Cauliflower Fried Rice |*BEST* Recipe - Lauren's Latest (2024)

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Cauliflower Fried Rice is a lower carb, healthier take on the original fried rice recipe that comes together in 10 minutes and tastes amazing! Feel free to use all riced cauliflower or use half brown rice, half cauliflower.

Cauliflower Fried Rice

Today I’m sharing this amazing and delicious Chicken Cauliflower Fried Rice recipe. Cauliflower rice is just grated or finely chopped cauliflower that looks like rice. You can make it yourself or buy it fresh or frozen. I like buying it frozen and throwing it into different recipes. It’s a nice, healthy staple to have on hand.

For this chicken fried rice recipe, its a nice substitute for rice to reduce the number of carbs and increase the veggie servings. I have made this for a quick lunch or dinner and my husband (and kids!) gobble this up no problem. It’s quite similar to my Original Fried Rice, but with even less guilt because we’re using cauliflower, as well as adding in shredded chicken for some extra protein.

Frozen versus Fresh Cauliflower Rice

I recently started buying cauliflower rice instead of making my own to save time. I have a tendency to choose frozen over fresh cauliflower rice for a few reasons. The main reason being I can store it for quite a while and not have to worry about it going bad. Another reason is its usually cheaper than the fresh! If you can catch the frozen cauli rice on sale, it ends up being cheaper than making it yourself, so be on the lookout for that. Also, I love love love having frozen cauli rice on hand because of how convenient it is to throw dinner together in a snap.

Main Ingredients Needed

Lots of obvious fried rice culprits on this ingredients list! This is basically just like making regular fried rice, but instead of using rice, you substitute the cauliflower rice. See my note below about adding in a little rice with the cauliflower to bulk this recipe up a bit.

• olive oil-keeps things moving and grooving in the pan.
• onion + garlic– the most flavorful duo!
• bacon– I used precooked bacon from Costco to save time (Kirkland Signature Brand) but feel free to use raw bacon and cook it along with the onions and garlic.
• riced cauliflower– I prefer using frozen cauliflower rice, but fresh is fine too! Use what you have. This is the kind I used for this recipe.
• frozen mixed vegetables– there’s no way I’m prepping all these veggies fresh, so I use frozen! The Steamfresh Asian Medley is great.
• shredded chicken– any precooked chicken that you can shred is great! I used rotisserie chicken without the skin.
• eggs– a classic ingredient for fried rice, cauliflower fried rice included!
• soy sauce– used for salt, but also gives that darker color!
• dried ginger– if you have fresh, use fresh, but the dried ginger works just as well.
• sesame oil– I love love love this ingredient! It’s so darn tasty!
• green onion– adds a light and fresh onion flavor while also adding color.

Adding in Frozen Rice

Not only is this a super fast recipe, but it’s really quite healthy too (if you overlook all the bacon…haha!) Lots of cauliflower, mixed veggies, eggs and chicken, flavored with ginger, garlic, onion, soy sauce and sesame oil. Learn how to make your own frozen brown rice here.

How to Make Cauliflower Fried Rice

Yes, this is ready to eat in 30 minutes or less! The precooked bacon, frozen veggies and store bought riced cauliflower makes up a lot of prep time! Here’s how to do it:

1. Place a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Saute onion and bacon 2 minutes or until onions start becoming tender. Add in garlic and stir until fragrant; about 30 seconds.
2. Pour in frozen cauliflower rice, frozen mixed vegetables and shredded chicken. Increase heat to high and stir fry until completely warmed through. Reduce heat to medium.
3. Push rice mixture to one side of the pan and scramble the eggs on the empty side of the pan. Once they are scrambled to your liking, stir into the rice and toss with soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil and green onion. Stir briefly and serve hot.

Love Cauliflower Fried Rice? Try These Low-Carb Favorites:

• Low Carb Bagel Sandwiches
• Low Carb Portobello Pizzas
• Asian Lettuce Wraps
• Low Carb Burrito Bowls
• Sesame Butternut Squash Noodles

Have a great day, friends!