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Mac and Cheese Cheesy Instant Pot Cauliflower

02/22/2021 by The Typical Mom 8 Comments

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This low carb cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower is a great keto macaroni and cheese style side dish everyone in your family will love, and want you to make again.

instant pot cauliflower macaroni and cheese

If you’re looking for a great low carb Instant Pot recipe this cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower is a real winner! It’s now one of our favorite easy vegetable Instant Pot recipes on The Typical Mom blog. (originally published 12/18, participant in the amazon program, affiliate links present)

Served as a side dish at dinner time or a complete meal, I can never make enough of it!

  • We first made this Instant Pot mashed cauliflower with cooked cauliflower that’s been pureed. It’s not only yummy but fun too since it was purple!

Let’s start with a few basic tips:

  • Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
  • Then LIKE our IP Facebook page for new ideas daily.
    • This is a great InstaPot cookbook and set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
    • I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot. It is easier to clean and will avoid the burn message too.

For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.

star wars instant pot

Then I thought about this macaroni and cheese cauliflower idea and had to try it as a pressure cooker recipe.

I don’t have vegetable haters in my house, but if your kids aren’t super excited about them I would encourage you to try fun new ways like this.  

Instant Pot Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese

If you’re looking for comfort food in a bowl I’d give this cauliflower macaroni and cheese style dinner.

macaroni and cheese cauliflower

Is cauliflower keto?

We don’t follow this diet, but many do so I wanted to add this bit of info. in case it is important to you. Yes, is likely the greatest low carb vegetable ever. I say it is one of the most versatile vegetables too with only 4% carbs it.

  • What’s probably the best quality about it is it has a very similar texture to potatoes, but without all the carbs.

Believe it or not though, it also contains almost as much vitamin C as oranges! I know, hard to believe.

Following our Instant Pot vegetable cook time chart we ended up setting our pressure cooker to high pressure for 1 – 2 minutes. This is subjective according to how soft you like the florets.

Instant Pot Cauliflower

Remember that there is a second cooking step to this as you saute the cream cheese sauce together and fold it in with your white veggie pieces.

  • If you make them super soft to begin with they will continue to soften in the last few minutes and then won’t be the texture you want.
  • Personally I feel one minute is best!

When it comes to steamed vegetables in the Instant Pot it doesn’t take long at all. You don’t want them to get mushy.

  • I prefer to cook it a little less because when it sits, or if you add hot sauces like this one, it tends to soften even more when it sits but it is just a preference really.

Also, remember to quick release when the beeper goes off IMMEDIATELY! One minute means just that, no longer.

Perfect Instant Pot broccoli is the same way. Walk away and let it sit for 60 more seconds and you’re likely to say “ewwwww” when you lift the lid.

Cheesy Instant Pot Cauliflower

Instant Pot cauliflower

We are big vegetable lovers at this house so we make our easy Instant Pot artichokes all the time. Using my Instant Pot gives me the ability to serve vegetables more often which allows us to eat healthier.

That’s just the bottom line. This new multi cooker pressure cooker just rocks!

  • Of course you could make this without a pressure cooker. Just steam your cauliflower in a basket on the stove.
  • Then gently boil the sauce in the recipe card below. Remove from heat, add your cauliflower, gently stir together and serve.

Either way you’ve gotta’ make this!

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Cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower

  1. Head of cauliflower – stem & leaves removed, broken up into medium size pieces.
  2. Instant Pot vegetable steamer basket
    1. I would get a non stick pot too if you don’t already have one
    2. You can use your Ninja Foodi too
  3. Heavy whipping cream
  4. Cream cheese
  5. Dijon mustard
  6. Cheese – sharp is great or a mix of pepper jack and cheddar is fab
  7. Garlic salt pepper to taste – I add after it’s done to avoid over seasoning

Looking for other Instant Pot side dishes?

