This Creamed Spinach recipe is made with cauliflower. Only 9 Simple Ingredients and 20 Minutes to create this healthy side dish. Keto. Low-Carb. Gluten-Free.
This delicious low-carb keto creamed spinach uses mashed cauliflower as a creamy base, making it 100% gluten-free.
It only needs 8 simple ingredients to prepare and you can have it ready in about 20 minutes.
🥘 ingredients
You will need:
- frozen spinach
- cauliflower
- onions
- garlic
- mozzarella
- heavy cream
- butter
- ground nutmeg
🔪 instructions
- Start boiling the cauliflower for at least 10 minutes. (Photo 1)
- Sauté the onion until soft and translucent while the cauliflower boils. (Photo 2)
- Add the spinach and nutmeg to the pan. Cook until the spinach if warmed through. (Photo 3)
- Scoop the soft cauliflower with a slotted spoon and add to your food processor. (Photo 4)
- Blitz it with the cream and butter until smooth. Taste and season it with salt and pepper. (Photo 5)
- Mix the cauliflower, spinach/onion and cheese together. (Photo 6)
- Add the mixture to a baking dish and sprinkle extra cheese on top. (Photo 7)
- Slide under the broiler until the cheese is golden and then your keto creamed spinach is ready to serve. (Photo 8)
💭 faq
is spinach ok on keto?
Yes. Spinach is low in carbs and suitable for the keto diet.
is spinach a carb?
Spinach does contain carbs, but very few. Keep in mind that spinach loses its volume when cooking. A cup of raw spinach contains about 1g of carbs, while a cup of cooked spinach contains about 4g net carbs.
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Low-Carb Cauliflower Creamed Spinach
This Creamed Spinach recipe is made with cauliflower. Only 9 Simple Ingredients and 20 Minutes to create this healthy side dish. Keto. Low-Carb. Gluten-Free.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 155kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen spinach
- 4 cups cauliflower (we used a small head of cauliflower and cut it into small florets)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- ½ cup mozzarella (shredded – plus a little extra for on top)
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- Turn on your broiler.
- Bring a medium sized pot of salted water to the boil. Once it boils, add the cauliflower florets and boil for approximately 10 minutes (or until soft).
- While the cauliflower boils, caramelize the onion in a little bit of butter and oil [butter for flavor, oil to keep it from burning] until soft and translucent and and then add the spinach and nutmeg. Cook until the spinach is warmed through.
- When the cauliflower is cooked, use a slotted spoon to scoop the florets into a food processor. Add the cream and butter. Blitz the cauliflower until smooth. Taste and then season with salt and pepper.
- Now mix the cauliflower, spinach/onion and cheese together, taste test and add more salt if needed, and scoop into a cast iron pan or small baking dish.
- Slide under the broiler until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
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Tips and Tricks:
1. Adjust the spinach and cauliflower quantities to your own tastes if you’d like: More spinach for a more “substantial” side dish, more cauliflower for a “creamier” dish. We prefer a “creamier” dish.
2. Do not underestimate the power of salt with making a delicious Cauliflower Mash – the water you boil the cauliflower in should be WELL salted – think sea water!
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 620mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9440IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 205mg | Iron: 2mg
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Leslie says
I’m surprised that nobody mentioned this before, but in the photos, you are using fresh spinach, but in the ingredients you say frozen spinach!! I’m guessing it doesn’t matter which one you use!!
Fudge says
Hi. I’m making it now. Realise the clove of garlic is left out from the method. I’m gonna assume it goes with the onions. Yes? 🙂
Roche Woodworth says
Yes, this is correct!:)
Amanda says
Can this be frozen and reheated?
Crystal says
What is a serving?
Jackie says
can you use frozen cauliflower for this recipe
Roche Woodworth says
Yes, I frozen cauliflower rice will work just fine!:)
Yvonne says
Really love this- one of my favorite side dishes – like to add extra spinach! Goes so good with steak! Thank you for sharing
Mwade says
I just made this for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was a HUGE hit! I made it exactly like the recipe stated; no changes and it was fantastic. Everyone loved it and it even reheated well. I intend to make it again very soon with a pork loin.
Roche Woodworth says
Thank you do much for the feedback, happy you enjoyed the recipe:)