Potato Substitute Recipes

Just because Low-Carb Dieters can’t have starchy potatoes, doesn’t mean we can’t have many of the potato-themed dishes we used to have. Here are our Low-Carb & Keto Potato Substitute Recipes that will satisfy you every time!

Low-Carb Keto Ketatoes Redux – Mashed Potato Substitute

CarbSmart Ketatoes Redux Mixed with Cauliflower

One of their most popular products was Keto Ketato, a low-carb substitute for instant mashed potatoes. While I did not care for Keto Ketato made according to package instructions, I found small quantities of them wonderful for adding a believable potato texture and flavor to Low-Carb Fauxtatoes, aka pureed cauliflower.

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Low-Carb Mashed Not-Potatoes Made with Cauliflower Recipe

Low-Carb Mashed Not-Potatoes Made with Cauliflower

Low-Carb Mashed Not-Potatoes Made with Cauliflower. Steam the cauliflower till well-cooked. Add 2-3 tbsp. of butter and mash. If you like it a little chunky, use a potato-masher or mixer. If you like it very smooth, use a stem/wand-type mixer. Add cream, a tbsp. at a time, till desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.

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Smashed Cauliflower Fauxtatoes Recipe – Low-Carb Potato Substitute

Smashed Cauliflower Fauxtatoes Recipe - Low-Carb Potato Substitute

The most difficult part about following a low-carb lifestyle is probably holiday time without the mashed potatoes. Now, I won't insult you by telling you that my Low-Carb Gluten-Free Smashed Cauliflower Fauxtatoes taste exactly like mashed potatoes, but I can promise you that the texture is pretty similar and the taste is out of this world. There is a pretty good chance however, that if you don't tell your guests that it's cauliflower, they will probably think it IS potatoes; and they will love it!

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Low-Carb UnPotato Salad with Cauliflower Recipe by Dana Carpender

Low-Carb UnPotato Salad with Cauliflower Recipe by Dana Carpender

Cauliflower is the low carber's best friend. (Well, after meat and eggs.) Why? Because it stands in for so many other things, and does the job so well. Most low carbers know about fauxtatoes - pureed cauliflower served in place of mashed potatoes. But that's only the beginning of cauliflower's many charms.

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Low-Carb Potato Nearly Recipe – Made with Cauliflower

Low-Carb UnPotato Salad with Cauliflower Recipe by Dana Carpender

I loved potatoes. Bake 'em!! , Fry 'em!!, Chip 'em!!, Mash 'em!! Unfortunately potatoes have no place in our LC eating plans. So what do we eat instead of potato? The answer is the common cauliflower. Like all members of the cruciferous family the cauliflower is a rich source of vitamins and minerals particularly vitamin C. It also contains sulfurous compounds which may help to prevent certain cancers from forming. It also causes the smell when cooked. We cook in an enclosed microwave container with a lid.

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