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Loaded Smashed Cauliflower Bites #SundaySupper

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These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice low carb alternative to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice low carb alternative to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)

Today on Sunday Supper we are celebrating creative cauliflower recipes. This is right up my alley! You know those recipes on Pinterest for smashed potatoes? Well they make my mouth drool. I love potatoes but I’ve come to love cauliflower almost as much. I find that there is almost nothing you can do with potatoes that you can’t do with cauliflower. Case in point, these loaded smashed cauliflower bites. Easy to make and a great little low carb side dish or snack, these cauliflower bites are definitely a winner.

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice low carb alternative to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)

Surprisingly my husband doesn’t mind all the cauliflower that we eat. I think he prefers it to potatoes actually. So when I made these he gobbled them right up. My son Max ate them but to be honest he wasn’t as pleased as we were. Then again even if they were made with potatoes, he wouldn’t be pleased. He likes his potatoes mashed and fried so I’m slowly working on him and he’s getting there slowly but surely.

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice alternative low carb to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)

To make these yummy bites you first boil your cauliflower florets until they are fork tender but not mushy. Then you add them to a sprayed cookie sheet and smash each one a little bit with a potato masher. Just enough to flatten them. Then you sprinkle your shredded cheese and place under a broiler until the cheese melts. When they are all done, top with chopped chives and crumbed bacon. Delicious!

LOADED smashed cauliflower bites

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice alternative low carb to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)

You could definitely eat these as a snack but I liked having them as a side dish. I served it with ribs that made in my instant pot (that thing is awesome!). So next time you are drooling over those smashed potatoe recipes on Pinterest, give cauliflower a try. You’ll be happy you did. For more delicious and creative cauliflower recipes from my Sunday Supper friends, just scroll down. The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

110 cals / 7.2g fat/ 5.1g carbs/1.9g fiber / 7.4g protein = 3.2g net carbs

Check out these other cauliflower recipes that my hubby loves.

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice alternative to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish.
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Loaded Smashed Cauliflower Bites

These loaded smashed cauliflower bites are a nice alternative low carb to smashed potatoes. Add all your favorite toppings for a fun snack or side dish. (3.2g net carbs per serving)
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower florets
  • 3/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded or more
  • 2 Tablespoons chives chopped
  • 4 pieces of bacon crumbed
  • salt and pepper
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Cut your cauliflower into florets.
  2. Add the florets to a big pot of water and boil until the cauliflower is fork tender but not mushy. About 15 minutes.
  3. Strain the cauliflower and place on a sprayed cookie sheet.
  4. Take a potato masher and mash each piece just enough to flatten it a bit.
  5. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Sprinkle your cheese all over the cauliflower and then place under the broiler for 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted. Make sure they don't burn.
  7. Top with chives and crumbled bacon.
  8. Can top with what ever your like and serve with sour cream.
  9. Cook cauliflower for 15 minutes
  10. set under broiler for 5-10

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Debbie

    I bet these are addicting once you start to eat them.

    Reply

  2. Barrie

    I love this for a fun sidedish! The bacon and cheese are a great match for the cauliflower I think!

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    • Denise

      Bacon and cheese definitely work for me! 🙂

      Reply

  3. Anne Lawton

    I love this idea – potato skins meet low carb cauliflower!

    Reply

    • Denise

      Yes that is a good way to describe it!

      Reply

  4. Laura Dembowski

    This is so creative and the topping ideas are endless. Love!

    Reply

    • Denise

      Yes you can put on them whatever you want!

      Reply

  5. David @ Cooking Chat

    These look so flavorful, I definitely need to try!

    Reply

    • Denise

      I hope you do and I hope you like them!

      Reply

  6. Liz

    LOVE this low-carb version of our favorite crispy smashed potatoes!!! You can bet that I’ll be adding this to our dinner repertoire!!!

    Reply

    • Denise

      Actually I did make them as a side dish last week. They are just so easy and my family likes them. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply

  7. Caroline

    I knew this event would be one you were excited about! These look great!

    Reply

    • Denise

      Yes I like me some cauliflower! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply

  8. Stacy

    What a fabulous idea, Denise! My family would love these, not that I’d want to share.

    Reply

    • Denise

      Yes my family loves anything with cheese and bacon!

      Reply

  9. Stephanie

    These are on the menu for this week! 😊

    Reply

    • Denise

      That’s great Stephanie! I hope you like them.

      Reply

  10. Maureen

    These look fantastic! Can’t wait to try them. We have had some really good cauliflower-based snacks from a neat little place when visiting my daughter in Brooklyn and I’ve been wanting to try something similar at home.

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    • Denise

      Ooo that sounds cool! I hope you like them Maureen!

      Reply

  11. Rick

    This is Rick, Denise’s husband. I really liked these a lot. A nice change from a baked potato

    Reply

    • Denise

      Thank you sweetheart.

      Reply

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