Spanish Rice-d Cauliflower
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 head of Cauliflower (raw) 2 pounds of ground meat (optional - or chunks of meat), I used ground turkey.cumin (couple teaspoons or more to taste)chili powder (couple teaspoons or more to taste) garlic powder (teaspoon)garlic pepper (teaspoon)dash of salt and pepperhalf of a jalapeno (for flavored oil)1 medium onion chopped2 medium green bell peppersgarlic, minced (couple tablespoons)diced tomatoes (I used a small can with green chilies), plus 1/3 cup of water1/3 cup of plain tomato sauce (puree) I added some mushrooms, diced (optional)1 bunch of cilantro, choppedhalf of a lime, juicedToppings: GuacamoleSour CreamShredded Queso FrescoShredded Cheddar Cheese
Cut up and blend Cauliflower pieces with water (to cover in blender) until it is a Rice-like consistency - a few pulses.
Add to a large pot of water (1/4 full, couple cups worth) with a 2 beef or vegetable bouillon cubes and cook on medium heat until boiling. Once boiling add rice-d cauliflower and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the tenderness you'd like (not mushy).
Drain in a mesh strainer and press out the liquid OR once cooled you can scoop into a cheese cloth to squeeze out the extra water.
Brown/cook meat in a couple tablespoons of jalapeno flavored oil (jalapeno flavoring optional).
For flavored oil: *this is where the jalapeno comes in*
couple tablespoons of olive oil, half of a seeded jalapeno and heat until pepper is soft.
Let cool slightly and add in the other seasonings - cumin (couple teaspoons or more to taste), chili powder (couple teaspoons or more to taste) garlic powder (teaspoon), garlic pepper (teaspoon), dash of salt and pepper and heat it slightly before adding the meat.
Chop your veggies.
Remove meat, set aside.
Leave the remaining oil (you can drain) and add the Rice-d Cauliflower. Cook until the flavored oil is absorbed.
Remove and set aside.
Add a couple more teaspoons-tablespoons of olive oil. Saute the other veggies.
Once the veggies are cooked, combine all of the ingredients (you may need to use a large pot for this).
Add in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, plus a little bit of water.
Add the lime juice and cilantro.
You can add shredded cheddar at this point if you'd like.
Add your toppings of choice.
Serving Size: makes roughly 8 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRYTTRICHARDS.
Add to a large pot of water (1/4 full, couple cups worth) with a 2 beef or vegetable bouillon cubes and cook on medium heat until boiling. Once boiling add rice-d cauliflower and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the tenderness you'd like (not mushy).
Drain in a mesh strainer and press out the liquid OR once cooled you can scoop into a cheese cloth to squeeze out the extra water.
Brown/cook meat in a couple tablespoons of jalapeno flavored oil (jalapeno flavoring optional).
For flavored oil: *this is where the jalapeno comes in*
couple tablespoons of olive oil, half of a seeded jalapeno and heat until pepper is soft.
Let cool slightly and add in the other seasonings - cumin (couple teaspoons or more to taste), chili powder (couple teaspoons or more to taste) garlic powder (teaspoon), garlic pepper (teaspoon), dash of salt and pepper and heat it slightly before adding the meat.
Chop your veggies.
Remove meat, set aside.
Leave the remaining oil (you can drain) and add the Rice-d Cauliflower. Cook until the flavored oil is absorbed.
Remove and set aside.
Add a couple more teaspoons-tablespoons of olive oil. Saute the other veggies.
Once the veggies are cooked, combine all of the ingredients (you may need to use a large pot for this).
Add in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, plus a little bit of water.
Add the lime juice and cilantro.
You can add shredded cheddar at this point if you'd like.
Add your toppings of choice.
Serving Size: makes roughly 8 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRYTTRICHARDS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 245.1
- Total Fat: 13.4 g
- Cholesterol: 80.0 mg
- Sodium: 208.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 8.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 24.4 g
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