Chicken Fried Rice with Brown and Cauliflower Rice

Woo amazing recipe! I cooked up this delicious lightened up version of chicken fried rice last week for Dan and I and OMG. The mixture of brown rice and “cauliflower rice” is a great way to reduce the carbs and calories, as well as get some more veggies in ya. Enjoy and let me know how you like it :)

Makes 4-6 servings      Prep Time – 20 min    Cooking Time – 45-55 min 

Ingredients

1. 1 head of cauliflower, raw
2. 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
3. 4 chicken breasts
4. 1/4 cup lemon juice
5. 1 small onion
6. 4 cloves garlic
7. 1/2 tbsp olive oil (or coconut oil)
8. 2 cups broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
9. 1/2 cup frozen peas
10. 3 -4 tbsp tamari (or soy sauce) – may need more
11. salt and pepper to taste
12. Toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put chicken into a baking dish, top with lemon juice, 1 tbsp tamari and some salt and pepper. Bake for approx 35 minutes.
2. At the same time you throw your chicken in the oven, cook the rice as per package directions.
3. While your rice and chicken are cooking, you can get all the veggies ready. In a food processor, grate up the cauliflower until it resembles rice. Scrap into a bowl and set aside.
4. In a large pan or a wok, heat the oil over medium heat. Add in the onions and garlic. Cook until the onions become soft and translucent. Next, add in your tamari and broccoli and season with salt and pepper. Sauté for about 7 minutes until it’s slightly soft.
5. Once the veggies are almost cooked, add in your peas, cauliflower and possibly more tamari if you like. Stir around for a few minutes before adding in cooked rice. Keep mixing to avoid the bottom from burning.
6. Once your chicken is cooked, remove from the oven, cut into bite size pieces and add into the veggies rice mixture. Stir around until all combined and heated through.
7. Serve with some sesame seeds sprinkled on top :)

Recipe adapted from: http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2013/03/cauliflower-fried-rice.html