauliflower from Costco & just dumped it in my bow to mix with meat & then the sauce before putting it in a buttered glass Pyrex dish to brown the bottom. Yes, my friend, Holly always says I change the recipes. This was so delish my non-Keto husband loved it. Of course now he wants to change the recipe to fit him. We let it rest while we ate our salads. It stayed hot! Will reheat tonight in air fryer for hubby! Delish and Keeper recipe! 👍🏼

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- brelly 2 months ago
  
  Brilliant! I too always try and follow recipes and end up with something completely different. My family always ask if they can have it again and I'm like erm.... I don't even know what was in it 😂😂 So glad to see there are fellow ingredi-maniacs out there x
  
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- Bea 3 months ago
  
  Thanks!
  
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RousingRadish847206 5 months ago

Wow 👌 and who knew nutmeg would work out so well.

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StupendousArugula652882 6 months ago

After reading the comments, I made sure to season my chicken the way I like. I also added curry powder and to give it a little zing, I added a little cayenne pepper. It was good minus the bacon. But I know I don’t like bacon in my dishes because it overpowers the other flavors of the dish. I wanted a deeper dish so maybe next time I’ll use 2 heads of cauliflower instead of one.

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- HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 5 months ago
  
  I used turkey bacon & it gave it a lovely Smokey taste. You can always use half the amount of bacon. ☺️
  
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Mrstaraclary 6 months ago

It was delicious! I added curry powder and a little poultry seasoning and paprika. I only had a gouda type Kerry gold cheese.

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MarvellousArugula620905 7 months ago

Delicious recipe. Next time I will add mushrooms, chopped onion, etc. I give the recipe a chance before I tweak it! Great flavor as is. Highly recommend this one.

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- Zedar 6 months ago
  
  Yup, mushrooms was the first thing that crossed my mind. I thought "Ah, something to do with chicken and those mushrooms I've got that won't be another Stroganoff". Mind you, now I'm thinking that some nice warming mustard in the mix would go down well.
  
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Cdand 7 months ago

Decent recipe but there is absolutely no seasoning. Only thing is a few slices of bacon and a garlic clove. Had salt to water for cauliflower. Added Adobo to the chicken. A bit of salt and pepper to the cheese. You have to add flavor to food.

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- HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 5 months ago
  
  You have to be creative when looking at recipes. I’m learning we like a lot of spice in our home.
  
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GorgeousKale812459 7 months ago

I made this but the serving weight to what is actually put into it dont seem to add up. It was good though

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- Friedchicken 4 months ago
  
  I just made it last night and I was like whoa this can’t be right.
  
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- HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 5 months ago
  
  I need to put my actual ingredients in my phone to make it legal. 🤣😂
  
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FullMoonChef 8 months ago

Echoing the years of praise this recipe has got. I spiced more, including adding some dry mustard. Will make again. I am curious about the calories for this. Hard to believe 4oz is 600! That’s a very small serving.

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AmazingAvocado110135 8 months ago

Yes this dish was great had the kitchen smelling good.. this dish is a keeper

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Ava 8 months ago

This is delicious! A few tweaks! All cheeses (cream and cheddar) were reduced fat version, cheddar cheese I mixed mild and sharp and added an extra 1/2 cup, added season to meat and cauliflower, reduced the meat portion slightly (I didn’t have that much left!), added an extra cup of cauliflower, no bacon, no olive oil, and I used cream of chicken instead of broth! 😬… I also forgot to cook the fresh cauliflower first but it still came out perfectly! Thank you for this recipe, even my non Keto husband thought it was delicious.

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Pr.Michael 8 months ago

This has become a regular in our family.

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FortuitousKale750726 9 months ago

Nope not again....the bacon made it too salty and not enough sauce...

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- LipedemaSucks 8 months ago
  
  Use low salt bacon?
  
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