This Special recipe is so delicious that it has won over even sworn cauliflower haters! Keto Pepperoni Pizza Cauliflower Casserole is also easy and economical, making it the perfect weeknight meal ! Low carb and gluten free too!
It’s so satisfying that out of just a bowl of the low carb cauliflower puree we can make a keto meal ,and nothing else.
Some people don’t even LIKE pepperoni but we threw some shredded mozzarella and pepperoni into out magic bullet with the cauliflower, and blended it into a puree.
It was SO GOOD!
Ingredients
For the Puree
- 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 2 Tbsp Heavy Cream
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 8 slices pepperoni
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Casserole
- 12 slices pepperoni
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
For the Puree
- Cauliflower should be cleaned and trimmed. Break it into medium sized pieces.
- Take a microwave bowl and put two tbsp. of cream and one tbsp. of butter.
- Microwave, uncovered, on high for ten mins.
- Stir to coat cauliflower with cream mixture.
- Microwave for another 6 mins on high.
- Take it out from the microwave and into a high speed blender, put it along with the 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and eight slices of pepperoni.
- Puree until it gets smooth.
- To taste, season with pepper and salt.
- To your preference for consistency, you can adjust the butter and cream.
For the Casserole
- Into an 8 x 8 oven proof casserole dish, spread the cauliflower puree.
- Layer with pepperoni, and cover with 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
- For twenty mins, bake at 375 degrees (F).
- Microwave this for five minutes, alternatively.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: approximately 3/4 cup
- Calories: 207
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 4.75g net
- Protein: 10g
