Sunday, April 10, 2016

Riced Cauliflower- the easy way

If you are grain free, want to eat less carbs, or eat more healthy vegetables , then you MUST try
" riced cauliflower"- You can make your own or now you can buy it frozen in Trader Joe's. It's also available in lots of other stores now- so look for it in bags fresh or frozen.



Do you love "cauliflower rice", but hate to make it?  Problem solved!
Trader Joe now sells bags of organic cauliflower rice in their frozen section.
Maybe I'm late getting on the band wagon, but I just discovered it, and I just can't get enough.

How do I prepare it? I take a skillet , spray it with olive oil, add the package of frozen cauliflower rice and allow it to cook down until nice and hot. I then serve it as " rice"

or sometimes, I sautee some onion first and then add the cauliflower rice-

How else can you use it?

If you are a regular reader on my blog, you know that I've posted quite a few "mock" ideas using the low carbohydrate, low calorie vegetable..:

 click for the following recipes: 


Cauliflower Pizza,  

Cauliflower breadsticks ,

Cauliflower snow patties.-

Cauliflower Pilaf

The crust is made from cauliflower rice Cauliflower Pizza,

These are made from cauliflower rice- Cauliflower Bread Sticks  YUM

Great Pilaf from Cauliflower rice!!! Less Carbs, more veggies  Cauliflower Pilaf

 All the taste without the carbs!
 If you have not made cauliflower rice before, it's time you tried it.

Riced cauliflower is absolutely a fabulous substitution for rice.
It tastes delicious, and it is uncanny how much this low carbohydrate vegetable tastes and has the texture of high carbohydrate rice.

Make Your Own Cauliflower Rice

Yes, I know that I can make my own. 
I've been making it for years.
But it was time consuming and messy.  I had to I've take out the food processor , place in the metal blade, cut the cauliflower into flowerettes, add the cut up cauliflower to the bowl, process it with 2-3 blasts to have perfect riced cauliflower. Easy right? Yes,  but it took 5-10 minutes to prepare and then I had to clean up the processor and the counter.
Click for : Recipe to make your own cauliflower rice

 Not doing that any more- I have found a better way.
 Thank you Trader Joe's !

Why I like this frozen organic cauliflower

  •  It is comes frozen, so I can load up and use the bags at my convenience
  •  It's organic
  •  It's reasonably priced at $1.99/bag
  • There is no mess
  • It cooks up in 5 minutes 
  • It is delicious in a recipe or just heated in a pan with a little oil spray
End of story! 













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9 comments:

  1. This is delicious and so easy!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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    1. Cauliflower rice is one of my favorites. I share it because it is so versatile and healthy.

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  2. Haven't seen the cauliflower already "riced." Will have to look. I use cauliflower a lot.

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    1. I love cauliflower rice, but was often too lazy to make it ,or just didn't have a fresh cauliflower in the house. Now my freezer is full.. call first and have them put away a few bags. It goes like hotcakes when they get it in..

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  3. Oh to have a TJ's nearby! I would love to have this and so many of their other products available.

    Shirley

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    1. Shirley,
      I don't know how to manage without Trader Joe's for quality, price, and convenience. I hope you get when near you soon!!

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  4. Thanks for sharing this useful poet about cooking.

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  5. I love the Cauliflower Rice! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  6. Your Easy Cauliflower Rice is such a versatile treat. Who can resist such a quick and easy dish that can be used in numerous ways. I could eat this every day! I am so glad you shared your healthy, yummy vegan recipe with us at the Plant-Based Potluck Party. I'm pinning and sharing.

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