Cauliflower Fried Rice (Video)

Cauliflower Fried Rice is healthy, low carb, light and flavourful. Make with fresh or frozen cauliflower in 15 minutes. It is so tasty my kids thought it was real rice.

Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe

Cauliflower fried rice is so easy, it makes to our Friday dinner menu. You know how I feel about cooking on a Friday night?! Just like you.

This cauliflower fried rice recipe with homemade or store-bought riced cauliflower, peas, carrots and simple seasonings won over even the kids.

Boys thought it was real rice. Their eyes were a size of a saucer when I told them it’s cauliflower. There is a trick though. Keep on reading.

You can make cauliflower rice stir fry with fresh or frozen cauliflower in 15 minutes. Like now.

Ingredients You Will Need

• Medium head of cauliflower or 16 oz store-bought cauliflower rice
• Frozen or fresh peas and carrots
• Eggs
• Green onion
• Seasonings like soy sauce, honey and oil
• Garlic and ginger

How to Make Homemade Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower rice is mock or faux rice where cauliflower is processed until “rice” texture. Therefore you can make it at home in a pinch. It’s so easy and simple.

1. Separate head of cauliflower into florets.
2. Cut florets and stems in smaller chunks.
3. Working in batches, add to a food processor and process until “rice” texture.

Tip: Do not over crowd the food processor otherwise “rice” will be mushy.

How Much Rice Does One Head Make?

Medium head of cauliflower yields 4 cups of cauliflower “rice”. Which is a good amount to make this cauliflower rice fried rice.

Does It Taste Like Real Fried Rice?

Obviously cauliflower cannot taste like rice. But I told you my kids thought this healthy cauliflower fried rice was real fried rice.

The secret? Store-bought cauliflower rice. Its coarse texture resembles more real rice because store-bought “rice” it is made with stems only. Where as homemade cauliflower rice includes florets as well.

Now you know what happens to stems from florets in commercial production. Convenient for manufacturers, right?! So you can skip pulsing florets at home as well but will need a few heads of cauliflower though.

Can I Use Frozen Cauliflower Rice?

Yes.

Add frozen cauliflower rice directly to the skillet. There is no need to thaw it. In fact, if you defrost cauliflower rice before cooking it will be soggy and make cauliflower stir fry a watery mess.

Buy a few bags of fresh cauliflower rice and freeze. This way you can always make low carb dinner

How to Make Cauliflower Fried Rice

Just like with any stir fry, make sure all ingredients are ready before cooking. Stir fries cook fast!

1. Saute onion, garlic, ginger, carrot and peas for 4-5 minutes in a large skillet. The larger the better.
2. Push vegetables to the side.
3. Add eggs and cook until scrambled.
4. Add cauliflower rice and cook until warmed through.
5. Push cauliflower rice to the side and add honey and soy sauce. If using thick honey, hot skillet is perfect for melting it. 

Variations

Make cauliflower chicken fried rice. Use ground chicken or finely chopped boneless chicken breast and saute first in a pan before adding other ingredients. Pork works the same way.

Make shrimp cauliflower fried rice by cooking diced raw shrimp first. Remove it onto a plate, follow the recipe and then add cooked shrimp back. If you use cooked shrimp, dice and add it at the end of cooking the recipe.

Make spicy cauliflower fried rice by adding a pinch of red pepper flakes or a few teaspoons of sriracha.

What to Serve Cauliflower Fried Rice With?

First of all, sprinkle with a lot of green onion.

If you don’t add chicken like me, then baked chicken breast would be perfect to go with rice. Or if you are a fan of dark meat, I recommend these baked chicken thighs.

Try grilled salmon or more Asian crispy honey garlic salmon.

How Long Does It Last?

You can refrigerate leftovers of cauli fried rice for up to 2 days. It won’t get soggy as all ingredients are pretty firm.

I would not freeze and reheat it though. That’s when things get watery and soggy. Just eat this low carb meal until it’s done. So good!

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Cauliflower Fried Rice

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Cauliflower Fried Rice is healthy, low carb, light and flavourful. Make with fresh or frozen cauliflower in 15 minutes. It is so tasty my kids thought it was real rice.

• Author: Olena of ifoodreal.com
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Cook Time: 12 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Stove
• Cuisine: Asian

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Ingredients

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 4 eggs, large
• 16 oz bag of cauliflower rice, fresh or frozen
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 onion sprigs, finely chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat large ceramic non-stick skillet on medium-high heat and swirl oil to coat. Add onion, garlic, ginger, carrot, peas and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Push vegetables to the side and add eggs. Cook until scrambled, stirring constantly.
3. Add cauliflower rice (don’t thaw frozen one), stir and cook until warmed through.
4. Push cauliflower rice to the side and add honey and soy sauce, stir well. Sprinkle with green onion and serve.

Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Notes

You can make your own cauliflower rice but I prefer store-bought because it saves time and its coarse texture resembles more real rice than homemade. I swear my kids’ eyes were a size of a saucer when I told them it’s not real rice.

Make cauliflower chicken fried rice. Use ground chicken or finely chopped boneless chicken breast and saute first in a pan before adding other ingredients. Pork works the same way.

Make shrimp cauliflower fried rice by cooking diced raw shrimp first. Remove it onto a plate, follow the recipe and then add cooked shrimp back. If you use cooked shrimp, dice and add it at the end of cooking the recipe.

Make spicy cauliflower fried rice by adding a pinch of red pepper flakes or a few teaspoons of sriracha.

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1 1/4 cups22610.6 g479.7 mg12.1 g2.7 g0 g19.9 g4.6 g11.5 g186 mg

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