Brace yourselves. This is AMAZING. It truly tastes like tuna noodle casserole, and the textures all come together really well for this recipe! I don’t usually incorporate canned food into my recipes, but I made an exception here to capture the flavor of the casserole of my youth. The net carbs for each serving is 7g. This works well for my macros as a serving is quite large and is a complete meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 bag cauliflower rice (from Trader Joes) or one riced cauliflower.
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup.
- 2 14oz can mushrooms well drained (use only one can if you don’t really love mushrooms)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or sour cream OR 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup frozen peas
- 4 cans (5 oz each) tuna
- 1 cup and 1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Microwave the riced cauliflower for seven minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients except for the 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Spread the mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes.
Makes 6 large servings.
I didn’t know Teader Joe’s had cauliflower rice, so that was a great discovery.
But what is the carb count? I can’t see where that’s posted.
For the entire recipe, or for the cauliflower rice itself?
Do you happen to know the calories and serving size? Protein?
For 8 servings, I have 25 grams protein and 306 calories.
Those numbers are for one serving if you divide the recipe into eight servings.
Can you taste the cauliflower in this?
Nope! That’s the beauty of it. The key is to cook the cauliflower to death before adding in. It really just makes it more of a blank slate for flavor. I use cauliflower rice a lot in my recipes, and I don’t like the flavor of cauliflower normally. I always cook it enough that the flavor and smell are gone.
Can this be frozen and used later?
Definitely!
Should I drain the tuna?
definitely! I like to drain mine as much as I can.
Can I use cream cheese instead of the heavy cream?
It is certainly worth a shot! Did you give it a try, and how did it turn out?
is it really 2, 14 oz cans of mushrooms? I can only seem to find 4 oz or 8 oz cans
Yes, I use that much for the mushrooms though I really love them. You can always make it with less to experiment and adjust afterward.
Do you drain the tuna? (i would assume so, but I just want to make sure that the liquid isn’t needed for the dish)
Yes, definitely drain the tuna.
Is the cauliflower rice frozen? or is it fresh? There are 2 different kinds. So sorry for all the questions! I really want to try it and not mess it up 🙂
I use the frozen from Trader Joe’s.
Made this for my son once a month ago and now it’s a weekly favorite super quick and so easy! Not an expensive meal either and will last a few days as an easy quick lunch or dinner perfect for our busy schedule! Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so glad you liked it! It’s one of my favorites as well.
That was delicious! My husband loves the Keto recipes I make. He does not like mushrooms but he gobbled it up! I used 1 can of mushrooms, added a little parsley and used 1/2 the sour cream and 1/2 the heavy cream and cooked it for 30 minutes instead of 20
That’s great to hear!
How many net carbs per serving (assuming 8 servings for the entire recipe)?
6 net
How many total carbs for 1 serving
6
Can you tell me how many oz are in trader joe’s rice cauliflower?
12 ounces