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Green chile cauliflower rice in a skillet with a wooden spoon.

Green Chile Cauliflower Rice

This Green Chile Cauliflower Rice recipe adds a little zip to your low carb and keto meal planning. Full of delicious flavor, easy to make, without all the carbs that regular rice has.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 62 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds cauliflower cut into florets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles hot or mild
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • pink salt
  • cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped

Instructions
 

  • Grate the cauliflower on the large side of a box grater or place the cauliflower into a food processor and pulse until reduced to the size of rice grains.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the green chiles and saute for a couple of minutes.
  • Stir in the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Add the water to the pan and cover.
  • Cook for 7-10 minutes until the cauliflower has softened, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat and fold in the fresh cilantro.

Notes

Most of my recipes are low-carb (or keto) and gluten-free, but some are not. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Recommended and linked products are not guaranteed to be gluten-free. Recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs will not be included as it has a glycemic index of 0 (meaning it does not spike blood sugar) and it’s not metabolized. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

Disclaimer

Most of my recipes are low-carb (or keto) and gluten-free, but some are not. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Recommended and linked products are not guaranteed to be gluten-free. Recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them. Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs will not be included as it has a glycemic index of 0 (meaning it does not spike blood sugar) and it’s not metabolized. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

Nutrition

Calories: 62kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 47mgPotassium: 464mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 74mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword 10 ingredients or less, 30 minutes or less, american, cauliflower, easy recipes, gluten-free, Keto, keto recipes, Low Carb, mexican, One Pan, side dish, vegetarian
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