Cauliflower Nachos
This low carb recipe will one hundred percent satiate all your nacho cravings. If you season the cauliflower generously, then you are golden. I have this listed as an appetizer but for me, this is a main entree. It’s got the beans for protein and it is beyond filling.
I used Morton + Bassett Taco Seasoning, but here are the ingredients listed on the bottle that you can throw together and use: ground cumin, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano and pepper. Of course, do not forget to also salt the cauliflower too.
Make sure your cauliflower florets are dry prior to seasoning them and toss them with the oil. Dry equals crispy. You can also air fry these beautiful white trees or make a skillet cauliflower nachos. Just follow our recipe for 10 Minute Skillet Cauliflower and sub in these nachos ingredients as seasonings and toppings.
The Pickled Red Onions are the cherry on the sundae here. The toppings are pretty much all necessary, in my opinion. If you haven’t tried Kewpie Mayo, you don’t know what you’re missing. This sauce is the best part of the entire dish.
Cauliflower Nachos
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs taco seasoning*
- salt to taste
- 15 oz can black beans, drained + rinsed
- 1 jalapeño, sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 scallion, chopped
- 1/4 cup pickled red onions
- fresh cilantro, chopped
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup Kewpie mayo
- 1 tbs honey
- Sriracha to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 420° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Chop your cauliflower in florets. Toss them with the taco seasoning, salt to taste and olive oil. Spread them out evenly on your baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes.
- Sauce: Whisk together the 3 Sauce ingredients.
- Remove them from the oven and push them together. Top with the beans, cheese and jalapeño slices. Pop back in the oven until cheese is melted. Remove the pan from the oven and top with avocado, tomatoes, scallions, cilantro, pickled red onions and sauce.
Omg!!! Sooo good.
Second time I made it I didn’t have cauliflower so made with small cabbage wages. Guess what- it was still amazing.
I used less Honey and a lot of sriracha in the Yum Yum.
Great success with the fam!
Hi Sharone, Sounds great with the cabbage too! YUMMMM thanks for trying this out and the kind review!!
So this tasted really good, but I’m confused on your statement of being low carb. Listed in your nutrition guide these have 51g of carbs, 21 of fiber, so that would be 30 net carbs! More carbs than allowed for complete days worth of carbs.
I think most of the carbs come from the beans. I imagine if you want to make it lower carb but still high protein, you could replace the beans with ground turkey or beef.
Made these healthy nachos and they are so delicious! Instead of using taco seasoning on cauliflower I used Red Hots wing sauce. So good!
Hi Kirby, I like your recommendation! I think i will try that next time! Thanks!
I made the cauliflower nachos for Super Bowl and they were a HUGE hit!!! Thank you so much for this recipe!! 🥰
Hi LInda, glad they were enjoyed on the game day! And thanks for trying them out!
We love this recipe and make it almost weekly! We add mushrooms, black olives and sour cream but delete the yum yum sauce. So So good! Thanks for sharing!
I’m writing this as I’m sat here eating it! OMG… this dish is a taste sensation!! I made my own seasoning (from your notes) and made my own Kewpie mayo (from reg mayo)…wow – I could live off this dish for the rest of my life! This is my new BBQ side dish offering for sure! X
Hi Dannie, I feel you! Its that good! Thanks for giving it a go! Cheers!
OMG – my new favourite lowcarb dinner!
Yay! Love to read that! Thanks for trying out the recipe!
Looks amazing! I will try tonight.
Soooo yummy. I didn’t have mayo so used aioli and added chopped capsicum to the tomato.
This is amazing, my new “favorite”! I’m loving these recipes…broccoli feta fritters, cauliflower nachos, vegetable pizza and tonight is easy steak tacos! Thank You!!
Absolutely delicious!! It’s a big hit in our home😍
Delicious! My 4 year old helped with the prep (not with the jalapeños) and it was so much fun! These are delicious! I squeezed a lime over everything before eating and it added a nice zing. Will be making these again!
I tried the cauliflower nachos and it was scrumptious!!!!!!!
creative delicious recipe love it!
My daughter made these for me last week and they were so good, that I made them the next day for my husband, who loved them!
We left out the beans, and used taco seasoned, lean ground beef. We used the Cauliflower and beef for the base. Each person added toppings to theirs and we baked them on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Like individual nacho orders!
Thank you so much for sharing, this will be in our regular rotation!
Why was this so good??? I didn’t anticipate how delicious this would be. We used picked jalapeños instead of fresh, cause that’s what we had, and we made a sauce with ranch, Cholula hot sauce, and chipotle, also because that is what was available. Definitely a better choice than regular nachos, but just as good!
This recipe is AMAZING!!!
I am looking forward to trying this, however, don’t have access to the taco seasoning as I live overseas. So, how much of the other seasonings do you recommend to use?
Hi Eileen, the usual: chili powder, paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano
Wow! I just never ever thought to make cauliflower nachos! These are delicious and my husband and son at the whole pan! This is the 2nd recipe I’ve tried from your website and I’ve glad I’ve found you. Your recipes are very simple even my son is inspired to cook more!
I made this and the result was great, so many tastes and consistencies. I used a mix of other sauces that I had around, as I didn’t have the ones in the recipe.
Also, it was nice to have a recipe that uses a full cauliflower head, as usually recipes use a part of a cauliflower and then I’m left wondering how to use the rest
Hi Georgiana, thanks for trying out the nachos and I’m so glad it was a hit!
This is my new too-tired-to-cook weeknight dinner. Super easy and delicious! Even my pickiest child enjoyed it. I swapped out the sauce for a sriracha mayo I had on hand, and added a bit of cinnamon to the seasoning mixture. We had a little leftover and it was even better the next day warmed up in the microwave for lunch.
HI Amy, PERFECT warmed up! Glad the kids enjoyed it too! thank you for the kind rating!
absolutely delicious! best cauliflower recipe I’ve ever tried. even my toddler and 7 year old liked it.
Is this sweet? I’m lost on the sauce.
Hi Debbie, this is definitely a savory dish!