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How To Make Riced Cauliflower

10/5/17

Learn how to make riced cauliflower! This light & fluffy low carb side dish can easily replace white or brown rice!

This step-by-step tutorial will walk you through how to make the perfect dish of riced cauliflower!

Riced cauliflower is pretty hot right now. Everyone has been requesting a tutorial on it. Some of you want to know how to make cauliflower fried rice, others want a lime cilantro cauliflower rice. Well I have good news for ya. this cauliflower rice recipe will cover both. I’m going to show you how to make basic riced cauliflower.

First off, you’ll need some fresh cauliflower!

Start with fresh cauliflower!

Take the fresh cauliflower, and make sure it’s nice and clean!

Make sure the cauliflower is nice and clean.

Toss the cauliflower into a food processor.

Toss the cauliflower in a food processor to rice it.

Pulse the cauliflower until it’s nice & fine just like so… No food processor? Mince the cauliflower with a knife.

You can also rice the cauliflower with a knife if you don't have a food processor.

Now you need to strain the cauliflower!

Strain the riced cauliflower and squeeze out the water.

Squeeze out all the water. No need for it.

Sautee the cauliflower rice in a little bit of oil and seasonings.

Next, drizzle in a little vegetable oil, and warm it up over medium heat. Add the cauliflower rice into the pan and  sprinkle in your seasonings ( I sprinkled in extra seasoning to make cilantro lime cauliflower rice!) cook for about 5-7 minutes.

The outcome…

Voila! The perfect dish of cauliflower rice!

Try cilantro lime cauliflower rice!

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How To Make Riced Cauliflower

This recipe makes the perfect side dish of cauliflower rice! It's light, fluffy and low carb. A delicious substitute for rice. 
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Low Carb
Keyword Riced Cauliflower
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower stems removed and florets cut
  • 1-2 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • garnish with chopped parsley

Instructions

  • In two to three batches, pulse cauliflower in a food processor until it’s a rice consistency.
  • Set aside.
  • In a large pan, over medium high heat oil
  • Add in cauliflower, sprinkle in seasonings and stir often for 5-7 minutes or until desired tenderness.
  • Serve & enjoy!

Notes

to make cilantro lime rice add 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 tbsp minced cilantro, and 1 tbsp lime juice.

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