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Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

[heart_this] · Feb 3, 2014 · 63 Comments

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

All of the flavours of a pepperoni pizza in a low carb cauliflower casserole!

With the cold weather here I have been craving comfort food and one of my favourite comfort food dishes is the pepperoni pizza casserole. Although I will never cease to enjoy digging into a plate of this casserole it is a little high on the calories and the carbs so I thought that I would make a new, lighter, version using cauliflower as the base rather than pasta. This casserole is super easy to make, you simply cook the cauliflower, and I like to roast it since it add that caramelized flavour, mix it with some pizza sauce and your favourite pizza toppings, top it with cheese and more of your favourite toppings and bake it until it is golden brown and bubbling. With all of the different toppings to choose from this cauliflower pizza casserole will never get boring and you can’t go wrong with the classic pepperoni topping!

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
All of the flavours of pizza in a lighter cauliflower casserole!

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
Puree the cauliflower and serve as a lighter alternative to pizza dip while watching the game!

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Cauliflower Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 4

All of the flavours of a pepperoni pizza in a low carb cauliflower casserole!

ingredients
  • 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cups pizza sauce
  • 2 ounces pepperoni
  • 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
  • 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
  • 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano (optional)
directions
  1. Toss the cauliflower in the oil, place on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast in a preheated 400F/200C oven until it starts to caramelize, about 20-30 minutes, mixing half way through.
  2. Mix the cauliflower, pizza sauce, pepperoni and olives, reserving some pepperoni and olives, place in a baking dish, sprinkle on the cheese followed by the reserved toppings and the oregano.
  3. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the cheese has melted and the sides are bubbling, about 20 minutes.
Option: Use your favourite pizza toppings!
Option: Steam the cauliflower instead of roasting it.
Option: Puree the cauliflower and turn it into a side or a dip!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 338, Fat 19g (Saturated 7g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 34mg, Sodium 1010mg, Carbs 23g (Fiber 7g, Sugars 9g), Protein 19g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    February 3, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    Love that you took pizza and made it about 82 billion times healthier! This look delish Kevin!

    Reply
  2. Meagan Wied says

    February 3, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Oh man this cauliflower casserole that involves pizza flavorings is right up my alley. We love love love cauliflower and I like this addition to it.

    Reply
  3. Jenny says

    February 3, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Yah, I could go for this pizza tonight! Looks great Kevin!!

    Reply
  4. Maria says

    February 3, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Great twist on pizza!

    Reply
  5. Jeanette says

    February 3, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    What a great idea low-carbing it with cauliflower Kevin! We've been eating lots of cauliflower lately so I love this idea!

    Reply
  6. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    February 3, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    This is very creative Kevin & I love it has no pizza dough in the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  7. Heather Christo says

    February 3, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    What awesome flavors Kevin! I bet it is so tasty that no one notices that they are essentially just eating a ton of vegetable!

    Reply
  8. Rogelio Valencia says

    February 3, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    Gotta make this tonight.
    But where does all the sodium come from? or is it a typo?

    Reply
  9. kevin says

    February 3, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Rogelio Valencia: Actually most of the sodium comes from the fact that the tool that I use to calculate Nutritional Facts used a generic store bought pizza sauce. If you use the recipe that I link to or make your own, there will be a lot less sodium!

    Reply
  10. Helen @ Scrummy Lane says

    February 3, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    Great idea! Like the idea of dipping into it as a snack, like you would with nachos!

    Reply
  11. Chrissy Barua says

    February 3, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    I love using cauliflower for substitutes for everything! It's a blank slate, and this looks great!

    Reply
  12. Ally says

    February 4, 2014 at 1:16 am

    Good stuff, Kevin! Love this! ~~ally 🙂

    Reply
  13. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    February 4, 2014 at 2:36 am

    I think I would be going back for seconds with this great twist on pizza dish!

    Reply
  14. Tieghan says

    February 4, 2014 at 5:11 am

    This is such a great meal my whole family would eat. love it, kevin!

    Reply
  15. We are not Martha says

    February 4, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Whoa! What a crazy and awesome idea!!

    Sues

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    February 4, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    We made it! Simply awesome!!! 😀 Timi from Hungary

    Reply
  17. Nicole Boyd says

    February 4, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    What size baking dish would you recommend? I have a 9×9 & 9×13 glass pan, or a ceramic pie plate.

    Reply
  18. Ellis_Wood says

    February 4, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    woooow! i love it!!!

    Reply
  19. vanillasugarblog says

    February 4, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    and I remember the first time you did this with cauliflower, I was so impressed!
    I bet cast iron would fire up a nice crispy crust.

    Reply
  20. Jennie Phaneuf says

    February 5, 2014 at 12:20 am

    Say what… This looks amazing. Pinned.

    Reply
  21. KirbyTails says

    February 6, 2014 at 12:38 am

    Cauliflower is such a cool vegetable. So many things you can do with it.

    Reply
  22. Poame says

    February 6, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Mmmm..it looks soo good!

    Reply
  23. angela says

    February 7, 2014 at 4:11 am

    wow. when i saw the title i thought…. well, never mind, lol! but i can see the flavors together, and it actually looks pretty good. great job kevin!

