One of my favorite ways to eat cauliflower is making cauliflower rice. And this garlic parmesan version may be my favorite cauliflower rice dish. It’s buttery, garlicky and cheesy. It’s a dish I make with pasta and rice, but it works just as well with cauliflower.
It’s a complete dish on its own or it can be paired with a protein. I love just eating it a big bowl of this for lunch.
Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower Rice
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTESCOOK TIME: 10 MINUTESTOTAL TIME: 20 MINUTESCOURSE: SIDE DISH CUISINE: AMERICAN SERVINGS: 4
Cauliflower rice is cooked with a garlic butter sauce and Parmesan cheese for a low carb, gluten free, delicious and easy dish.
5 FROM 2 VOTES
Ingredients:
5 cups of raw cauliflower "rice" see note
3 tbsp salted butter
3 garlic cloves minced
6 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
In a small saucepan over a stove top, add butter and minced garlic. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until garlic flavors are infused into the oil (melted butter). Careful to not let the garlic burn.
In a large skillet, wok or frying pan, add cauliflower rice and bring to medium-high heat on the stovetop. Pour in butter mixture. Sprinkle cheese on top. Stir to mix and cook until cauliflower is tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir a few more times until everything is thoroughly mixed. Serve while warm. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley if desired.
Notes:
You'll need a large head of cauliflower. To make the cauliflower rice, I cut the cauliflower into florets and then briefly pulsed in the food processor until they are the size of grains of rice. You can also use frozen cauliflower rice.