Keto Chicken and Cauliflower Cheese Bake

Name: Carb Manager
Price: 39.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (514400 reviews)

819 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.

Comments 57

Dimentis 23 days ago

Feels very heavy I was unable to eat the needed macros

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MarvellousKale540509 4 months ago

Loved it! Only gave it one less star because it did take a bit longer than what I would have expected and I would make adjustments to some of the ingredients and processes. I used frozen cauliflower rice to cut down on prep, and it made the texture very satisfying like a casserole. I did not like cutting the bacon prior to cooking, this made it take a lot longer flipping each small piece to get an even cook. Next time I will just cook the full strips of bacon and chop after. Last modification: I used chicken bone broth and added about 1/2 teaspoon of homemade bouillon seasoning (courtesy of chat GPT).

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Nora 5 months ago

Although it was tasty the prep time was longer than stated. There’s lots of chopping up cauliflower & chicken plus making the sauce.

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CodieJoBaker77 5 months ago

I’ve made this twice with slight variations and both times my family scraped the bowl. Delicious! The broth really makes the sauce creamy. Who would have known!

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BlithesomeArugula915045 7 months ago

Yummmmm

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MarvellousKale319138 7 months ago

Delicious!

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atw0921m 7 months ago

Great recipe as is! Hearty & filling. Since I am doing more protein so made a few mods the 2nd time around - this is very similar to a recipe I use for cream sauce: + Increased chicken to 1.5 lb - No need for adding oil to a pan when cooking bacon (I used pre-cooked that was well drained of the grease) - Substituted ricotta for cream cheese + Added 1T nutritional yeast into sauce + Use bone broth which does have a higher protein (& fat) content

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StellarMacadamia870564 8 months ago

This recipe was delicious and easy to prepare. Definitely a keeper to make again.

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SpectacularRadish942177 8 months ago

This recipe is very good, I used block cream cheese, and added mushrooms. My only criticism with this recipe is the servings. It is 6 servings, all day long, not 4. If I personally ate a portion of "4" servings, I wouldnt be able to move. The recipe allows you to change and save the amount of servings, but lies to you and won't save it as 6.

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Cvmarii 9 months ago

Delicious! I omitted the chicken and substituted it with fresh zucchini. Also, used garlic powder as a seasoning for veggies. Tastes very good! The bacon bits on top gave it a nice touch. I’m not sure how to change the ingredients so that my macros reflect changes I made.

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- Kitty07 9 months ago
  
  Copy the recipe to ‘My Foods’. Go to ‘My Foods’. Open the copy (it will have the word ‘copy’ in brackets behind the recipe. Edit the recipe.
  
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UnbelievableMacadamia321605 10 months ago

Cooked this today. This is delicious and will be made again for sure.

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AmazingKetone484464 10 months ago

Delicious. I used onion and chive cream cheese spread. I added package of ranch seasoning. Also mushrooms as recommended. I omitted nutmeg.

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IncredibleAvocado207177 a year ago

Tasty, filling and easy to make. When browning the chicken I would make sure I drained the water, and add a little butter to brown the chicken a bit more? Also keep forgetting to add salt & pepper!! Also the sauce was a little runny, need to work out how to thicken it?

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- RazurBeam 9 months ago
  
  Also make sure to let sauce heat long enough to reduce, and to drain cauliflower really well before adding the rest of the ingredients.
  
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- SpectacularCauliflower497847 a year ago
  
  I used 2 teaspoons of Xanthum Gum to thicken this sauce - works well.
  
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AmazingKetone484464 a year ago

I made this and it was delicious. I also cooked bacon first then chicken as someone recommended. I used jalapeño cream cheese spread and added another cup of cheese. Will definitely make again.

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StupendousKale736604 a year ago

This was really good! I changed it slightly. I cooked the bacon first, then the chicken in the same pan, then a small onion. I only had a whipped garlic and herb cream cheese so that's what I was using. I didn't use nutmeg since I used the garlic and herb cream cheese. I baked it at 380 then broiled it to brown the cheese on top. My husband loved it! Said he can eat this on a regular.

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- ConqueringtheFUPA 10 months ago
  
  I like your style
  
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OutstandingCauliflower308751 a year ago

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

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- Angie a year ago
  
  It says per 3/4 serving
  
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- ColoradoWhiskeyGuy a year ago
  
  That is per serving. Comes from the cheeses. 😁
  
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- StupendousMacadamia896747 a year ago
  
  I wondered this too ??
  
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QuiltMaven a year ago

This was definitely a winner and will make it again.

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MirthfulAvocado183122 a year ago

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

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SpectacularKetone673869 a year 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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- Lfugina55 a year ago
  
  I only had broccoli. Do you know how the macros are impacted by the change of veggies?
  
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SpectacularRadish524882 a year 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 2 years ago

Awesome!!

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HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 2 years 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 a year 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 a year ago
  
  Thanks!
  
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RousingRadish847206 2 years ago

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

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StupendousArugula652882 2 years 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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- Annetta a year ago
  
  Good ideas there.
  
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- HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 🤗 2 years 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 2 years 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 a year ago
  
  I just made it last night and I was like whoa this can’t be right.
  
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- HealthyFatsGirl 🤗 2 years ago
  
  I need to put my actual ingredients in my phone to make it legal. 🤣😂
  
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FullMoonChef 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

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Ava 2 years 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 2 years ago

This has become a regular in our family.

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FortuitousKale750726 2 years ago

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

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- LipedemaSucks 2 years ago
  
  Use low salt bacon?
  
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MarvellousKale233496 2 years ago

Can this be frozen and reheated without going soggy please?

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- Kaleisgreen 2 years ago
  
  Yes. I put into individual servings. I also cut back on the cooking time of the cauliflower so when its reheated its not overcooked
  
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Robert 2 years ago

This recipe is good! Although I did add some salt and pepper due to the fact that cauliflower is very bland. Otherwise EXCELLENT meal!

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UnbelievableMacadamia532553 2 years ago

Made this for the first time. Yum! Non-low carb hubby also ate and enjoyed. Had to sub about 1:4 cream instead of cream cheese (to make 2 servings) as I discovered the cream cheese had spoilt when I went to use it. Will try with the cream cheese next time, and there will be a next time!

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Granny2Go 2 years ago

I want to make this and want to understand serving size. About 45 oz goes into recipe which serves 4, yet serving size says 4.1 oz. What is up with that?

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- ExcellentAvocado694704 2 years ago
  
  I think the reduction that happens during cooking will negate some of the difference in weigh. When I cook a pound of meat, it usually weighs about 12 ounces after cooking. and evaporation will happen to the broth and veg. When I make casseroles, I enter the ingredients into the app as I have them available. Then I divide the casserole into the number of servings I think it should be, 4, 6, or 8. At that time you could weigh a serving if that is important to you. You could also compare pre cook weight per serving, to served weight. For this recipe, cut into 4 servings, I’d expect total weight to go down to 36 ounces, or 9 ounces per serving. 3.5 ounces for meat, 3 ounces for veg and 2.5 ounces for cheese and sauce ingredients. I agree, 4.1 oz would be way to light. Now, why are you worried about the weight of the servings? If I weigh ingredients going in, I use those macros divided by final servings to determine nutrition. I have never weighed casserole servings, I weighed out my Thanksgiving turkey serving. Then I weighed out left over turkey I put intto a casserole. But I did not weigh casserole servings, I just divided it evenly for portion control.
  
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- PhaedraSky 2 years ago
  
  I'm thinking the same thing
  
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Keto Chicken and Cauliflower Cheese Bake

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