Life just got better with lightened fried cauliflower rice with chicken. In fact, I’m planning it again for next week!
Life is a constant struggle. It can be with marriages, family members, kids, animals, schools, government systems, money problems, blog issues and my personal favorite WEIGHT ISSUES. I would be one heck of a rich lady if I put a dollar in a jar for every time I said I was going to work out or start a diet. In fact, I started a gym that is less than 2 miles from my house and they have yet to see me since I signed up. You could say, in fact, that I am giving them one hefty monthly donation. One day soon, I HOPE and PRAY to make it to the gym in my new workout attire. Yes, I bought new clothes in thinking that I would gain some aspiration for attending workout classes.
Wrong!
This past week I finally made the decision to change up some eating habits at home. If I wasn’t going to the gym, at least I could start somewhere in the right direction. Don’t get me wrong because I will always and forever hold a love for bread, pasta, Mexican food and sweets near and dear to my heart. I’m talking about minor changes because I want to be happy and satisfied about meeting small goals that I have set for myself. One to two healthy meals a week for our family and then reevaluate. That is downright doable in my mind.
Now I am a huge fan of Chinese food, but is it healthy? Heck no! After listening to my sister-in-law talk about cauliflower rice, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and make this lightened fried cauliflower rice with chicken recipe. Talk about a big bowl of savory Chinese food that is healthier than the original version. SOLD.
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The oil I used with this dish is the picholine varietal. It pairs nicely with meats, soup, sauces and marinades. Not to mention it’s perfect for a sauté or roast. The balance of this cauliflower dish was very nice with the oils, vegetables and chicken.
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Oh my gosh, I keep seeing cauliflower fried rice everywhere. I need to try this so bad!! This bowl looks incredible!
It is SOOOO easy to make Stephanie!
LOVE THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE!! xoxox
Great minds do think alike.
This looks beyond delicious!
Oh my yum I need this whole bowl of goodness in my life.
Love that you made a lightened up version of fried rice!
Looking at this I would have no idea that it was even made with cauliflower! It looks delicious!
It doesn’t taste or feel like cauliflower either!
PINCH ME. This is made with cauliflower?? I am in! Also, way to make healthy changes. You are so inspiring!
Thanks so much Erin
Reporting back: Made this a few weeks ago and LOVED it. Hubs had no clue it was made with cauliflower. How’s that for a veggie sneak? Mwhahaha!
Heck yes, lady! I am so trying this:)
This looks so yummy!! I totally love all kinds of cooking oils….and I’m right there with you on the constant weight struggle…so I totally know how hard it is, you got this, and your recipes sound amazing!!
I won’t lie I posted this and then had spicy chicken linguine for lunch. Take out because I got 4 hours of sleep last night. This will definitely be a long going transition for me.
This looks so delicious! I love those healthy feel good foods! No guilty feelings afterwards…
This does not in any way look like cauliflower. I would never have guess, but Know I have to try it. Looks awesome!
I love this! I take my leftover roasted cauliflower and turn it into rice, but I never thought of making fried rice with cauliflower. YUM!
Now I will use my leftover cauliflower for rice!
My darling girl, be kind to yourself. Weight weight weight always a heavy issue—-yes a stupid pun, but I am enjoying it. You are doing THE right thing in changing your eating habits with delicious recipes. Diets don’t work because so often the food is icky. This is a wonderful example of good tasting recipes.
And cauliflower is trending——so wow you are really with the program.
Hi there, I was wondering when I add the garlic?
Hi Julie,
Add the garlic with the peas and chicken.
Do you know the calories, carbs, fats etc in this dish?
Hi Meike,
I do not but I know there are several programs out there on the internet that allow you to enter in the ingredients.