Chicken Fried “Rice”

November 22, 2016 No Comments

Category: Dinner, Healthy Eating
Tags: Cauliflower rice, Chicken fried "rice", tasty tuesday

Want the taste of Chinese food without all the calories, fat and carbs? This is the perfect one-pot dish that’ll fulfill that craving without the guilt.

If you haven’t yet been introduced to cauliflower rice, you’ve been missing out! It’s a similar texture to rice but has all of the benefits of a veggie, rather than a carb! You can now buy it pre-packaged at most grocery stores and save yourself the time from shredding the cauliflower yourself (you simply do this with a cheese grater if necessary).

Another reason to love this dish.. it can easily be made in one pot for less mess and I often make enough for leftovers for days.

Chicken Fried “Rice”

Ingredients

• 1 head of cauliflower (about 2½ cups chopped in a food processor or grater) or 1 bag
• 1 pounds chicken breasts (chopped)
• 1 Tablespoon garlic
• 2 Tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 small white onion
• 2 cup frozen peas
• 2 cup chopped carrots
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (more or less to taste)
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 Tablespoons chopped green onions (optional)

Directions

• Chop carrots, onions, green onions and chicken into small pieces. Set aside.
• Heat sesame oil over low heat and saute onions, 1/2 of the green onions, and carrots for 5 minutes or so. (I like to use my dutch oven for this dish since it’s a huge pot and veggies get a good sear in it)
• If cauliflower isn’t already shredded, then add it to the food processor
• Add cauliflower rice and peas to pot and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
• In a separate saute pan, sear chicken until cooked and mixed with vegetables.
• Push all vegetables/chicken, over to one side of the pot and cook eggs while stirring occasionally. After two minutes or so, mix all of the ingredients together and add soy sauce.
• Serve with extra green onions and drizzle sesame oil on top

A healthy eating series focusing on simple, low carb/sugar dishes in 30 minutes or less. For more info on how MS affects my eating habits, click here.