How to Make Cauliflower Rice Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
3 mins
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Total Time
13 mins
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Servings
6 cups
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Calories
56 kcal
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
North American
How to Make Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Description
How to Make Cauliflower Rice Recipe uses a large cauliflower chopped and pulsed in a food processor until it resembles grains of rice without becoming mushy. The cauliflower "rice" is then cooked briefly in a heated pan with a tablespoon of neutral cooking oil, such as avocado or canola oil, for 2 to 3 minutes until just softened. This method preserves a fresh vegetable flavor and a lightly tender texture that can substitute traditional rice.
This recipe produces about 8 cups of raw cauliflower rice, which yields about 6 cups once cooked. It serves as a vegetable-rich, low-carb alternative to grains and can be seasoned or combined with other ingredients as desired to suit various meals.
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower about 3 lbs, head
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil coconut oil tastes great. use avocado or canola for a neutral flavor, generic cooking oil
Instructions
- Remove the leaves then chop the cauliflower into 2-inch pieces.
- Working in batches, pulse the cauliflower in your food processor until it resembles rice, about 10-15 pulses. Do not over-process or it will turn mushy.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the riced cauliflower and cook, stirring a few times, for 2-3 minutes, or until the cauliflower has softened slightly.
Notes
- This recipe yields approximately 8 cups of raw cauliflower rice, which cooks down to about 6 cups.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 56 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 56kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 419mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 67mg | 74% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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