Cauliflower Fried "Rice"

15 min prep time
13 min cook time
4servings
Recipe by Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Peter Papoulakos
Cauliflower Fried "Rice"

How to Make Cauliflower Fried "Rice"

Finely chopped cauliflower can be a remarkable nonstarchy side that’s lower in calories and carbohydrate than rice. Or make it a main dish by adding chicken breast, shrimp or tofu. To make this recipe even easier, start with packaged "riced" cauliflower that can be found fresh or frozen in many grocery stores. 

15 min prep time
13 min cook time
4servings
1/2 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Cut the cauliflower into small chunks and process in a food processor until rice consistency, or grate the head of cauliflower with a grater; set aside.
  2. Heat 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and scallions and sauté for 5 minutes.
  3. Add remaining 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil and sesame oil to pan. Add cauliflower “rice” and remaining ingredients and lower heat to medium-low. Cook cauliflower mixture for 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently. Cauliflower should be tender, but not mushy.
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Nutrition facts

4 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1/2 cup
  • Amount per serving Calories 80
  • Total Fat 5g
    • Saturated Fat 0.7g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 0mg
  • Sodium 260mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 8g
    • Dietary Fiber 3g
    • Total Sugars 3g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 3g
  • Potassium 360mg
  • Phosphorous 55mg
Ingredients
olive oil (divided)
1 tbsp
sesame oil
1 tsp
green onion (scallion) (chopped)
3
soy sauce (reduced-sodium)
1 1/2 tbsp
low sodium chicken broth (no-salt-added, fat-free)
1/4 cup
ground ginger
1/8 tsp
large carrots (finely diced)
2
cauliflower florets
3 cup
black pepper (ground )
1/8 tsp

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A warning to vegans and vegetarians - the recipe is under those labels but uses chicken stock lolllll. Just replace it with vegetable stock though and it'll be fine!

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I made this recipe exactly as it was written. It was easy to make but food processor clean up is not high on my favorites list. It smelled wonderful when cooking and was visually pleasing but the taste was a little bland. I added salt and sriracha to my serving and that was the perfect touch for me. Cauliflower definitely does not have the same texture of rice but it looked the same.