Easy Cauliflower Ground Beef Skillet recipe. This keto dinner idea makes a quick and simple weeknight meal. The ultimate comfort food.
Mondays. Am I right?
To be honest, I don’t really mind Mondays. I love my job, and I love seeing my students and teaching them math.
But for some reason, Mondays always make me crave comfort food. So let’s make some, shall we?
What you need to make Cauliflower Ground Beef Skillet
This Cauliflower Ground Beef Skillet might be a recipe that will be going on repeat for the next couple of days. It’s seriously so easy to make! All you need is:
- olive oil
- cauliflower
- salt and pepper
- ground beef
- garlic
- tomato paste
- heavy cream
- cheddar cheese
That’s it!
Lately, I have been buying a lot of cauliflower which is totally out of the ordinary for me.
For some reason, I thought I hated cauliflower. That is, until I made my Roasted Turmeric Cauliflower. Now all of a sudden I can’t get enough cauliflower.
And this combo of cauliflower and ground beef makes a great quick and easy weeknight meal.
If you are one of those people who don’t like Mondays, this recipe might cheer you up. Gotta love comfort food on a cold Monday night.
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Cauliflower Ground Beef Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium head of cauliflower, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F.
- In a cast iron skillet, heat the oil. Add in the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the cauliflower begins to brown.
- Pour the water over the cauliflower. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is tender, around 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet, cook the ground beef until no longer pink, around 5-7 minutes. Drain the ground beef and return to skillet.
- Mix in the garlic, tomato paste, heavy cream and 1/4 cup cheddar until cheese is melted.
- Add the cauliflower on top and top with the remaining cheese.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook until the cheese is just melted, around 5 minutes.
Looks so comforting and easy to make. I love the color of cauliflower here, and we love to cook this vegetable. Need to make it for next dinner!
Yay! Let me know how it goes 😉
This looks great – a whole meal all in one pan! I’ll be trying a vegetarian version for sure 🙂
Yes!! That sounds amazing!
Now this is my kind of comfort food. I love the addition of vegetables too.
Thanks Dannii 🙂
I’ve never considered this combo before but it was DELICIOUS
I’m so glad you liked it!!
This was good we had this for dinner last night and it was a hit. Even for my teen and her friend.
Yay! So glad you liked it!! 🙂
Wow, this was such a comforting meal! The cream and cheese made for such a decadent meal, and I love how we were also to get a big serving of cauliflower while we were at it. Delicious!
It’s one of my favourites!!! Thanks Amanda!
I think I agree that Monday’s call for comfort food. It’s a way to make you feel better now that the weekend is over. Like you, I’m obsessed with cauliflower. Like, can’t get enough! And what’s so magical about this recipe is that is uses all pantry staples and nothing obscure or hard to find. Super easy to throw together on a dreary Monday evening. Most certainly going to have to give this a go.
Yay!! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Looks very tasty! Thanks a lot for sharing this! very helpful!
Thank you!
I’m always looking for new ways to use ground beef, and this one was a winner! Such a delicious combo. Thanks for the recipe!
you’re welcome!
I love cauliflower and the way you made this is absolutely amazing! I love solo dishes and this casserole comes packed with beef and veggies. Thanks for sharing.
Yes so good!!
A truly comforting bowl of warm cauliflower! And the ground beef is a finishing touch! Looking forward to make this again soon!
I hope you do! It’s so good 🙂
Yes, we all need comfort food, especially every Monday. And this ground beef skillet is a must-try recipe!
Comfort food is s must on Mondays 😉
I love this delicious, easy, and healthy low-carb dish! It’s comfort food without carbs.
Yes!! Can’t say no to comfort food!
This keto cauliflower beef was so easy to make and taste delicious! Perfect comfort food, we all loved it. I will make it again. Thanks so much for the recipe.
So glad you liked it 🙂
This looks like a fun dish! I can’t wait to make it for dinner this week. My family is going to love all the cheesy goodness.
The cheese is the best part 😉
Made this tonight as I had a head of fresh cauliflower to use up. Loved it! Fast and tasty. I did double the amount of cream as I didn’t have enough in the pan to melt the cheese and make enough sauce. Will definitely make this again and probably add in mushrooms.
I am so glad you liked it! I am going to have to try it with mushrooms too! 🙂
It was good. Didn’t have any sour cream, so I used plain Greek yogurt which is better for me anyway😬 Added Italian seasoning and I’m trying to restrain myself from eating the entire skillet. Definitely making it again!
Yay! So glad you liked it!
It was nice that it was a quick, one dish meal. But it needed more sauciness to it…was kinda dry and a little bland. If I was to make it again, I would make alot of additions to improve it and make more flavourful.