An easy and cheesy Cauliflower and Cheese recipe made in the crock pot. You won’t believe how cheesy this cauliflower is and it only requires about 5 minutes of hands on time.
Crock Pot Cauliflower and Cheese is full of cheesy goodness and your crock pot does practically all the work for you. Just 3 to 3 1/2 hours in the crock pot with a can of condensed cheddar soup, some evaporated milk, a little onion, salt, pepper, and paprika, plus a bunch of cheddar cheese is all it takes.
I don’t know about you, but I have the hardest time coming up with different side dish ideas. We tend to eat the same ones over and over. Green beans, peas, and corn get more than their fair share at our dinner table.
Cauliflower is something I hardly ever think to cook. Some people love cauliflower, others hate it.
But I don’t think there’s any denying that cauliflower and cheese were meant for each other.
I mean, just look at how perfect those cauliflower florets look bathed in cheese sauce.
Cauliflower is a great vegetable choice in the fall when it is in season, but to be honest, the quality of the cauliflower at my local market seems to be pretty consistent year round. That makes cauliflower a great choice anytime of year!
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Crock Pot Cauliflower and Cheese
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower,, cut into florets
- 1 can condensed cheddar soup
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 cup finely diced onion
- 2 cups shredded cheddar
Instructions
- Grease the inside of a 6-quart crock pot.
- Place cauliflower florets in crock pot.
- In a medium saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted.
- Pour sauce over cauliflower.
- Cover crock pot and cook on low for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, depending on how tender you want the cauliflower.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally published September 23, 2014.
I use the Hamilton Beach Programmable 6-quart Slow Cooker
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Just made this yesterday. Looked nothing like the pictures, looked absolutely disgusting. The milk curdled. BUT tasted amazing! Was a winner with my picky 15 month old nephew. Will have to try again, maybe add the shredded cheese at the end and stir to melt while still in slow cooker.
Try using Velveta cheese. I’ve tried the shredded cheese for broccoli. It didn’t melt right and looked curdled.
i wonder if the pre shredded cheese we buy is the problem, it has anti caking ingredients like cellulose that could be the problem
Covered in a thick gooey cheesy sauce?! Yes please! I can only imagine how awesome this would make my house smell cooking all day. So trying this!
Is the sauce I pour over really thick?
Yes, it will be really thick.
Hi , If only I didn’t leave behind my crock pot when I moved :(. This looks amazing!
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I used sharp cheddar, because I had a hard time finding regular. I know you said to not use extra sharp, but would sharp work okay?
Can you use extra sharp cheddar if you have to
How much is a serving? 1 cup, 3/4 cup?
Question…can this be done in slow cooker
Slow cooker and crock pot are the same thing, so yes. : )
Can you substitute evaporated milk with chicken broth instead?
While this certainly looks delicious, I’m a little confused as to how it is low-carb? I plugged in all the ingredients on MyFitnessPal and separated out per serving, and it’s showing 75.3g Carbs with 13.9g Fiber, leaving you at over 50g carbs for one serving. For those of us on a strict low-carb diet, this is WELL over the daily allowance! Such a bummer, it looked too good to be true. aybe one day I’ll try my hand at low-carb-ing the recipe, but until then I’ll have to archive it 🙁
Hi Christin,
Apologies, I meant to add this to the Buzzfeed article that listed your recipe as a low-carb option. It’s clear on your page you haven’t claimed it to be low carb. Not sure why Buzzfeed did that!
Every body is entitled to a cheat day, just have a few less carbs the next day, I do this and it didn’t effect your weight loss ?
I thought it just said Gluten free not carb free on Buzzfeed.
uh NO the idea of an allowed CHEAT DAY is your opinion only…too many go off track with too much of this… a huge carb hit may negate 2 weeks of getting into Keto.
My nutritionist told me it takes 4 days of healthy eating to negate a cheat day. If you are trying to lose that means 5 days of no change.
Totally agree about cheat days while doing low carb. BAD IDEA!!!
I did slow carb, basically atkins but i can have beans, and i HAD to do a cheat day because it resets your metabolism. I lost 100lbs doing this. So maybe bad for some and maybe good for some, ya never know
No sure what you plugged into MFP I just put it in MFP and it came out low?
This is what I plugged in:
5 fluid ounce, Evaporated Milk
0.50 teaspoon, Salt
0.50 tsp, ground, Pepper
0.50 tsp, Spices, paprika
1 large head, Cauliflower Head, Large
1 container (1 3/10 cup (120ml) ea.), Cheddar Cheese Soup
0.25 onion (medium), Onion
2 cup, Cheddar Shredded
calories 242
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15 g 24 %
Saturated Fat 9 g 47 %
Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 40 mg 13 %
Sodium 784 mg 33 %
Potassium 65 mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrate 15 g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 3 g 14 %
Sugars 5 g
Protein 13 g 26 %
Vitamin A 14 %
Vitamin C 116 %
Calcium 35 %
Iron 3
When you copy a link into MFP it doesn’t always pull up the proper measurement or item. I had to co in and correct 4 out of the 8