{"id":13173,"date":"2017-06-26T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=13173"},"modified":"2017-06-26T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T15:57:18","slug":"cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/26\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a pretty lucky mommy that my kids aren&#8217;t picky eaters (here&#8217;s my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/24\/tips-for-avoiding-a-picky-eater\/\">tips for helping to avoid creating picky eaters<\/a>) but that doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t try to get as many healthy veggies in my kids as possible!<\/p>\n<p>There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/ways-to-get-your-toddlers-to-eat-more-vegetables\/\">ways to get kids to eat vegetables<\/a>\u00a0and I&#8217;ll admit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/28\/who-can-find-the-veg\/\">hiding the veggies<\/a> at times to get extra in my kids, but ultimately, I don&#8217;t want my kids to be scared of veggies on their plates. We have a vegetable with every lunch and dinner at home and even at restaurants whenever possible (and potatoes don&#8217;t count in this house!).<\/p>\n<p>And while I have successfully gotten my kids to love vegetables (some more than others), I also have to contend with a\u00a0somewhat picky husband who isn&#8217;t a fan of many of my favorite vegetables. But over time, I&#8217;ve found ways to get him to not only tolerate my favorites but actually like them, too!<\/p>\n<h2>This Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole Recipe is one of those things.<\/h2>\n<h3>What you need for Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 head of cauliflower (or 1 bag riced cauliflower)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 pound of bacon<\/li>\n<li>8 oz. sour cream<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-1024x881.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole recipe based on the flavors of a loaded baked potato but with a healthy veggie base.\" width=\"806\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-600x516.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-291x250.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-390x336.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole.jpg 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to make Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Put a pot of water on to boil.<\/li>\n<li>Heat a skillet with a small amount of oil.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the cauliflower into very small pieces and cook in boiling water just until tender.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the bacon into small bits and cook until browned.<\/li>\n<li>Drain the cauliflower completely.<\/li>\n<li>Remove grease from the bacon.<\/li>\n<li>Stir together the cauliflower, bacon, sour cream and 1 1\/2 cups cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Spread evenly in a casserole or baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese on top is melted.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole recipe based on the flavors of a loaded baked potato but with a healthy veggie base.\" width=\"806\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-390x279.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serve the Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole alongside your favorite meat or protein!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-main-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole recipe based on the flavors of a loaded baked potato but with a healthy veggie base.\" width=\"806\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-main-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-main-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-main-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-main-390x231.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For more delicious, healthy recipes, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/11\/week-veggiefull-dinners\/\">Week of VeggieFull Dinners\u00a0Recipes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249701698193\/\">Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249701698193\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13178 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1-680x1024.png\" alt=\"Recipe for Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole recipe based on the flavors of a loaded baked potato but with a healthy veggie base.\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1-300x451.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cheesy-loaded-cauliflower-casserole-recipe-1-600x903.png 600w, 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There are many ways to get kids to eat vegetables\u00a0and I&#8217;ll admit to hiding the veggies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[397],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13180,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13173\/revisions\/13180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}