Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms

Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms cooks in minutes, and it is a critically scrumptious low-carb stir-fry with fried cauliflower! And if you happen to like cauliflower and also you’ve by no means tried frying it earlier than; I wager you’ll make this again and again.

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Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms cooks shortly on prime of the range, and this cauliflower aspect dish or primary dish is loaded with wonderful flavors. And possibly some folks consider cauliflower as strictly a winter meals, however it’s such an ideal low-carb ingredient that I really like to make use of all of it by the yr!

And this very tasty mixture with cauliflower, bacon, and mushrooms is one thing I’d love for a straightforward dinner (with BACON) if you happen to wished to serve it as a primary dish. If you happen to’ve by no means heard of frying cauliflower, I wager you’re going to like this recipe; I hope you strive it!

What substances do you want?

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• bacon
• butter (or oil of your selection)
• cauliflower
• mushrooms 
• recent parsley
• salt and pepper

What sort of bacon did I take advantage of with the fried cauliflower?

After I first made this recipe I used pre-cooked bacon. This time I began with uncooked bacon that I reduce in strips to fry, and I used just a little little bit of the bacon fats with butter after I cooked the cauliflower and mushrooms. If you happen to don’t thoughts a bit extra fats it will even be wonderful with thick-cut bacon. Frying it in a contact of bacon fats added much more taste to the cauliflower, however you’ll be able to undoubtedly use olive oil or coconut oil and skip the bacon fats and butter if you happen to favor.

What mushrooms did I take advantage of with the fried cauliflower?

I’m an enormous fan of brown Cremini mushrooms, in order that’s what I used for this recipe. However if in case you have common white mushrooms, they may even be scrumptious!

How low in carbs is that this fried cauliflower recipe?

This wonderful method to cook dinner cauliflower as a stir-fry with bacon and mushrooms makes a dish with solely 5 web carbs per serving and 10 grams of protein! If you happen to eat it as a primary dish will probably be about 3 servings with barely increased carbs, however nonetheless fairly low in carbs.

Methods to Make Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms:

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1. Slice bacon into skinny strips, reduce cauliflower into same-size florets, wash and dry mushrooms and reduce in half after which into thick slices, and chop some parsley. (It is a stir-fry, so prep each factor earlier than you begin cooking.)
2. Prepare dinner the bacon within the largest frying pan you have got till it’s very crisp.
3. Then take away bacon and drain it on a paper towel, protecting some bacon fats within the pan.
4. Warmth the frying pan once more over medium-high warmth, add 1 tablespoon butter to the bacon fats, and let the butter soften.
5. When it’s melted flip the warmth to excessive, add the cauliflower and the mushrooms, and cook dinner about 5-7 minutes, stirring typically, or till the greens are beginning to brown and the cauliflower is cooked by.
6. Add the chopped parsley and the crisp items of bacon and cook dinner 2-3 minutes extra.
7. Season the fried cauliflower to style with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve scorching.
8. Leftovers could be refrigerated and reheated, however that is undoubtedly finest when it’s freshly made, and I’m guessing most individuals gained’t have a lot left over!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

I feel this tasty cauliflower that’s stir-fried with bacon and mushrooms might be served as one-dish meal on an evening you simply desire a easy dinner. However if you wish to serve it as a aspect dish, it will style nice with any of those low-carb primary dishes:

Are you a cauliflower fan?

I’m such an enormous cauliflower fan that I’m all the time making new recipes with cauliflower or cauliflower rice. Try Keto Cauliflower Casserole Recipes or Roasted Cauliflower Recipes for extra concepts with this favourite vegetable. Or you should utilize Cauliflower Recipes to see all of the tasty issues I’ve made with cauliflower!

Low-Carb Eating regimen / Low-Glycemic Eating regimen / South Seaside Eating regimen Ideas:
This Fried Cauliflower is an effective aspect dish for any low-carb or Keto eating regimen, or you possibly can additionally eat it as a stir-fried primary dish (which might change the dietary data if you happen to had fewer than 4 servings.) Bacon and butter each will not be really useful for the unique South Seaside Eating regimen however personally I’d eat this as a private selection for South Seaside, or make it with turkey bacon and olive oil if you happen to favor and it’ll nonetheless be scrumptious.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This wonderful Fried Cauliflower recipe was first posted in 2006! The pictures had been significantly improved in 2017 and the recipe was final up to date with extra data in 2025.

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