    Reply
  24. Pam says

    February 7, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Oh man. This looks incredible Kevin!

    Reply
  25. Nadira @ Best Juice Extractor Reviews says

    February 8, 2014 at 8:17 am

    That looks SO good…I'd be happy to get this in cauliflower…I'm getting so hungry looking at this! Using Tequila is quite creative and smart! 😀

    Reply
  26. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    February 8, 2014 at 8:31 am

    At 12:30AM, there's nothing I'd rather do that stuff my face with this amazingness here!

    Reply
  27. Paula Jones says

    February 8, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    This sounds right up my alley! Pinning!

    Reply
  28. Tina says

    February 9, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Super creative! I too crave comfort foods when it's cold and this delicious and satisfying. 🙂
    Tina at http://www.tinaschic.com

    Reply
  29. maria at inredningsvis says

    February 9, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    AHHHH this recipy is TO Delish to handle 🙂 love your blog and im following now.

    Check out my blog today…my all time fav. lasagna recipy 🙂

    Have a fab week dear

    LOVE Maria at inredningsvis – inredning it's, Swedish for decor 🙂

    Reply
  30. kevin says

    February 9, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    Nicole Boyd: I like the bigger baking dish for this as you can get more cheese on it 🙂 The smaller one will work as well though.

    Reply
  31. Poame says

    February 10, 2014 at 10:11 am

    Delicious!

    Reply
  32. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    February 14, 2014 at 12:13 am

    Catching up on your posts and I've pinned so many, Kevin! Everything looks great and I bet this would be a partytime favorite! pinned

    Reply
  33. Maggie Unzueta @ Mama Maggie's Kitchen says

    March 6, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    I will be making this tonight. I'm hoping my son will not complain. He's a picky eater just like his mama. 😉 Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  34. MsAstor says

    March 19, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    I loved this! Most important – hubby loved it too! Made it last night with a few tweaks – I used ground meat instead of pepperoni. Added onions and bell pepper and threw in a few dried mushrooms…

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  35. MsAstor says

    March 19, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    I made this last night with a few minor tweaks – used ground meat instead of pepperoni…added onions and bell pepper to the meat. I loved it!! more importantly, hubby loved it too! Thanks, Kevin!!!

    Reply
  36. kevin says

    March 19, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    MsAstor: I am glad that you enjoyed it!

    Reply
  37. Jessica says

    March 31, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Made this for last night's dinner. It was fantastic. The only problem was that DH and I devoured the whole thing, and didn't leave anything for lunch today! Next time I am going to try to roast some mushrooms along with the cauliflower.

    Reply
  38. kevin says

    March 31, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    Jessica: Roasted mushrooms would be a great addition!

    Reply
  39. Me says

    May 23, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    Any estimate on how many cups of cauliflower florets you need? My grocery store has small cauliflower heads and not sure ifi need 1.5 or 2

    Reply
  40. Me says

    May 23, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    Any estimate on how many cups of cauliflower florets you need? My grocery store has small cauliflower heads and not sure ifi need 1.5 or 2

    Reply
  41. kevin says

    June 1, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    Me: 2 small heads will be perfect!

    Reply
  42. Anonymous says

    August 7, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    This looks so good!!

    Reply
  43. hmjones says

    November 1, 2014 at 10:02 am

    Has anyone tried this recipe with frozen cauliflower?

    Reply
  44. Angie D. says

    February 8, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    Made this as my lunch for the week. Added 2 zucchinis, mushrooms, onion and garlic and it was sooo good! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  45. Meadows08 says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    I made this on the weekend and it was delicious. It tasted like I was eating something really naughty!

    Reply
  46. kevin says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    Meadows08: I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    Reply
  47. Christy Guest says

    September 22, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    I have had this recipe pinned for quite some time. Why did I wait so long? This was AWESOME! I sauteed some onions, peppers and garlic and added them to the mix. My family devoured this! I actually preferred the cauliflower to pasta! Thanks for this keeper!

    Reply
  48. Robin says

    July 3, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    I just made this and it's absolutely delicious! Didn't have any pepperoni, so substituted chorizo. Incredibly simple and so good!

    Reply
  49. Madelyn @ hcgdropsreviews.net says

    August 27, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    This is by far my favorite low carb recipe. BY FAR. I like to add extra cream and butter to the cauliflower and annihilate it with my VitaMix and then portion it out in ramekins. The rest of the fam isn’t low carb, but they will eat this with pleasure so sometimes I have to make it as a whole casserole. 🙂

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  50. thelady8home says

    March 22, 2018 at 2:10 am

    Another gem….yummm

    Reply
  51. Wendy says

    January 19, 2020 at 6:36 pm

    I made this for dinner tonight as my hubby made homemade pizza for himself and the boys. I am definitely not feeling deprived or like I’m missing out on ANYTHING!!! This tasted just like my homemade pizza always did…minus the crust! Unbelievable! This will be my go-to whenever I want pizza flavour! Btw…I added some ground beef and bacon! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  52. Dana says

    February 3, 2022 at 9:19 pm

    Made this add sliced jalapeños…love this recipe!!! Will definitely make it again!! Thanks!

    Reply

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