Cauliflower "Rice"

Prahasaurus

Perhaps this is obvious to most of you. But I just discovered it tonight, and thought I'd share.

I was making chicken breast with butter in a large skillet. I had already prepared a nice salad. And this is when I'd typically make some rice or quinoa to go with it. But I recalled I had some cauliflower in the fridge. So I steamed the cauliflower, then sliced and diced it into small pieces, similar in size to rice (although slightly bigger). I then added salt and a lot of pepper.

Once the chicken finished, I put the diced cauliflower into the skilled, added a bit more butter, and turned the heat on high. I also added some blue cheese, cut into small pieces so it would melt faster. I left it on high heat until the cheese melted, which took about 5 minutes. I then served it as a "rice" with my chicken, scooping up a bit of the cauliflower to go with each bite of the chicken.

It was absolutely fantastic. Easy to make, healthy, and oh so tasty. It complemented the chicken perfectly.

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asoeung

Hubby is Asian, and he makes the best fried rice! I was skeptical of the cauliflower "rice" at first, but I got him to make his fried "rice" using cauliflower, and it was AMAZING!! We've had it 4-5 times now in the span of about a month.

caribougal

yummy stuff. I love the nomnompaleo.com recipe for cauliflower fried rice.

KBGirts

I made cauliflower pizza crust for the first time two nights ago. I could NOT tell the difference. All I could taste was my yummy homemade pizza sauce, cheesy goodness, and veggies. I love pizza, so I am so glad this worked out for me. You should try it if you haven't already.

http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2011/04/cauliflower-crust-pizza.html

domez

Sounds yummy. Thanks for that recipe.

MaryIM

My husband and I had it tonight for the 1st time. I also mixed in some sauteed onions and steamed carrots. It was yummy!

ichorica

LOVEEE Cauli-Fried Rice! So good! My Asian night with that and some yummy "teriyaki" chicken is so satisfying and hits the spot every time!

sophiathedss

I use cauli-faux for everything! It's amazing...pizza crust, rice, mac n cheese, curry, mash potatoes, stir fry..thelist goes on

Mrs_Duh

I love cauli-rice! It's my go-to side dish!!

PaleoRDH

there's a recipe on PaleOMG.com for ropa viega with cuban "rice". you cut up the cauliflower head and then put it through the grating blade on a food processor and it literally rices it. I used my salad shooter. Anyhow, look up that recipe it was tasty. This weekend my son is making a shrimp and mushroom "risotto" using the cauliflower the same way.

skwidlund

We love cauliflower rice! I prefer to steam if after I rice it, pour in a strainer and add a little salt and drain to get the excess moisture out. Then I stir fry it. Seems a little "ricier" to me.

nursevee

Delish! I love anything with cauliflower. I love buying the purple and orange varieties for a bit of color. We make non-potato cauliflower salad and mashed cauli too. Kids don't even notice the difference. Total win!

twinmom01

Cut up the cauli and put it in a food processer and pulse it a few times - makes it more even consistantcy

I use cauliflower rice all the time

My favorite is to use it place of cous-cous or cracked wheat and make some faux tabolui

rice cauli (1 head)
chopped kalamata olives (maybe about 15)
chopped cucumbers (1 - cubed)
chopped tomatoes (use grape tomatoes cut in half)
chopped parsley (3/4 of a bunch)
chopped mint (~15 leaves)
chopped green onions (2 bunches - but I really like onion - you could also use chopped red onion)

mix all together and add equal parts fresh squeezed lemon juice and EVOO (I usually squeeze 2 lemons and add equal amount of EVOO)

season with a little salt.

Best to let it sit in the fridge for 2 hours to let the flavors meld...

Hurricane_C

BUMP

for later... I have cauliflower I need to eat before it goes bad