Cauliflower Fried Rice – Healthy and Amazing!
This easy and healthy cauliflower fried rice is a reader favorite because it’s low carb and super flavorful. It’s a fantastic keto cauliflower rice recipe too!
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Have you ever wondered how to make cauliflower fried rice?
First of all, here it is and it’s super easy. You’ll wonder why you’ve never made cauliflower fried rice before because it really is one of those easy 30 minute recipes. If you love asian fried rice but don’t want all the calories, then try substituting the rice with cauliflower! No joke friends, this truly is a game changer in satisfying your fried rice cravings and keeping it low fat and healthier.
Watch the Video Making the Recipe:
How to Make Cauliflower Rice
You can cut a whole head of cauliflower into small bite sized pieces. That’s how we make it and love it because you can have nice bite and texture when you had-cut them into “rice”. When cut into small pieces, cauliflower truly resembles the same bite and texture as rice. This easy cauliflower recipe has minced cauliflower that soaks up all the flavors just like rice, but you doesn’t have all the carbs and calories that rice has. It’s because of all these awesome factors, you can eat more and not feel as guilty!
You can also buy frozen Cauliflower rice or “riced cauliflower” in the frozen section of most grocery markets. They’re readily available in most super markets and Trader Joes cauliflower rice seems to be the most popular.
This recipe for cauliflower fried rice is super flexible too because you can add what ever you like. Just like any fried rice recipe, this cauliflower version has endless possibilities. Add ground shrimp, chicken, pork, beef or tofu. Add more vegetables if you like. Overall, it’ll be delicious so long as you don’t overcook the cauliflower.
Here’s our Favorite Tools for Ricing Cauliflower:
Food Processor- This is our favorite food processor for home. It is a great balance between useable size for the average recipe and how much space is needed to store it.
Hand Cut– The secret is to great riced cauliflower is to keep the cauliflower with a good bite and not cook it to be mushy. Hand-mincing it helps get the perfect texture. You can use a food processor too, but make sure to not overprocess the cauliflower or else it will be mushy. And every kitchen should have a good knife.
Grate the cauliflower- You can also grate the cauliflower to get the rice texture! Whip out the box grater and go to town!
Pre-cut & bagged: You can also buy pre-cut cauliflower in bags in your frozen food section.
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Here’s the link to the latest food processor.
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Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
Ingredients
- 1 medium head cauliflower
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) cooking oil (olive oil, grape seed oil, canola oil – whatever your preference)
- 1/2 medium onion , chopped
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1/2 cup (65 g) diced frozen carrots
- 1/2 cup (75 g) frozen peas
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce *for gluten-free use tamari
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt , or to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- 2 green onions , diced
- more optional vegetables: celery , broccoli, corn, spinach
Instructions
- Mince cauliflower into very small crumbled pieces, resembling the size of rice or larger because the cauliflower will shrink as it cooks. You can use a food processor to get this texture, but be careful to not process the cauliflower too much or it will become mushy. We prefer to hand mince everything to get the small texture, so it still remains firm when cooked.
- Heat large skillet on medium high heat. Add cooking oil, then add onion and garlic. Cook until soft and translucent.Add cauliflower and sauté until tender, but not mushy soft. Add the peas and carrots and stir until combined.
- Add the beaten egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and black pepper. Stir until the egg coats all of the cauliflower and becomes cooked.If needed, add additional kosher salt to taste. Add green onions and stir until everything is combined. Serve warm.
Nutrition Information per Serving
Here’s how to make Chicken Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe
![Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe with Chicken that's Healthy and Easy | @bestrecipebox Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe in a casserole](https://bestrecipebox.com/images/chicken-cauliflower-fried-rice-1-400x599.jpg)
This recipe was originally published in 2016 and re-published in 2021 with updated photos.
71 Comments on “Cauliflower Fried Rice – Healthy and Amazing!”
Really glad I tried this. Turned out great and for my keto diet.
How much of bagged pre chopped cauliflower rice do you use? What equals a medium head?
Hi Elisha, we assume a regular 8oz bag should work good.
Needs more sesame oil and soy sauce. My cauliflower must have been larger. Keep adding until you get the flavor you want. Very good otherwise
This was delicious cauliflower fried rice, it exceeded my expectations
Thank you for making it Susan!
Delicious and easy using Trader Joes Riced cauliflower! Will be making this again.
Hi Angie, the TJ’s rice cauliflower sounds perfect! Thanks for enjoying it.
I just made this. Yummy! Loved it. I added spam cut in mini squares. Unbelievable taste?
Just turned off my stove from making this ! Of course, I had to taste test and I liked it a lot! Can’t wait for dinner tonight!
That’s fantastic! Have a a great dinner!
How is this left over! And how do you reheat it? There’s just two of us and that would be too much!