Our Instant Pot beets are popular! We have more below too.

instant pot beets

Instant Pot Side Dish

  • Instant Pot cheesy bacon ranch potatoes
    • or slow cooker cheesy potatoes
  • Perfectly cooked broccoli
    • this is very low in saturated fat of course
  • Bacon and Instant Pot brussel sprouts
  • Buffalo baked cauliflower recipe 
    • gluten free and deliciously spicy
  • Sweet pressure cooker sweet potato casserole

Then try our simple air fryer cauliflower next and decide which you like better.

Air Fryer Cauliflower

Best cauliflower recipes

  1. Cauliflower soup is the perfect side dish to any meal really.
  2. Add curry flavors to your favorite veggie to amp up the flavor to the max.
  3. Roasted cauliflower in the oven is simple with just salt and pepper.
  4. Low-carb cauliflower rice
  5. Some people have created cauliflower pizza crust as a healthier option even!

You can now make air fryer cauliflower wings if you have a Ninja Foodi pot too!

cauliflower wings cauliflower

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The printable recipe is below which includes nutritional information and links to purchase ingredients you might need.

Remember my tip: Make sure you immediately quick release the steam after you cook on high or it will overcook quickly and get too soft. Add the creamy sauce with some salt and pepper and enjoy!

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Cheesy Instant Pot Cauliflower

This cheesy Instant Pot cauliflower is a great low carb macaroni and cheese style side dish everyone in your family will love, and want you to make again. 
Course Entree, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cauliflower, cheese, cheesy, instant pot, pressure cooker, vegetables
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 369kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower stem removed, cut into med. size pieces
  • 1 c heavy whipping cream
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • 1.5 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1.5-2 c cheese sharp cheddar or a mix of white cheddar and sharp
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Put vegetable steamer basket into your Instant Pot and add 1.5 c water too.
  • Put med. size pcs. of cauliflower into steamer basket and close lid, and steam valve.
  • Set to pressure high for 1 min. Do a quick release and remove basket with cooked cauliflower, set aside. Drain water out of pot.
  • Turn pot off, then push saute button.
  • Add heavy cream, cream cheese, dijon mustard, garlic salt and stir until it starts to slowly bubble and cream cheese clumps are now smooth.
  • Add 1.5 c. shredded cheese and stir until melted, then dump cooked cauliflower into the pot and turn your pot off.
  • Gently mix together so sauce is coating all pieces, empty into a bowl to serve so it doesn’t continue to cook in your pot and get too soft.
  • Enjoy topped with some shredded cheese or as is, add a dash of salt if desired.

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Nutrition Facts
Cheesy Instant Pot Cauliflower
Amount Per Serving (3 oz)
Calories 369 Calories from Fat 297
% Daily Value*
Fat 33g51%
Saturated Fat 20g125%
Cholesterol 113mg38%
Sodium 549mg24%
Potassium 428mg12%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 1190IU24%
Vitamin C 55.7mg68%
Calcium 312mg31%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Filed Under: Instant Pot Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged With: cream cheese, heavy cream, keto, low carb, pressure cooker, side dish, vegetable

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  1. Juanita Williams says

    11/20/2019 at 5:45 am

    How would this work with frozen cauliflower?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      11/21/2019 at 9:45 am

      Haven’t tried that

      Reply
  2. Elaine Williams says

    06/24/2019 at 8:12 am

    I love cauliflower! My husband not so much. Can’t wait to use this recipe. Maybe hubby will agree to even taste it.

    Reply
  3. Suzy says

    12/04/2018 at 11:35 am

    Another great idea for my instant pot! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • BRIDGETTE GUZMAN says

      03/16/2019 at 8:26 pm

      Fantastic! Exactly what id hoped it would be! Minor note… I drained the steamer water after I pulled the cauliflower and before I added cream on sauteed. Turned out fantastic and only mentioned cuz above didn’t specify. I’m going to get VERY creative with this recipe and I love it! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Kim says

        01/26/2020 at 3:29 pm

        Thank you! I wasn’t sure if I needed to do that or not. I’m getting ready to make this right now! 🙂

  4. April says

    12/04/2018 at 11:10 am

    SOOOOO good. Am going to try it with smoked gouda next time!

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      12/06/2018 at 1:09 pm

      That would be good too!

      Reply

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