Cauliflower With Bacon And Dill Recipes

TWICE BAKED CAULIFLOWER WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large, square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Put cauliflower in a microwave-safe bowl and cook in microwave oven until tender, about 6 minutes.
• Blend cauliflower in a food processor until smooth; add sour cream, yogurt, and butter and process again until smooth.
• Mix blended cauliflower mixture in a bowl with 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, chives, garlic, and black pepper; spread into the prepared baking dish and top with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven on the middle rack until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Switch oven to 'broil' and continue baking until the top is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes more.

BACON CAULIFLOWER SAUTé

Steps:

• Place diced bacon in cold saute pan; turn on heat to medium-high. Cook bacon until fat is rendered and bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from pan; drain on paper towels.
• Heat olive oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute cauliflower until it begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in wine, Swanson® Chicken Broth, and thyme; bring mixture to a boil. Reduce the temperature to medium and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower begins to soften and liquid has almost completely evaporated, about 12 minutes.
• Stir in the reserved bacon and adjust seasoning to taste. Serve immediately!

CAULIFLOWER WITH BACON AND DILL

Steps:

• In a steamer set over boiling water steam the cauliflower, covered, for 5 minutes, or until it is just tender. While the cauliflower is steaming, in a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp and transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat, to the skillet add the cauliflower, the dill, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste, and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until the cauliflower is coated well with the dill mixture. Sprinkle the cauliflower mixture with the bacon bits.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BACON & DILL

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large saucepan on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in pan. Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Add onions to reserved drippings in pan; cook and stir 8 min. or until tender. Add broth, water and potatoes; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or just until potatoes are tender. Stir in cauliflower; cook 7 min. or until tender. Stir in 1/4 cup each cheese and dressing.
• Blend soup, in batches, in blender until smooth. Ladle into 4 bowls. Sprinkle bacon over soup; top with remaining cheese. Drizzle with remaining dressing; sprinkle with dill.

LEMON ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH DILL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Place cauliflower florets in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, combine all other ingredients to make a sauce, whisking until blended. Include generous amounts of fresh ground black pepper.
• Pour marinade over the cauliflower and toss until coated. Spread on baking sheet. Drizzle any remaining marinade over the cauliflower.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Toss once, if desired, halfway through cooking. The cauliflower should have some browning around the edges.

LOW-FAT CAULIFLOWER WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place cauliflower in a steamer basket over boiling water.
• Cover pan and steam about 8 minutes or until almost tender.
• Remove steamer basket and set aside. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook bacon 4-5 minutes or until browned.
• Add scallions, cauliflower and salt and pepper to taste. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently until hot.

CHEESY CAULIFLOWER DIP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to process cauliflower until chopped to pea-size pieces. (Some recognizable small florets may still remain.) Place in large microwaveable bowl; stir in water.
• Microwave on HIGH 3 min.; stir. If necessary, continue microwaving 2 min. or until any larger cauliflower pieces are crisp-tender. Drain cauliflower.
• Cook bacon in medium cast-iron skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add yellow onions to reserved drippings; cook 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add cream cheese and hot sauce; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Stir in cauliflower, mayo and 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese; smooth top.
• Crumble bacon; sprinkle over dip. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until dip is heated through and top is golden brown. Sprinkle with green onions.