Cauliflower "Rice"

What it will look like cooked!

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower

Spray butter

I LOVE carbs. Bread, Rice, Pasta – you name it, and I will tell you it’s one of my favorites. A few months ago my roommate Evan and I decided to try a lower carb lifestyle. We still ate fruit and products that contained sugar, but we eliminated what we called “real carbs,” like bread, noodles, rice, crackers, cookies etc.

One night I decided make chicken in the crock pot (recipe coming soon!) that would need something to soak up a little sauce. We didn’t want to use rice, so we turned to the obvious next best thing – cauliflower!

No, that’s not a typo. Cauliflower is a great substitute for starchy products like rice and pasta. If you have a food processor on hand, this recipe was super easy.

Step 1: Cut the cauliflower into florets

Step 2: Place the raw cauliflower in the food processor

Step 3: Pulse the cauliflower until it is the size of little grains of rice. DO NOT turn the food processor on and leave it, or you will end up with mush!

What it should look like raw!

Step 4: There are two ways to cook this “rice.” The first is to put it in a microwave bowl, cover, and cook on high 3-5 minutes, until steamed. Do not add water. It will give off liquid as it cooks! I added my “rice” to a pan coated well with cooking spray. After it started to brown a little, I placed a lid on it and let it steam for a few minutes. For me, it was a texture thing. I prefer a little crunch to total mush, so I went with the second cooking method.

Step 5: Add a few pumps of spray butter if you’d like. This just adds a little flavor.

Step 6: Serve with any dish that has sauce, it soaks it up just like rice! Enjoy!

XO,

Erica