CREAMY Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes, this easy recipe is just like mashed potatoes but doesn’t use potatoes or milk! Dish uses cheddar cheese and cream cheese to make them extra creamy! Great for a healthy keto diet!
If there’s one side dish that is almost always requested for dinner and holidays it’s Creamy Mashed Cauliflower. This is a healthier take on regular mashed potatoes as it’s made with cauliflower instead.
With cauliflower so popular in the garden right now Summer often becomes a time to enjoy it. One of my favorite dinners is some BBQ chicken served alongside a big spoonful of Creamy Mashed Cauliflower. As soon as the basket is full of cauliflower heads it’s almost a given that this recipe will be made in the next few days to be enjoyed. Right now we have multiple cauliflower heads that we harvested so we’re lucking out being able to have this pretty often.
Don’t worry though, this isn’t just a Summertime fresh recipe. This recipe doesn’t have to be made with fresh cauliflower, it can also be made with a 16 oz bag of frozen cauliflower. So if you’d rather use frozen, go for it, it will still be just as delicious.
Now let’s get to the recipe!
I hope you guys enjoy this Creamy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes!
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Looking for more cauliflower recipes? Try my cauliflower casserole or cauliflower soup.
Creamy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
PrintIngredients
- 1 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 large head of fresh cauliflower, chopped or 16 oz bag of frozen cauliflower
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon whipped cream cheese
- 1 cup instant potatoes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- dried parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Bring chicken broth to a boil.
- Add fresh or frozen cauliflower and boil for 10 minutes.
- Take off burner and add in cheeses, instant potatoes, butter and garlic powder.
- Use potato masher to smash and stir until creamy.
- Serve and garnish with dried parsley on top.
Jenny says
really yummy
Pamela says
Thanks Jenny, glad you liked the potatoes!
Paloma says
May I quote you on the blog? The part I’d like to quote is this: Love the mom food idea. One of my proudest acshmplicoments with my children is that they love food as much as my husband and I do. Often, when I make one of my really tasty dinners, my husband will remind the kids how much they’ll appreciate and remember this food, once they move out of the house (especially when they are eating dorm food :-)). I also really believe in the idea of comfort food, which is what mom food is all about. and I can credit it any way you wish.
Lidia says
Looks heavenly!
Ella-HomeCookingAdventure says
This must be delicious.. a new way for me to cook cauliflower. My husband loves it a lot so he will be glad of this new recipe in our house.
Ashley says
I love making mashed cauliflower! It’s so good! And I love the new look of your site – looks fantastic!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
I don’t know why I’ve never made mashed cauliflower before, I mean it looks delicious and I really love cauliflower. I’ll have to remember to give it a try soon!
Consuelo - Honey & Figs says
Oh lucky you, your cauliflowers look amazing! Ours will never ever grow eeek I wish I knew what’s wrong with them. I guess it must be the climate here 🙁 Anyway, I’d love to try this mash so badly that I’m even willing to use the frozen stuff. It looks delish!
Mary Frances says
I’ve been meaning to try mashed cauliflower. Yours sounds tasty!
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living says
Love that picture of you holding fresh picked cauliflower – how awesome is that to grow your own! Love mashed cauliflower!
Siv/MoonLight @ AWorldInMyOven says
I’ve never in my life thought of mashing califlower. It’s amazing, all the new things I learn just by reading your blog or roaming the internet.. Plus it has cheese in it, that’s even more amazing. I feel totally inspired to make this for dinner tonight!
Megan says
Cauliflower mash sounds so tasty, and the cauliflower you grew looks gorgeous!
Aimee / WallflowerGirl.co.uk says
Cauliflower mash is amazing! I’ve been using it to top shepherds pies and love it! Your cauliflower + kitten tshirt photo is super sweet by the way ^.^
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
This creamy cauliflower mash sounds divine!
Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine says
Looks yummy, Pamela! What a great, healthy way to use that surplus of cauliflower
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
Wow, this is amazing … it looks just like a big bowl of regular mashed potatoes. I love that you’ve added all that cheese and garlic – I’d love to try this with that beautiful BBQ chicken!
vicky and ruth / May I Have That Recipe? says
What Beautiful cauliflowers you got from your garden. This cheesy cauliflower mash sounds fantastic.
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
I love creamy cauliflower. Love that this is straight from the garden!
So pretty.
Kelly says
Wow I am always in awe of the beautiful veggies you grow in your garden, the cauliflower looks sensational! Love this creamy mashed cauliflower – what a healthy and delicious dish 🙂
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
This mashed cauliflower looks delicious! I always feel so guilty eating mashed potatoes but next time I’ll have to try cauliflower instead! Do you ever get stressed out with the bounty of your garden?! It’s crazy how much it produces!
Pamela says
Hey Linsdsey, hope you give these a shot! I totally get stressed sometimes…. especially when it is tomato and cucumber time!
Cailee says
YUM! I’ve wanted to try this as a healthier alternative to mashed potatoes!! What a great healthy recipe 🙂
Natalie says
Healthy and delicious, great recipe!
PassTheKnife says
I’ve been dying to try mashed cauliflower. I’m so impressed with how well your garden is doing. Looking forward to trying out this recipe.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I’ve always wanted to try mashed cauliflower, have heard wonderful things about it! Your pictures are enticing me to try this, and now! Especially with the cream cheese in there…love it!