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Mexican Cauliflower Rice

This Mexican Cauliflower Rice is a delicious and healthy low carb alternative to traditional Mexican rice. It's ready in only 25 minutes!

Prep 10m
Cook 15m
Total 25m
Yield 6 servings

🥄 Ingredients

  • 1 large cauliflower
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, (chopped)
  • 1 roma tomato, (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic ((about 2 cloves))
  • 3/4 cup vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Cut cauliflower into small chunks. Remove any of the green leaves and thick stems. Rice cauliflower on food processor or grater.

  2. To make in a food processor: add cauliflower chunks into food processor and pulse until it resembles rice or couscous.To make with a box grater: carefully grate cauliflower into a large bowl.

  3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, tomato and garlic. Saute for 10 minutes, until onions are completely softened.

  4. Add broth, tomato paste, salt, paprika and cumin. Mix together until tomato paste has completely dissolved.

  5. Add cauliflower rice and stir to fully combine with the broth. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until cauliflower has softened. Taste and season with salt, if necessary.

  6. Remove from heat and serve with chopped cilantro and fresh limes.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

93 kcal Calories
11 g Carbs
3 g Protein
5 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.