Description
A healthy take on fried rice using cauliflower rice and chicken, packed with color and flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (diced into bite-sized pieces)
- 16 ounces cauliflower rice (or pulse enough cauliflower in your food processor for 4 cups, about 1 large head cauliflower)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas and diced carrots blend (I don’t thaw and use straight from the freezer, or more to taste)
- 3 green onions (trimmed and sliced into thin rounds, plus more for garnishing if desired)
- 3 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- 3 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce (or to taste)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (optional and to taste)
Instructions
- To a large skillet, add the oils, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, flipping intermittently so all sides cook evenly. Cooking time will vary based on thickness of chicken breasts and sizes of pieces.
- Remove chicken with a slotted spoon (allow oils and cooking juices from chicken to remain in skillet) and place chicken on a plate; set aside.
- Add the cauliflower, stir to combine with existing oil (add a couple extra tablespoons if desired), and allow cauliflower to cook for about 4 minutes, or until slightly softened.
- Add the peas, carrots, green onions, and cook for about 2 minutes, or until vegetables begin to soften, stirring intermittently.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring intermittently.
- Push vegetables to one side of the skillet, add the eggs to the other side, and cook to scramble, stirring as necessary, about 90 seconds.
- Add the chicken, slowly and evenly drizzle with soy sauce, and stir to combine.
- Taste to check for seasoning balance and if desired, add salt or pepper, to taste.
- Optionally garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
Notes
- The sodium in the soy sauce will cause the cauliflower to release its natural moisture and 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 of the skillet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 860mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 210mg