Chipolte Copycat Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

Happy belated Cinco De Mayo. I know a day late, but the day got away from me. But I promise you will want to try this recipe! It’s amazing.

No Rice for You!

With my lapband surgery I cannot have rice or if I do rice it has to be a very small amount. So every once in a while I will have the brown rice at Chipolte’s, but if I eat too much I start hurting. So no rice for me!

chipolte copycat cilantro lime rice

Cauliflower Rice

One of my favorite substitutes to everyday rice is cauliflower rice. Honestly it’s even easier than regular rice. I love doing it in the microwave because I’m all about convenience.

So I decided I should combine the two, Chipolte’s famous cilantro lime rice flavor with cauliflower rice. This is what I created:

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Chipolte Copycat Lime Cilantro Cauliflower Rice

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 head Cauliflower medium
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 lime juice of
  • 1 tablespoons cilantro chopped

Directions

  1. Grate cauliflower with food processor or hand grater till resembles rice
  2. Add butter and cauliflower to microwave safe dish and cover
  3. Cook for 4 minutes and then let sit in microwave for 5 minutes
  4. Toss with lime juice and cilantro

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 49
Fat: 1
Sugar: 3
Carbohydrate: 8
Fiber: 3
Protein: 3

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Pepper Ferguson

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