🥦🧀 Cauliflower Broccoli Bacon Bake (Keto Comfort Food!)

Creamy, cheesy, smoky, and packed with low-carb veggies—this bake is the ultimate keto side dish (or a main if you’re like me and eat it straight out of the dish with a fork 😏). It's quick to prep, seriously satisfying, and bacon makes everything better, right?

• 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets
• 1 small head broccoli, cut into florets
• 6 slices streaky bacon, chopped
• 150g cheddar cheese, grated (Mature if you like a kick)
• 50g of parmesan cheese
  
• 300ml double cream (heavy cream)
• 20g butter
• 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 3 Shallots finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Optional: Splash of white wine vinegar and a sprinkle of paprika or chopped chives for garnish

• Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).
• Steam or boil the cauliflower and broccoli for 5-10 minutes until just tender. Drain well and set aside. 
• In a frying pan, cook chopped bacon until crispy on a medium high heat. Set aside, leaving a little bacon grease in the pan. If you have some gorgeous crispy bacon bits stuck to the pan here add a small splash of white wine vinegar to lift and cook down for 1 minute.
• In the same pan turn the heat down, melt the butter, then add garlic, shallots,. Stir and cook on a low heat until soft.
• Add the double cream season with salt and pepper. gently being the cream up to temperature. 
• Stir in  the cheddar (leave a little for later) and add all of the Parmesan until melted and gooey.
• Add the broccoli, cauliflower, and half the bacon to the cheese sauce. Stir to coat.
• Pour everything into a baking dish, sprinkle with remaining cheddar and bacon.
• Bake uncovered for 20–25 minutes, or until bubbling and golden.
• Optional: Sprinkle with chopped chives or paprika before serving.

So if comfort food and keto had a love child, this would be it. Rich, cheesy, loaded with bacon and buttery goodness this bake is your new weeknight hero. Whether you're feeding a crowd, meal-prepping, or just craving something bubbling and golden, this cauliflower broccoli bacon bake checks all the boxes. No weird flours, no obscure ingredients, just proper food that tastes like a warm hug.

You could serve it as a side dish… but let’s be real. I eat this right from the tray like the greedy goblin I am. No shame here. 

And just because you deserve to feel as good as your food looks this isn’t just cheesy comfort food this is metabolic gold. 🥇

The fat-fuelled and veggie-rich bake hits your macros while keeping you full and happy. The broccoli and cauliflower bring fibre and micronutrients, parmesan and cheddar pack in calcium and umami, and the double cream delivers satisfying fats that tell your hunger hormones to chill.

Plus, the garlic and shallots give immune support and big flavour, so you’re not just eating keto you’re thriving.

• Serve your Cauliflower Broccoli Bake alongside grilled chicken thighs or a big slab of roasted pork belly.
• Let it cool and slice into meal prep portions—it reheats beautifully in the oven or air fryer.
• Feeling cheeky? Add some shredded leftover roast chicken or turkey for a full meal bake.

• Want to amp it up? Add cooked chicken or shredded rotisserie meat for a full meal.
• Feeling spicy? Toss in some chili flakes or a spoonful of Dijon mustard into the sauce.
• Store leftovers in the fridge and reheat in the oven or air fryer for max crisp.
• Have a lovely iron enamel baking dish? Skip the frying pan and extra mess, cook all your ingredients in it right from the get go!

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