Keto Broccoli and Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake
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Keto Broccoli & Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake is an easy
one-pot side dish recipe filled with veggies and cheese!
Keto Broccoli and Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake is the all-in-one side dish recipe you need your reach on busy weeknights! Steam broccoli and cauliflower together, and stir in pimento cheese, mayo, and a few other ingredients. It’s baked together in the same pot, ready to be served with a Meal Prep Grilled Chicken (or a rotisserie chicken will do fine!).
WHAT IS KETO?
“Keto is a low-carb, high fat, moderate protein lifestyle
The ketogenic diet, or keto, refers to a way of eating that can be described as low-carb, high fat, and moderate protein.
Most people on keto eat less than 20g net carbs each day and get more than 75% of their nutrients from fat (more on this below).
The goal of keto is ketosis
One of the goals of the ketogenic diet is getting into what is called ketosis.
Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body is burning fat for fuel instead of burning carbs and sugar. ” – an excerpt from Dr. Davinahs Eats
You can read more about it from my friend, Dr. Davinah, she has an amazing keto blog, where you will drool over every recipe and learn so much!
First, what do you need to make Broccoli & Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake?
- Broccoli Florets
- Cauliflower Florets
- Pimento Cheese
- Mayo
- Extra Cheese, because well, you can!
I mean, total, this recipe is about 5 ingredients – it really could not be more simple!
If you only have broccoli on hand, just use broccoli.
If you only have cauliflower, just use cauliflower.
Like most of the simple recipe ideas here at Sweetpea, they are a bit ‘DIY.’
To begin, you’ll add your broccoli and cauliflower to a skillet/pan that has a lid. (If you don’t have a lid, grab a cookie sheet and place it on top!)
You’ll add about 3/4 cup of water, and cover to steam over medium heat.
Once the broccoli and cauliflower are tender, you’ll stir in the pimento cheese + mayo mixture.
You’ll need a good Pimento Cheese recipe, and this one is toooooo good. There are very few times I don’t have a jar of it in the fridge, waiting to be spread on anything that sits still.
Once it’s all stirred together, top with shredded cheese, and cover to melt!
You could dump this whole shebang in a casserole dish, and bake it. I just melted the cheese on top by covering and letting it sit until melted.
This is definitely a quick side dish recipe idea! The whole thing maybe takes 15-20 minutes!
It pairs well with a rotisserie chicken breast.
You could also try it with these Ranch Grilled Meal Prep Chicken.
Need some Low Carb + Keto Side Dish Recipe Ideas?
Keto Broccoli and Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: low carb
- Method: stove top cooking
- Cuisine: southern keto
Description
Keto Broccoli & Cauliflower Pimento Cheese Bake is an easy one-pot side dish recipe filled with veggies and cheese!
Ingredients
- 3 cups Broccoli Florets
- 3 cups Cauliflower Florets
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup Pimento Cheese
- 1 Cup Mayo
- 3/4 cup Shredded Cheddar
Instructions
- In a skillet or pot with a lid, steam broccoli and cauliflower in water over medium heat.
- Once the broccoli and cauliflower are tender, stir in pimento cheese + mayo until fully coated.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, and place the lid on top to melt the cheese.
- Serve with a grilled chicken breast or rotisserie chicken!
Do you enjoy eating Keto? I would love to know what your go-to low carb or keto recipes are in the comment box below!
You can save this image to your favorite Keto Pinterest board for later!
Omg this just screams ‘thanksgiving’! Can’t wait to try it out 🙂
And, you could definitely add bacon to this! Thanks for stopping by, Chris!
I love that this is keto! It sounds absolutely fantastic! I love cauliflower…definitely saving this for later. Perfect to add to the holiday menu ^_^
Definitely!! And, it’s super quick! Yay.
Sounds super yummy, giving this a try for sure!
Yay, Kate!
This is perfect for a gathering! So simple, and I just need to lay out some bread, crackers, e.t.c and people will devour it. And I love your emergency baking sheet as a pot lid! I would never have thought of that one on my own. 😀
I can’t tell you how many times I don’t find my lid, and just use a sheet pan! 😉