Easily The Best Recipe On How To Make Keto Mac & Cheese
Keto mac and cheese is not only a great comfort food side dish but it's easy to make when starting the keto diet. You get all the flavor of your favorite cheeses with a melty, cheesy topping with your baked mac!
Equipment
- 8x8 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 ounce full fat cream cheese
- 2.5 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1.5 cup gouda cheese
- 6 tablespoon chicken stock/broth
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
Prep
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil then add in 1 TB of salt. Chop up a large head of cauliflower (2 small heads if you can't find a large) in big pieces. Turn the heat off the pot then drop the cauliflower in for 30-40 minutes.
- Shred all your cheese by hand. You can't by pre-shredded for this recipe.
- In a small bowl or something mix together your black pepper and xanthan gum. This will keep the xanthan gum from clumping later on.
Cheese Sauce
- In a pot on medium high heat add in 2 TB of butter. Grate all 3 cloves of garlic over the butter then cook until the garlic is browning and fragrant.
- Lower heat to medium low and add in cream cheese. Now, only had 1 cup of sharp cheddar and 1 cup of gouda. Mix the cheese until everything has melted and is smooth.
- Next, using a tablespoon pour in 6 TB of chicken stock mixing between each tablespoon.
- Then sprinkle over the mix of black pepper and xanthan gum. Quickly using a whisk begin to beat the sauce for a minute or so. This will bring everything together as smooth as possible.
- Before removing from the heat fold in 1/2 cup of sharp cheddar cheese.
Bake
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Drain the cauliflower, this is when you chop it up into bite-sized pieces. Add all the chopped cauliflower into the 8x8 baking dish.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the cauliflower and mix them together evenly.
- Take the remaining sharp cheddar cheese and gouda cheese and top dish off. Place in the oven for 15 minutes. Then turn on broil to brown the top.
- Note: Cooking for 15 minutes allows the cauliflower to keep its bite and not turn mushy.
- Allow to cool before serving. In a 8x8 baking dish cut 3x3 you can get 9 servings.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 274.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.9g | Protein: 14.3g | Fat: 21.6g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 67.4mg | Sodium: 460.7mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2.7g
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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