AIP 'Rice' and Pasta (Rice A Roni Copycat)
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AIP 'Rice' and Pasta (Rice A Roni Copycat)
Description
This recipe uses riced cauliflower and broccoli as vegetable bases to mimic rice, sautéed with garlic and diced onions in olive oil until translucent. The vegetables are seasoned with Italian seasoning and salt. Meanwhile, the cassava-based orzo pasta cooks in boiling chicken broth separately. Once cooked, the pasta and its cooking water combine with the vegetable mixture, allowing flavors to meld.
The textural contrast of the tender pasta with the vegetable rice mix creates a mild, herbaceous side dish or light main course. The olive oil base and Italian herb blend add richness and complexity without heavy sauces.
Serving suggestions include enjoying it as a side to protein dishes or as a gluten-free, grain-free alternative to traditional rice and pasta dishes. Stirring the vegetables less frequently allows moisture to cook off and helps maintain a rice-like texture rather than a mushy consistency.
If homemade chicken broth is unsalted, adding salt during broth preparation enhances flavor. Letting the vegetable mixture sit intermittently during cooking helps evaporate excess moisture and improve texture.
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken broth Homemade is best
- extra virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic chopped, cloves
- 1 onion diced
- 1 package cauliflower rice
- 1 package broccoli riced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 box cassava pasta Jovial Foods brand, orzo shape
Instructions
- Bring the broth to a boil in a large saucepan with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
- Add a few tablespoons of oil to large frying pan over high heat. Add the garlic and onions then sauté until translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower and broccoli rice to the pan. Season with Italian seasonings and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine and continue to stir occasionally to keep from sticking to the pan.
- Once the broth is boiling add the pasta. Take care to stir occasionally so that the pasta doesn’t stick to the pan. Once the pasta has finished cooking, add the pasta and pasta water to the pan of rice. The pasta water should have cooked down at this point and should be mostly pasta.
- Stir to combine. Season to taste and then serve.
Notes
- Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to homemade chicken broth if unsalted to improve flavor.
- Allow the vegetable rice mixture to sit occasionally during cooking to let moisture evaporate, achieving a rice-like rather than mashed texture.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 446 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 446kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 89g | 30% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 869mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 499mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 16IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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