Prep: 5 Savory, simple, and healthy. This 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice recipe is the best ever and is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo. It’s perfect for dinner tonight!
It’s 5pm and you’re trying to figure out what to make for dinner tonight. You want something healthy (ok, well, healthy-ISH), but something that’s delicious and that your family will love. OH! And it needs to be easy. Like, really easy. Pretty much as close to zero effort as possible because if we’re being honest, time and energy are precious commodities these days.
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Believe me when I say this: we are all right there with you, friend! And this 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe is just what you’re looking for. My husband and I absolutely loved it! Honestly, once you have all of the spices and tomato sauce in it, it doesn’t even taste like cauliflower. It is SO. GOOD. This is the ultimate healthy comfort food dinner recipe!
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How to make this 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Making cauliflower rice
Making cauliflower rice is easy! Wash and remove the greens from a head of cauliflower. Cut the cauliflower into medium sized pieces and place it in a food processor. Pulse the food processor several times until the cauliflower looks like “rice”.
Another option is to purchase pre-made cauliflower rice at the grocery store! Cauliflower rice is sold in the produce area at Trader Joe’s and several other grocery stores. You can also buy it HERE! (opens in a new tab) This is a great option for saving even more time when making this Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe!
The spices in mexican cauliflower rice
Once you’ve made the cauliflower rice, the next step is to add spices. The spices in this 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe are everything! Add in onion flakes, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, and crushed red pepper. Pour tomato sauce over the cauliflower rice and cook. Add salt, pepper, and dried (or fresh) cilantro to taste!
The vegetables
This 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe includes a green bell pepper and diced tomatoes. However, feel free to play around with adding different vegetables!
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Everything you need to know about Cauliflower rice
Why cauliflower rice?
Using cauliflower as rice is a great, healthy alternative! It’s lower in calories, lower in carbs, higher in fiber, and is loaded with antioxidants.
How long can cauliflower rice last in the refrigerator?
Cauliflower rice typically lasts about 3-4 days in the refrigerator!
What to pair this 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe with
Pair it with a protein of your choice (such as chicken, salmon, eggs, beef, or tofu).
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More recipes to pair this 30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe with:
- Skinny Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
- Healthy Sriracha Shredded Chicken Tacos
- Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Tacos
30-Minute Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil (opens in a new tab)
- 1 green pepper (chopped)
- 10 grape tomatoes (chopped)
- l head cauliflower (or 1 lb bag of cauliflower rice)
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp onion flakes
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (opens in a new tab)
- dried cilantro (to taste)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Wash, dry, and remove greens of the cauliflower.
- Cut the cauliflower into small pieces and place in food processor.
- Turn on the food processor, pulsing to create the cauliflower rice.
- Sauté the chopped green pepper and the tomatoes in the olive oil.
- Add in the cauliflower rice and the tomato sauce.
- Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add in the remaining ingredients, mix, and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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What a delicious way to make cauliflower! My family absolutely loved your recipe!
This looks like the perfect healthy meal for those nights where you have no idea what to cook, but want something easy!
Oh man! I could really sink my teeth into that!
I was looking for a super flavorful cauliflower rice recipe and this is it! I love how tender and delish this one came out. Will make it again soon.
I have a head of cauliflower in the refrigerator and all the ingredients too. I can’t wait to make this dish!