So Nice Cauliflower Rice

Peanut Curry Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

Tonight I wanted something quick, flavorful, and heavy on the protein in order to hit my macros. I saw a video on you tube where a guy made a simple peanut curry chicken using curry powder and peanut butter. I though it would be good with rice, but I'd eaten most of my allotted carbs for the day.

Enter cauliflower rice. I've seen this around the internet and never actually thought about making it. After reading several reviews of the best way to cook cauliflower rice (like the one here from Epicurious, the one here from One Good Thing, or the one here from BBC's Good Food, or here), and  many other blogs (like here at the Minimalist Baker, here at Damn Delicious, or this curried cauliflower rice from Martha Stewart or here) and watching videos (like this one, or this one) I wasn't sure If I wanted to roast it in the oven or cook it in a pan on the stove top.

I decided to roast the cauliflower in the oven. It still had a bit of that funky cauliflower smell when cooking, but it was tasty. I made two batches, because I had a very large head of cauliflower, but I left one of the pans in too long and it started to burn. The "rice" still tasted good. I sprinkled the  cauliflower rice with garlic powder during cooking and sprinkled some parsley on for color after it was done. Did it taste like rice? Nope. It tasted like roasted cauliflower. Definitely made a good rice substitute, though. I've seen people add their "rice" to a wok straight from the freezer in order to make fried rice, so I might try that with the rice that I froze.

Peanut Curry Chicken
Recipe adapted from The Diet Kitchen (link is to a video)

1 Tbs Coconut oil
2 Chicken breast, cubed
Curry Powder, to taste
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1/2 - 1 Tbs peanut butter

Step 1: In a medium frying pan, heat coconut oil over medium high heat until liquefied. Add chicken to pan.

Step 2: When chicken has just started to cook (turning white), add curry powder until covering the chicken pieces, pepper, and salt. Stir until seasoning evenly coats all pieces of chicken. Let it cook 1-2 minutes.

Step 2: Add peanut butter. Mix in with chicken as it starts to melt. At this point, you can add a bit of water and stir in order to make a more saucy chicken. Cook chicken for about 5 more minutes.


Roasted Cauliflower Rice

1 Head cauliflower

Step 1:  Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a  rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. Wash and dry cauliflower. Remove all greens and core. Cut into 4 even sections.

Step 2: If cauliflower is not completely dry, let it sit out for about 5 minutes. At this point the cauliflower can be grated with a hand/box grater, or placed into a food processor and pulsed a few times until it's about size of rice granules. Can place 2 cup portions in freezer baggies and freeze at this point.

Step 3: Place cauliflower onto a dish towel or paper towels and gently press to remove any excess moisture. Spread onto foil lined pan and place in oven. Stir after about 5 minutes. Check at about 8-12 minutes. Rice should start getting a nice golden color, but not burnt.

Step 4: Season as desired