Roasted "Loaded" Cauliflower {Paleo, Keto, GAPS, Whole30, AIP}
Calories 430kcal
Ingredients
- 2 heads cauliflower (chopped small)
- 12 ounces bacon
- 1 bunch green onions (chopped small)
- 1 cup cheese (chopped small)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- freshly ground pepper (chopped small)
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spread bacon out on a large baking sheet (preferably a half sheet [see link below in Recipe notes]).
- Bake until done, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove bacon to plate, and set aside.
- Keep pan with fat.
- Spread out cauliflower on pan with bacon fat.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and optional pepper.
- Toss well with two spoons, so cauliflower is well-coated with fat.
- (*At this point, if you wish to make a one-pan dinner with roasted chicken, see instructions below in Recipe notes.) Roast cauliflower about 22 minutes, or until tinged with brown on its edges.
- Remove pan from oven.
- Add green onions' whites and optional cheese.
- Reduce oven temp to 200 degrees.
- Put back in oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Top with green onions' greens and fresh thyme.
- Serve.
- For egg-free and AIP option, top with simple roasted chicken and serve with side salad.
- Recipe Notes Here's the half sheet baking pan I use for all non-reactive baking (roasted veggies, roasted chicken and baked goods).
- *If you wish to roast chicken to make a one-pan dinner, we'll use the same bacon pan after Step 4: so...toss cauli in bacon fat with sea salt as Step 4 directs.
- Then put this cauli aside in a large bowl.
- Spread chicken legs (bone in, skin on, about 1.5 lbs) out on baking sheet.
- Roll them over a bit in the fat.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and optional black pepper (omit for AIP).
- Reduce heat to 375, and bake 10 minutes.
- Remove pan; increase oven temp to 400.
- Spread cauli on baking sheet all around chicken pieces, using a spatula to scrape any extra fat from bowl onto chicken pieces, basting them.
- Resume recipe with Step 5, baking cauli for about 22 minutes...
Originally posted 2019-02-20 18:45:22.
