Easy Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice Recipe with Spinach (2024)
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Easy, crunchy, incredibly flavorful Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice is simple, healthy, and so surprisingly GOOD!
MY NEW FAVORITE WAY TO MAKE CAULIFLOWER RICE
Cauliflower rice is cooked in butter with garlic and spinach for a healthy, delicious and very easy side dish. This is a perfect side dish for chicken or fish, and it’s done in about 15 minutes.
I don’t really know what more to say about this than that I am crazy in love with cauliflower rice. I really AM! It’s SO good. Better than rice, and better than non-riced cauliflower… does that even make ANY sense? It does to me.
Few of my favorites include, Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice, Honey Sriracha Chicken with Cauliflower Rice, as well as Shrimp Fried Cauliflower Rice – YUM!
GARLIC BUTTER CAULIFLOWER RICE
ThisGarlic Butter Cauliflower Rice with Spinach is an easy low carb, keto, gluten free, paleo, vegetarian, and most importantly, SUPER DELICIOUS recipe that will have even the pickiest eater licking up her plate.
I have a 9 year old that pretty much hates food – well, food that is NOT chocolate and cereal – but she devoured this cauliflower rice, caveman style.
I served it with my Juicy Stove Top Chicken Thighs, and it was just the ideal meal during one of our busy, soccer-filled weeknights.
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC BUTTER CAULIFLOWER RICE
In this recipe, I used already riced cauliflower that I picked up at my local grocery store because I didn’t have time to mess around with a whole head of cauliflower. BUT, if you want to rice your own cauliflower, no biggie! Just follow my easy recipe for How to Make and Store Cauliflower Rice.
First, you will need to melt some butter and add a few minced cloves of garlic in there; cook until fragrant.
Add the cauliflower rice, chili powder, salt, and pepper; stir and cook for 2 minutes, or until tender.
Add a little vegetable broth, lime juice, baby spinach, and continue to stir until spinach is wilted and liquid evaporated.
Remove from heat; taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice with Spinach is simple to make, and its buttery and garlicky flavor will make a fan out of you, and you, and you!
WHAT TO SERVE WITH CAULIFLOWER RICE
Maple Mustard Salmon in Foil
Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp in Packets
Spicy, Sweet, and Sticky Chicken Thighs
Tender and Juicy Instant Pot Chicken Breasts
HOW TO STORE COOKED CAULIFLOWER RICE
Store cooled down, cooked cauliflower rice in covered airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to 4 days.
You can also freeze cooked cauliflower rice in covered airtight containers. Freeze for up to 5 months.
Defrost cauliflower rice on the counter before reheating.
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Almond Brown Rice Pilaf
Cauliflower Cheese Soup
Garlicky and Cheesy Cauliflower Broccoli Bake
One Pan Chicken Piccata and Rice
Tomato Pesto Salmon and Rice
ENJOY!
Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice with Spinach
Katerina | Diethood
Easy, crunchy, incredibly flavorful Garlic Butter Cauliflower Rice is simple, healthy, and so surprisingly GOOD!
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cauliflower rice, easy cauliflower recipe, easy vegetable side dish, side dish recipe
In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the scallions and cauliflower and sauté until heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lime juice to help remove any bitterness from the raw cauliflower.
Easy DIY Raw Cauliflower Rice Recipe (That's Not Mushy!)
In a food processor, add the cauliflower florets and pulse for 30-60 seconds. Add 2-3 cups at a time and remove as it is riced. This will prevent the cauliflower from being over-processed. With a towel, pat dry or squeeze the liquid out from the cauliflower.
Cheaper: Making riced cauliflower from scratch will save you money in the grocery store. A head of cauliflower is cheaper than buying fresh or frozen riced cauliflower. Tastes Great: Because it's made fresh, it also tastes better. You can use it in any recipe that calls for rice.
Leave riced cauliflower on the heat too long and it will become soft and soggy. Follow this tip: Quickly cooked in a little butter or olive oil on the stovetop, riced cauliflower becomes softer and more tender. As a rule of thumb, about three minutes over medium heat and not too oil much should do the trick.
Cauliflower has several properties that may help with weight loss. First, it is low in calories with only 27 calories per cup (107 g), so you can eat a lot of it without significantly increasing your calorie intake ( 1 ). It can also serve as a low calorie substitute for high calorie foods, such as rice and flour.
Vegetables like Brussels sprouts, kale, and cauliflower all contain a group of natural chemicals called glucosinolates. These compounds can taste bitter to some people—but not to everyone.
It really is as simple as putting the cooked and cooled cauliflower on a clean flour sack towel , wrapping it up and squeezing all the water out. I like to use flour sack towels because they're large and really thin, which makes them easy to squeeze tight and get out as much water as possible.
You can add butter, cream, sour cream, or cream cheese to the pureed cauliflower to achieve the desired consistency. Use Less Liquid: Start with a small amount of liquid and gradually add more if needed. Too much liquid can make the cauliflower mash runny, so be careful not to add too much at once.
However, rice can be high in calories and carbohydrates, meaning it will fill you up without providing you with many additional nutrients. Substituting cauliflower rice for white rice is a great way to get more antioxidants while reducing calories and carbohydrates in order to save room for other nutrient dense foods.
While using a food processor is one of the fastest and easiest ways to chop cauliflower into rice, there are a handful of other methods that can also be used. Chopping by hand, using a box grater, or substituting a food processor for a blender are all techniques that can also make cauliflower rice.
While they are both very nutritious vegetables, broccoli has a higher vitamin content, specifically in vitamin K and C, than cauliflower and is specifically known to be great for eye health. Broccoli florets also provide more minerals and fiber as well as contains vitamin A that isn't in cauliflower.
Cauliflower rice is a nutritious alternative to rice that's low in calories and carbs. It may even provide a number of benefits, such as boosting weight loss, fighting inflammation, and even protecting against certain illnesses. What's more, it's simple to make and can be eaten raw or cooked.
Cauliflower provides essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, but it can also cause stomachaches or abdominal cramps. The culprit behind the stomachaches is cauliflower's fiber content, which becomes most troublesome when you increase your fiber intake too rapidly without giving your body time to adjust.
"When it is riced it's really easy for it to turn mushy from overcooking and then it won't hold up as well in your dishes where you're trying to use it to substitute rice," says Maggie Michalczyk, MS, RD.
For tender grains of rice that easily separate, such as in a pilaf, use 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice. You can also use another liquid like stock in this 2:1 ratio. For slightly chewier, fluffy white rice, use 1 1/2 cups of water for every cup of rice, or a 1.5:1 ratio.
Hi, rice can sometimes taste bitter due to a few reasons:
Here's what you can do to prevent or fix bitter rice:
If your cooked rice is already bitter, you can try to salvage it by adding some seasoning or ingredients like soy sauce, vegetables, or proteins to mask the bitter taste.
Place cauliflower florets in a large bowl. Drizzle oil over top and add paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, and cumin; toss together with a spoon or your hands. Spread in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Over-cooking cauliflower can make it bitter. If your soup tastes bitter, you can add a little more salt to help with the bitterness. If you don't want to add any more salt, a little sugar or something sour, lemon juice, or vinegar to help offset the bitterness.
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