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Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower “Rice”

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Published: Jul 30, 2016 · Modified: Mar 29, 2025 by Sara · This post may contain affiliate links

This Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower “Rice” is packed with flavor. This is a great low carb option to add to any Mexican dish!

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Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice"

I’ve been craving Chipotle lately. I love, love, love their burrito bowls loaded with the cilantro lime rice, black beans, pico de gallo, and lots of guacamole.

The problem is, I don’t have a Chipotle anywhere near where I live.

So I decided to create my own version of their Cilantro Rice using Cauliflower instead of Rice. And I probably lost about half of you… Ok seriously this tastes just as good, if not better than Chipotles rice in my opinion. Plus it has less carbs and is loaded with Vitamin C!

Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice"

Now it’s really easy to make Cauliflower into “Rice”.

I took one head of Cauliflower, washed and removed the stems. Chopped the Cauliflower into chunks and added it to a food processor. Pulse for around 30 seconds until it looks like rice consistency. If you don’t have a food processor you can use a cheese grater and shave the Cauliflower into rice consistency.

Cauliflower in a food processor
Cauliflower in a food processor

Then add your chopped cauliflower into a large microwave safe bowl. Cover with a paper towel and cook in microwave for 4 minutes.

While that’s cooking chop up your Cilantro and Green Onion. I love the smell of fresh Cilantro being chopped, it’s just so fragrant!

Add the chopped Cilantro and Green Onions to the cooked Cauliflower ‘Rice’

Mince your garlic right over the bowl (you can use the minced garlic in a jar to save time).

Squeeze the juice from 1 lime over mixture and stir well.

Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice"

You could serve this as a burrito bowl by adding in your favorite toppings. Or turn this into a salad, like this yummy Mango Cauliflower “Rice” Salad I made a while back.

Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice"

If you try this let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! It’s really helpful to me and other readers!

Cheers!

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Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower “Rice”

Sara
This Skinny Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice" is packed with flavor. This is a great low carb option to add to any Mexican dish!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 minutes mins
Total Time 14 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Gluten Free
Servings 8
Calories 21 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head of Cauliflower
  • 1 bunch about 4 or 5 stems of Green Onion chopped, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 bunch of fresh Cilantro chopped and stems removed about 1/2 cup
  • 3 cloves of minced Garlic
  • 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 Lime juiced

Instructions
 

  • Wash and remove stem from cauliflower.
  • Chop cauliflower in small chunks and add to food processor and pulse for around 30 seconds until it’s rice consistency.
  • You can use a cheese grater as well if you don’t have a food processor.
  • Once cauliflower is chopped into rice like consistency add to microwave safe bowl.
  • Cover with paper towel and microwave for 4 minutes.
  • Add green onion, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Squeeze the juice of the lime over everything (as little or as much as you like).
  • I love lime so I squeeze the whole thing over it.
  • Mix together well and serve.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 21kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 95mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword cauliflower rice, skinny cilantro cauliflower rice
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Comments

  1. Susie says

    April 23, 2018 at 6:32 pm

    What is the serving size in grams?

    Reply
  2. anastasia says

    August 10, 2016 at 4:24 am

    5 stars
    Excellent! This was the delicious breakfast that I served to my family today! I followed the recipe except added maybe a little more

    Reply
    • Sara says

      August 10, 2016 at 10:16 am

      That’s awesome Anastasia, so glad you liked it!

      Reply
  3. Melissa says

    August 02, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    SO good. Added cotija cheese instead of salt and used the mixture in a burrito bowl with black beans, sour cream, tapatio and avocado 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara says

      August 03, 2016 at 10:01 am

      Oooohhhh Cotija Cheese sounds great with this!

      Reply
  4. Bernadyn says

    July 30, 2016 at 7:31 am

    5 stars
    Looks like it tastes great, can’t wait to try this! I love all these ingredients. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara says

      July 30, 2016 at 7:50 am

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Sara, and welcome to Tastefulventure! Here at Tastefulventure I’ve been testing gluten free recipes for over 11 years in hopes of sharing everything I’ve learned with you. I’m a foodie who loves to experiment with many different ingredients. 

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