Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

One of the great things about fried rice is that you can throw in pretty much anything that you like and this recipe is a pretty standard one that starts out with Chinese sausage or bacon, chicken, a bunch of vegetables, the cauliflower rice and some seasonings. A great tip for making fried rice is to have everything ready and on hand before you start cooking as things move quickly once you start and for cauliflower fried rice you don’t want to over cook the cauliflower or it will get mushy. I have to say that cauliflower makes and excellent alternative to rice in fried rice that is lighter and healthier without all of the carbs!

Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

ingredients

• 4 strips bacon, cut into 1 inch slices or 1/4 cup pancetta or 1 Chinese lap cheong sausage, diced
• 1/2 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into small pieces
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 cup carrot, shredded or diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
• 1 head cauliflower, riced by grating by hand or in a food processor (~5 cups)
• 2 eggs, lightly scrambled
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (optional)
• chili sauce such as sambal oelek or srircha to taste
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 green onions, sliced

directions

1. Heat the pan over medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook until crispy, about 3-5 minutes
2. Add the chicken and stir-fry until cooked, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the onion and mushrooms and stir-fry for 3 minutes before adding the carrot and peas and stir-frying for another 3 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
5. Add the cauliflower rice, mix everything up and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
6. Make a well in the middle of the pan, add the eggs and let them sit for a minute before mixing them into everything and stir-frying for another 3 minutes.
7. Mix in the mixture of the soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, chili sauce, sesame oil and green onions, remove from heat and enjoy.

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