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Baking Outside the Box brings you something that just might be new to you:

Cauliflower Hash Browns

I promised you a low-carb dish this week and today we are waaaay outside the box here.

I love these. No, really. When I was on a low-carb diet some time ago, (and yes, the lady with all the cookie jars and the dessert cookbook does have to be careful about treats like most other folks) I found this recipe. It was so crazy, and I was so desperate for potatoes, that I tried it*.

It was good. Really good.

As I continued to make it, it evolved in my kitchen, (Not not like a science experiment–that was the tofu cheesecake. -Never to be repeated-)  You know what happened, because you do it too:  I took a bit of this or that and changed it up till I was satisfied.

I made the discovery that the Cauliflower Hash Browns recipe could be used for other things too, ie; a base for  a great morning mushroom scramble and I have even used it as a topping for shepherd’s pie. I’m truly grateful that someone thought of this crazy idea. Even when I’m not on a diet I make it. And yup, I serve it with ketchup.

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If you like this recipe, you’ll want to try my:

Cauliflower Tots Recipe

Magic Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Nutrition Info for Cauliflower Hash Browns

Cauliflower Hash Browns Who Knew?

Laura Hickman
Low-Carb cauliflower hash browns. This cauliflower recipe is so good, so easy, and so low-carb, that you will find them irresistible. Great for Atkins, keto,and other low-carb diets.  Paleo option too!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 95 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cauliflower , steamed and grated
  • 1/2 large sweet onion , chopped
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (leave out for strict Paleo)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tsps olive oil (divided)
  • pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a 10” non-stick skillet and sauté chopped onion till light golden.
  • Measure two cups of steamed and grated cauliflower into large colander or sieve and gently press excess moisture out.
  • Place cauliflower in medium mixing bowl.
  • Add onion and Parmesan to cauliflower and stir together.
  • Stir in egg. Mixture will be quite thick.
  • Warm 2 tsps. olive oil in pan and add cauliflower mixture and cook on medium to medium high heat for 3-5 minutes until hash browns are caramelized on bottom and then gently turn them over to brown for 2-4 more minutes.
  • Serve at once. Yield: 4 servings. Don’t plan on leftovers.

Baker’s Secrets:

    Hash Brown Scramble: add 2-3 eggs and 1/2 cup sliced and sautéed mushrooms.

      Shepherd’s Pie: The mixture can also replace the potato topping on a Shepherd’s Pie.

        Keyword cauliflower hashbrowns

        *My thanks for the inspiration: ‘Cauliflower Hash Browns’ by Ksgillmore on food.com.

        0 Comments

        1. meeska August 20, 2014 at 10:57 AM

          I have made these, and they are phenominal. I want to send this to my sister in Michigan but can’t find a way to E-mail it. There’s everything else to share, but no e-mail.

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          1. Laura_Hickman August 20, 2014 at 11:19 AM

            Hi thanks for letting me know about the missing button. (I am my own IT person. 🙂 ) I have installed it and it is just below the other share buttons at the top of the article. It should send a link.

            Reply
        2. Trish September 1, 2014 at 2:15 PM

          Absolutely lovely! Now I am also going to make Sheperd’s Pie.

          Reply
        3. Mary January 24, 2015 at 11:04 AM

          This was a great recipe! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

          Reply
        4. Pam Hill June 16, 2015 at 9:07 AM

          How many carbs per serving in this please?

          Reply
          1. Laura_Hickman June 19, 2015 at 7:48 PM

            I have added the nutrition facts to the recipe as well as a nutrition graphic below it. Hope that helps!

            Reply
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        6. Julie June 5, 2016 at 5:04 AM

          Lovely recipe and satisfied my carb craving – Thank you!

          Reply

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