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Home » Cauliflower Roasted With Bacon and Green Onions

Cauliflower Roasted With Bacon and Green Onions

By Kim Hardesty

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Cauliflower roasted with bacon and caramelized green onions is an easy low carb side with knock-out flavor. 

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Cauliflower roasted with bacon and green onions on an oval platter.

Cauliflower is the workhorse of a Low Carb keto diet.

Cauliflower serves as rice for our Indian and Thai dishes, as an accompaniment to our meats, it can be made into Chinese fried rice, pureed into mock mashed potatoes, and even used as a base for a low-carb pizza.

Although cauliflower is rarely the star of dinner, to me it is the unsung hero. It never steals the show. It never competes. It’s just there supporting all the other players and making sure that everyone else looks good. That is until now!

Cauliflower florets, bacon and green onions on a sheet pan.

Cauliflower Roasted with Bacon and Green Onions

If you haven’t roasted cauliflower then you are in for a treat. Roasting cauliflower, or any vegetable, brings out natural sugars which brown and caramelize during cooking. This produces a rich and mellow flavor. It’s one of my favorite methods for cooking vegetables in the cooler months of the year.

What I like about this roasted cauliflower recipe is that it’s so easy. It just takes a few minutes to cut the cauliflower, bacon, and green onions and the oven takes care of the cooking.

Roasted cauliflower with bacon and green onions on a platter.

Letting the oven do all of the work for this side leaves plenty of time to fix a quick protein. I love my frying pan and usually opt for pan seared chicken or boneless pork chops. Another option is cooking your protein of choice on another sheet pan in the oven at the same time.

One thing is certain. This delicious side makes the whole house smell amazing!

This tasty side has 4 net carbs per serving!

Cauliflower Roasted with Bacon and Caramelized Green Onions

Cauliflower Roasted with Bacon and Caramelized Green Onions

Cauliflower roasted with bacon and caramelized green onion is an easy low carb side with knock-out flavor. So simple to make: chop, toss, arrange and bake!
4.84 from 6 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, vegetables
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 224kcal
Author: lowcarbmaven.com

Ingredients

  • 1 pound cauliflower
  • 3 strips thick cut bacon
  • 4 scallions sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and place rack to middle position. 
  • Cut the cauliflower into bit sized pieces. Slice the green onions into 1/2 inch pieces using only the while and light parts. Slice the bacon into chunks.
  • Toss the cauliflower, green onion,  and bacon with the olive oil and spread on a sheet pan. Season with the salt and pepper.
  • Cook the cauliflower 10 minutes, stir, then cook for 15 minutes more or until the cauliflower starts to brown.
  • Place under the broiler for a few minutes if you want more caramelization. Add more salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
  • Serves 4. Net carbs per serving: 4.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Cauliflower Roasted with Bacon and Caramelized Green Onions
Amount Per Serving
Calories 224
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal

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About Kim Hardesty

Kim HardestyKim is a self taught cook with over 30 years experience in the kitchen. She develops and tests low carb and keto recipes in her California home. She began her low carb journey in 2009 and at the urging of friends, started blogging in 2014. Kim shares delicious low carb and keto recipes no one would believe are sugar-free. Her recipes are featured in newsstand publications and on sites all over the internet.

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  1. AvatarAmy Masson

    September 7, 2019 at 8:00 am

    This is one of the best cauliflower recipes. It is easy and always turns out perfectly. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. AvatarKiki

    August 27, 2019 at 11:31 pm

    I would like to thank you for all this recipes. For my husband is diabetic. I would like to know the phosphorise of the cauliflower recipes i am not to take high phosphorise and potassium in my diet

    Reply
    • KimKim

      August 28, 2019 at 6:37 am

      Hi Kiki. I’m glad you like the recipe. Unfortunately, neither my nutritional calculator (fatsecret.com) nor my recipe card have a field for phosphorus although they do have a field for postassium. I sure you understand that going through hundreds of my recipes to recalculate the nutritional information to add the potassium grams would be hours of time would be time misspent.

      I found a phosphorus containing food pyramid on the National Institutes of Health website. Something else I have heard a lot about regarding kidney health is watching oxalates and avoiding foods containing them. You would have to do the research, though, because I am not a doctor nor a nutritionist.

      I suggest using fatsecret.com to calculate the nutritional information on some of your foods. It’s easy to use. I like the desktop version. It has a nice food and exercise tracker so you can track what your husband is eating and how he is responding to certain things.

      I wish you luck. -Kim

      Reply
  3. AvatarTyufdghytsfhkiytes

    May 10, 2019 at 10:28 am

    Good

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  4. AvatarPamela

    May 5, 2019 at 8:37 am

    omg this was the most delish dish! I couldn’t stop eating it! Added a few more of my own spices but the bacon and cauliflower really go well together!

    Reply
    • KimKim

      May 5, 2019 at 7:36 pm

      This is one of my favorite sides. I’m so glad you like it. -Kim

      Reply
  5. AvatarKirsten

    November 11, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Does this cook the bacon to a crispy texture?

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    • KimKim

      November 11, 2017 at 2:23 pm

      Mine was crisp, Kristen. You can use regular cut bacon if you prefer. -Kim

      Reply
  6. AvatarElaine

    November 11, 2017 at 8:03 am

    Omigosh, this looks and sounds wonderful, Kim!

    Reply
    • KimKim

      November 11, 2017 at 8:06 am

      It’s super easy Elaine and it’s good with most things. Enjoy. -Kim

      Reply
  7. AvatarJennie

    November 11, 2017 at 5:48 am

    This looks so good and easy. I only eat turkey bacon, which is thinner than pork bacon. Should I cook the rest of the items for a few minutes before adding the turkey bacon so it doesn’t get overcooked? Thanks!

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    • KimKim

      November 11, 2017 at 7:12 am

      I’ve never used turkey bacon, Jennie. Maybe stir it in half way through cooking? We had this for dinner the other night with fried eggs. It’s good with everything. -Kim

      Reply
  8. AvatarJeannine

    November 4, 2017 at 12:55 am

    This was so delicious. Even my husband couldnt get enough lol. We were so surprised because there’s not much to this recipe . Thank you for this simple but tasteful recipe.

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    • KimKim

      November 4, 2017 at 8:18 am

      Thank you, Jeannine. Have a great weekend. -Kim

      Reply
  9. AvatarMatt

    June 20, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    We loved this, and the kids did too!

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    • KimKim

      June 20, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      Yeah, it’s a great side. Thanks, Matt. -Kim

      Reply
  10. AvatarJanet Volker

    October 17, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Greetings Kim,

    I am so enjoying your wonderful recipes! In creating the Cauliflower, Green Onion and Bacon, is the bacon raw, partially cooked or cooked when added? I’m excited to give it a try!

    Reply
    • KimKim

      October 18, 2016 at 7:58 am

      Janet, I’m sorry I missed you last night. I went to bed early. I’m so glad you are enjoying the recipes. Thank you so much. I put the bacon in there raw, but you can par-cook if you like it crispier. It’s just pan roasted veggies with bacon, but it’s simple and tasty. I hope you like it. Enjoy your week -Kim

      Reply
  11. AvatarCharlotte

    May 27, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    Might be worded better with “put under broiler”……my old oven has the broiler under the oven lol

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    • KimKim

      May 28, 2016 at 9:28 am

      Thanks for the suggestion, Charlotte. I will make the change! Have a nice weekend. -Kim

      Reply

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