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    Home » Recipes » Paleo Recipes

    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This delectable cauliflower rice will be on the table for dinner tonight. Did you get the message? If not, you better get grocery shopping and pick up all that you need - for this is a great, big vitamin bomb that is ready to be eaten. It does take some time to prepare and cook, but in less than an hour, you are going to indulge in something that is beyond healthy, forkful after forkful.

    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice in a blue bowl.

    It all starts with ricing the cauliflower - you can achieve this either by grating (very carefully!) the head of cauliflower or by chopping the head into tiny florets and adding them to the food processor in small batches.

    You may even be able to find pre-riced cauliflower in your grocery store these days! You'll also want to eliminate any excess moisture, making it as dry as possible before cooking.

    Cauliflower should be on your weekly ingredient shopping list, so you may already have that on hand, here's why: it is anti-inflammatory, a wonderful dietary fiber, boosts your brain and heart health, also supports your body's ability to detoxify. Need we say more?

    This recipe is light on carbs and low on protein too, so if you are in need of an energy boost either for lunch or to tackle the housework at the end of the day, simply add an herbed drumstick, or two, for the uplifting support that you require.

    It pairs equally well with an appetizing main dish of beef and broccoli too. In the case that you are short on cooking time, a hard-boiled egg can stand in, in an instant.

    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice Recipe

    Serves: 4 Prep: 25 min Cook: 25 min

    Ingredients

    • 1 cauliflower head, riced
    • 1 small onion, diced
    • 2 tomatoes, diced
    • 1 bell pepper, diced
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 jalapeño, minced (optional)
    • 1 tsp. cumin powder
    • ½ tsp. paprika
    • ½ tsp. chili powder
    • ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock
    • 1 tbsp. fresh cilantro (to garnish)
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice preparation.

    Preparation

    1. Heat coconut oil in a large pan over medium heat.
    2. Cook the onion, garlic, and jalapeños (if using) until soft.
    3. Add the bell pepper and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
    4. Sprinkle all the spices over everything, and season to taste.
    5. Add in the tomatoes, toss everything, and cook until the tomatoes release their juices.
    6. Pour in the chicken stock, and riced cauliflower; stir everything and cook until the juices have mostly evaporated.
    7. Serve with fresh cilantro.

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    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice in a blue bowl.

    Southwest-Style Vegetable Cauliflower Rice Recipe

    Rice is nice, but cauliflower rice is much nicer, especially when you are cutting the carbs and maximizing the Southwest flavor.
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    Prep Time 25 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American, Mexican
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 130 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cauliflower head riced
    • 1 small onion diced
    • 2 tomatoes diced
    • 1 bell pepper diced
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 jalapeño minced (optional)
    • 1 tsp. cumin powder
    • ½ tsp. paprika
    • ½ tsp. chili powder
    • ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock
    • 1 tbsp. fresh cilantro to garnish
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Heat coconut oil in a large pan over medium heat.
      2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • Cook the onion, garlic, and jalapeños (if using) until soft.
      1 small onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1 jalapeño
    • Add the bell pepper and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
      1 bell pepper
    • Sprinkle all the spices over everything, and season to taste.
      1 tsp. cumin powder, ½ tsp. paprika, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, ½ tsp. chili powder
    • Add in the tomatoes, toss everything, and cook until the tomatoes release their juices.
      2 tomatoes
    • Pour in the chicken stock, and riced cauliflower; stir everything and cook until the juices have mostly evaporated.
      ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock, 1 cauliflower head
    • Serve with fresh cilantro.
      1 tbsp. fresh cilantro

    Nutrition

    Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 178mgPotassium: 608mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1749IUVitamin C: 111mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword cauliflower, paleo, recipe, rice, southwest-style, vegetable
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