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This Whole30-friendly and Paleo Bacon Alfredo Casserole is so comforting and delicious, you won’t miss the gluten and dairy at all!
Ever since you lovely readers told me how much you loved my Paleo Chicken and Rice Casserole, I’ve been trying to create more casserole recipes on my blog which I’ve been lacking in. So when the folks at Path of Life reached out to me about using one of their yummy frozen products to create a dish, I thought this was a great opportunity to do just that!
Path of Life is a family owned, natural and organic food company that creates clean and healthy frozen side dishes and produce that are high in quality and delicious in flavor. I was especially interested in their frozen vegetable side dishes because I’m always looking for ways to whip up a meal that’s quick and easy, and these side dishes looked like such a convenient and healthy way to do that.
I decided to try out their All Natural Roasted Garlic Cauliflower because I love how simple and clean the ingredients are: cauliflower, extra virgin olive oil, roasted garlic, parsley, sea salt. Yes, pleaaase. All the frozen side dishes can be prepared in just 4 minutes in the microwave, but I decided to go a slightly different route to make this Paleo Bacon Alfredo Casserole.
For this paleo-fied version, I used sweet potatoes for the noodles and Path of Life All Natural Roasted Garlic Cauliflower to make the dairy-free alfredo sauce, which turned out so creamy and decadent without even a hint of dairy. I’m always giddy about the power of cauliflower to make sauces and soups so thick and smooth, and I loved that I didn’t need to add much spices to the sauce because the seasoning on the cauliflower was already really great for this recipe.
This Paleo Bacon Alfredo Casserole was so warm and comforting, and my husband and I really enjoyed the combination of the garlicky cauliflower alfredo sauce with the salty bacon. It is hearty enough to be a meal on its own, but it’s also very veggie-heavy so you can eat it as a side dish if you are looking for a bit more protein!
Paleo Bacon Alfredo Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled, preferably thick in width
- 8 oz bacon slices, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 packages Path of Life All Natural Roasted Garlic Cauliflower OR 5-6 cups of raw cauliflower florets, For Food Safety and Quality, make sure to cook to a temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, whisked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Use a vegetable peeler or a spiralizer to slice the sweet potatoes into noodles. Place in a 9x9 baking dish.
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook chopped bacon in the saucepan until brown and crispy, about 10-15 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with a paper towel, and leave 1 tbsp of bacon grease in the saucepan.
- Add garlic to the sauce and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add coconut milk and Path of Life All Natural Roasted Garlic Cauliflower. Let it come to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes covered, until the cauliflower is completed defrosted and tender.
- Add nutritional yeast, apple cider vinegar, and salt and pepper. Use an immersion blender to puree until smooth and creamy. If you don't have an immersion blender, work in batches in a blender.
- Pour the cauliflower alfredo sauce over the sweet potato noodles and toss to coat. Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Add in the whisked egg and bacon, and stir to mix everything together.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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You can just use 5-6 cups of raw cauliflower florets if you can’t find it!