This Low Carb Mexican Cauliflower Rice recipe is vegetarian and loaded with flavor. It’s a great Keto side dish!
Our Low Carb Mexican Cauliflower Rice recipe tastes almost identical to the Mexican rice dish our local restaurant. We serve it with our Pork Carnitas, Mexican Beef, and White Chili.
This Keto Mexican cauliflower rice recipe makes 4 side serves. 1 serving has 4g net carbs.
Leftover Mexican cauliflower rice can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
Mexican Cauliflower Rice Ingredients
- 3 ounces of Butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons of Garlic Powder
- 3 teaspoons of Onion Flakes
- ½ teaspoon of Pepper
- ½ teaspoon of Salt
- 2 cups of Cauliflower Rice
- 1/4 cup of Tomato Puree
- 2 teaspoons of Cilantro, finely chopped
How to make Mexican Cauliflower Rice
- Place a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the butter, garlic powder, and onion flakes and gently sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower rice, salt, and pepper and sauté for 3 minutes, until the cauliflower is beginning to soften.
- Add the tomato puree and stir well. Continue to cook for another 3-5 minutes until the cauliflower is cooked through.
- Take the pan off the heat and stir through the cilantro.
- Serve and enjoy.
Mexican Cauliflower Rice
This Mexican cauliflower rice is the perfect side dish to pull pork or taco bowls. Very low carb and delicious.
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Calories: 196kcal
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Ingredients
- 3 ounces Butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons onion flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cups cauliflower rice
- 1/4 cup Tomato Puree
- 2 teaspoons Cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
- Place a large frying pan over medium low heat. Add the butter, garlic powder and onion flakes and gently sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower rice, salt and pepper and sauté for 3 minutes, until the cauliflower is beginning to soften.
- Add the tomato puree and stir well. Continue to cook for another 3-5 minutes until the cauliflower is cooked through.
- Take the pan off the heat and stir through the cilantro.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 615IU | Vitamin C: 43.1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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To make a larger batch of Low Carb Mexican Cauliflower Rice adjust the serving amounts in our recipe card above.
I just found this and have a huge head of Cauliflower, begging to be cooked. I will use all, but have Jarred Mexican Salsa for the Tomato Puree. Cannot wait to Create this! OLE!
Hope you enjoy it Trudy.
Delicious! I had a bag of Trader Joe’s frozen cauliflower only. I used a bit less of the other ingredients. But we loved it!!!
I also love that it was so easy and fast to put together.
It was a great side dish for keto cheese enchiladas!
So glad you liked it Judy, thank you for your feedback.
Oh! I really loved this. I used a pack of frozen riced cauliflower from Costco (you know, the ones with 3-4 packs inside) so probably a little more than the 2 cups in the recipe. Sauteed it for quite a while until it was quite dry. I do not have tomato puree, so I used a tablespoon or maybe 2 (anyhow, a generous squirt) or tomato paste from a tube, and a splash of beef broth instead. It was slightly on the salty side, but that is most likely from the beef broth and tomato paste I used. But, actually I love extra salty food so it was great for me. I might cut down the salt next time though. Maybe. The cilantro makes it taste so light and fresh. I had with cajun spiced drumsticks and the non keto people also had corn and rice.
This is really good. The only thing I do differently is add 1/2 packet of Goyo powder for a little extra something. Really good served under fajita beef.
Hi Bob, thanks for the kind words, we might try your suggestion the next time we make it.
My mouth is watering and I want to taste this yummy recipe.
This rice is AMAZING!! I had been craving Mexican Rice for weeks! I just made this, and I LOVE it!!!
Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your kind words 🙂
Amazing!!! I’d been craving Mexican rice for several days and decided to try to make it Keto 🙂 I’m so glad I found your recipe!! I will be using it at least weekly (I miss having Mexican food) thanks so much!!!