Description
Fried Cauliflower with Bacon and Mushrooms takes just a few minutes to cook, and this fried cauliflower recipe is such a great way to cook cauliflower that you’ll probably want to make over and over.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 T butter
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into small bite-size pieces
- 8 oz. mushrooms, cut in half, then into thick slices
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients before you start to cook, because this cooks pretty quickly.
- Cut the bacon slices into crosswise strips.
- Cut cauliflower apart into smallish same-size florets.
- Wash mushrooms if needed and spin dry or dry with paper towels, then cut mushrooms into half and slice each half into thick slices.
- Chop the parsley.
- Cook the bacon over medium-high heat in a very large frying pan until it’s very crisp. Use the biggest frying pan you have; I used my 12 inch Green Pan.
- Then remove bacon to drain on paper towels and remove all but about 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease.
- Add the butter (or oil of your choice) to the pan and heat for 1 minute.
- Then add the chopped cauliflower and sliced mushrooms and cook over very high heat, stirring constantly, for about 5-7 minutes or until all mushroom liquid has evaporated, cauliflower is starting to brown a bit and the cauliflower is getting tender.
- Add crisp pieces of bacon and parsley and cook 2-3 minutes more.
- Season with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve hot.
Notes
- You can definitely use less bacon if you prefer.
- If you prefer not to use bacon fat and/or butter, you can replace either with an equal amount of olive oil or coconut oil.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 414mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 25mg