Chicken Fried Rice … with Cauliflower Rice!
This cauliflower chicken fried rice is adapted from my Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice recipe, which is one of the top 10 most popular recipes of all time on my website. Literally tens of millions of people have watched that video. I also have a shrimp version too. If you want to skip the grease, fat, and calories of typical chicken fried rice you’d order for takeout, make this much healthier skinny version instead. It’s fast, easy, ready in 15 minutes, naturally gluten-free, and you will never guess that it’s on the healthier side. Between the juicy chicken, bits of scrambled eggs, peas, carrots, green onions, and garlic that are cooked in fragrant sesame oil before being doused with soy sauce, there are wonderfully authentic Asian flavors and textures going on.
Cauliflower Chicken Fried Rice Ingredients
To make this chicken fried rice with cauliflower rice, you’ll need:
Sesame oil Vegetable oil Chicken breasts Cauliflower rice Frozen peas and carrots blend Green onions Garlic Eggs Low-sodium soy sauce
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice
Chicken fried rice cauliflower is incredibly easy to make, especially if you use store-bought cauliflower rice packets as a short-cut! Here are the basic recipe steps:
Tips for Making Chicken Fried Rice with Cauliflower Rice
I personally am a fan of convenience and ease, and buying a handy dandy 16-ounce bag of riced cauliflower from Trader Joe’s or another well-stocked supermarket is right up my alley. However, you can always add a large head of cauliflower to your food processor and pulse or process it until you have rice-sized pieces. You’ll need about 4 cups to get started on this better-than-takeout chicken and cauliflower fried rice recipe. You’re welcome to add different frozen veggies to this cauliflower rice stir-fry. I just used peas and carrots since that’s what you find in regular fried rice. Lastly, note that the sodium in the soy sauce will cause the cauliflower to release its natural moisture. Unlike real rice, which easily soaks up the soy sauce, cauliflower rice does not soak it up. Do not be surprised if there’s a small amount of soy sauce and natural moisture from the cauliflower pooling at the bottom.
More Easy Fried Rice Recipes:
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