This (very easy to make) Cauliflower Fried Rice has become a fast favorite for me. I LOVE that it comes together so quickly and that at the end of the day, we are essentially eating a HUGE bowl of veggies. It’s meals like this that make it super easy to get your veggies in (even my kids like this one).
You can bulk this dish up by adding some sauteed chicken as well. Just season and cook the chicken first and then add it back in at the end.
How Do You Make Cauliflower Rice?
You’ve got a few options!
- Use fresh cauliflower and pulse it in your food processor until you have a course rice texture. While this is very easy to do, it is a bit time consuming, unless you are using the big food processor (I use the 4 cup). Just make sure you don’t grind it too small.
- Use pre-riced cauliflower in the produce section of most grocery stores. Again, I prefer when the cauliflower rice is not super fine for this recipe, so keep that in mine when buying. This is my favorite way to get the job done.
- Use frozen cauliflower rice. This is my least favorite method BUT it definitely works in a pinch and I always keep frozen cauliflower rice in the freezer for those days when you just need something easy and good enough.
Definitely add this one to your weeknight line-up. It’s great on it’s own, or as a side dish to salmon, chicken or tofu. Enjoy!
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Fried 'Cauliflower Rice'
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup egg whites
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1.5 cups frozen mixed vegetables (i like peas, green beans, corn + carrot combo)
- 16 ounces (2 big cups) cauliflower rice
- 3-4 tablespoons soy sauce
*Optional toppings: gomasio/scallions/peanuts
Directions:
- In a small nonstick pan, cook your egg whites and set them aside.
- Heat sesame oil on a large non stick skillet and add in the onions, garlic and ginger. Cook for a couple of minutes or until the onions are beginning to look translucent.
- Add in frozen veggies, cauliflower rice, and soy sauce. Pop in a lid and cook for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are warm and tender.
- Adjust seasonings. Serve and enjoy with optional toppings.
Nutrients in 1/4th of recipe (about 1 cup): Calories: 97; Total Fat: 2.3g; Saturated Fat: 0.3g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Carbohydrate: 12g; Dietary Fiber: 2.8g; Sugars: 3.6g; Protein: 7.4g
What an be used to replace egg whites? Can’t use eggs, flax seeds.
Thank you
You can skip it or try some chicken, beef, or tofu!!
Great recipe !!!! Leftovers will make a great lunch next day !!!!
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed it.
This looks like a fantastic recipe! Can you post a link to your favorite food processor?
This is the one I like – > http://amzn.to/2FWGLVj
I tried this recipe for dinner tonight and it came together so quickly! I loved the taste of the freshly riced cauliflower – so mild. I had never used gomasio before and love the nutty taste. The sesame oil is fragrant as well when cooking with the onions and garlic. It was a very satisfying meal with added chicken. My husband who is learning to enjoy more vegetables actually said he could see us eating this dish as one of our go to meals. Love your website and enjoy trying your recipes! You always have very helpful tips!!!
So glad to hear that you enjoyed it Terry! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
I made this last night and by mistake I used Hot Sesame Seed Oil. But I am glad I did. It gave the dish a little bit of kick.
Yum!That sounds really good.
This looks so colorful and yummy!!
It is 🙂 Enjoy it!!
My husband showed me this receipt and I made it tonight. Added chicken as we had some left over. It was really good. I don’t always like cauliflower cooked but I loved this one. I will be making this again.
We have made more dinners that was seen on you site, e.g. eggplant pizza and I never liked eggplant before.
Thank you for sharing healthy food..
So glad you are enjoying the recipes Janet. Thanks for letting me know.
Hi Dani,
I discovered your website by chance yesterday and cooked 3 recipes straight away: Cauliflower ‘Fried Rice’ (added fresh Shitake mushrooms and red pepper flakes), red beets and the red beet greens (added fresh squeezed lemon juice). Everything turned out amazing and truly does taste delicious! My husband and I are having the Cauliflower ‘Fried Rice’ for dinner tonight, along with grilled tuna steaks. I’ve flagged a few other recipes and plan to use this site to prepare healthier meals for my husband and me. I’m hooked – this site is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. THANK YOU!!
Welcome Helen! I’m so glad to have you here. Please let me know if you have any questions and enjoy!
Hi Dani, I made this “fried rice” tonight (along with the salmon and quinoa patties) and it was incredibly delicious. My daughter who loathes anything cauliflower had THIRDS! She was completely shocked when I told her it was cauliflower. She couldn’t believe it. Thank you so much for these wonderful recipes. They are delicious indeed and I am so glad to have your help in getting more veggies into my family!
Hi Dani
For some reason I cannot activate the star rating but it’s a 5 star recipe! I made it today for my lunch. I absolutely LOVED it. I didn’t have any sesame oil but it worked just fine without it for me. I am slowly cooking myself through your recipes and find them all absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and great eating philosophy, I really appreciate it!