The Best Easy Whole Roasted Cauliflower Recipe – super simple roasted whole cauliflower for a tender, delicious, never bitter cauliflower flavor everyone loves!
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Keto Roasted Whole Cauliflower
If you’re looking for a delicious, easy, and super simple spin on cauliflower (that actually tastes great), look no further.
This whole roasted cauliflower is a knockout – full of flavor, and incredibly healthy.
This cauliflower is naturally low carb and keto friendly, so it won’t break your macros for the day.
We’re slow roasting an entire head of cauliflower to help reduce the bitter flavor, and bring out a really simple, delicious nutty and buttery flavor that even picky eaters love – this is one of my all time favorite ways to eat cauliflower!
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We hope you love this easy roasted cauliflower recipe as much as we do!
How To Roast Whole Cauliflower
Roasting cauliflower is incredibly easy – it just needs to be prepped, and then thrown in the oven.
To start roasting your cauliflower, you’ll cook, covered with foil, for 30 minutes.
Covering the cauliflower in the pan with foil helps to steam the cauliflower from the inside out – making it soft and tender, without too much water cooking off.
We’re going to finish off the process by letting the cauliflower brown up and get a lovely color that is perfect to serve.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
- Remove stem and any leaves from cauliflower head.
- Cover cauliflower in olive oil, rub in well.
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and optional seasoning.
- Place in baking dish and cover with foil.
- Roast for 30 minutes with foil.
- Remove foil and continue to roast until golden brown and softened, about 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool – cauliflower will be extremely hot.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Tips to Perfect Whole Roasted Cauliflower & FAQs
This recipe is super adaptable – it is simple, delicious, and you can use any seasonings you’d like to change up the flavors.
Don’t skip the foil cover – it helps keep the perfect texture of the cauliflower without over drying.
If you don’t want to use foil, you can use a dutch oven or pot with a lid to create a steam effect.
After your cauliflower head has roasted and steamed in the oven for 30 minutes, remove the foil and cook for an additional hour, letting the cauliflower get lovely golden brown.
If you’d like more of a golden finish, baste with a bit of butter at the end and pop under the broiler for a gorgeous hue.
FAQs
Since this recipe will be covered in foil, we’re basically steaming it right in the pan while roasting in the first step – so you do not need to steam before roasting.
We love this whole roasted cauliflower as a side to any of our keto main dishes, seafood, or even other vegan recipes!
Many recipes call for roasting a whole head of cauliflower in a cast iron skillet. While we do love the extra crunch and browning the pan gives, we found we had similar results with other pans as well – use whatever you have on hand.
Other Cauliflower Recipes You’ll Love
If you love this easy cauliflower, please check out more of our other favorite cauliflower based recipes!
You can find our entire cauliflower recipe archives here.
What to Serve With Whole Roasted Cauliflower
This delicious keto side dish pairs perfectly alongside our favorite easy main dishes like our Baked Garlic Butter Pork Tenderloin, The Best Air Fried Chicken Drumsticks, Baked Ranch Chicken Thighs, and The Best Ribeye Roast Recipe!
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The Best Easy Whole Roasted Cauliflower Recipe
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The Best Easy Whole Roasted Cauliflower Recipe
Whole roasted cauliflower - super simple roasted whole cauliflower for a tender, delicious, never bitter cauliflower flavor everyone loves!
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, stem trimmed off
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Trader Joe's Everything but the Elote seasoning, optional
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
- Remove stem and any leaves from cauliflower head.
- Cover cauliflower in olive oil, rub in well.
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and optional seasoning.
- Place in baking dish and cover with foil.
- Roast for 30 minutes with foil.
- Remove foil and continue to roast until golden brown and softened, about 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool - cauliflower will be extremely hot.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 87Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 0mgSodium 132mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 2g
Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.
Mary Lou
I roasted the cauliflower—medium size—for 30 minutes. I took the foil off and checked it in about 20 minutes and it was tender. I would liked it to get a little browner, tho.
Marie Munday
I am planning to make this roasted whole cauliflower and have one question. If I cook it in a Le Creuset Dutch Oven, can I use the lid and forego the foil, or will it not steam as well? Thank you!
Courtney ODell
It will be just fine! I would make sure you add a bit of oil to the bottom of the dutch oven so the cauliflower doesnt dry out and stick too much to the bottom of the pan.