Most meals are served with some form of carbs – rice, noodles, potatoes or bread. In order to make strides toward your fitness goal, it’s a good idea to eat fewer carbs at dinner. This recipe for Mexican Style Cauliflower Rice is a great way to still enjoy a side of rice without sacrificing your results by taking in too many calories and carbs.
Mexican Style Cauliflower Rice
Ingredients
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 2 small tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 an onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Dash of salt and pepper
- Dash of Tajin or red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh choriander, chopped
- Juice from one lime
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
- Grease shallow baking pan with olive oil.
- Using a food processor with the grating blade, grate all of the cauliflower. Set aside.
- In a high speed blender, or food processor, blend the tomatoes, onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, pepper and tajin until smooth. Mix the tomato blend evenly into the shredded cauliflower.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. Stir and bake for another 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, transfer to serving dish.
- Mix in the chopped choriander and drizzle with lime juice. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 28 calories.
1g fat, 91mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, and 1g protein
1g fat, 91mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, and 1g protein
Originally posted 2014-03-02 02:55:28.