Name: Rice: Roasted Cauliflower
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower; olive oil spray; 3 shakes garlic powder; kosher salt (to taste)

Four ingredients is all you need for this Roasted Cauliflower Rice recipe! Fresh, crisp cauliflower is pulsed into crumbles and tossed with garlic, sea salt and olive oil and roasted until golden brown. Serves 4 in 30 minutes.

I’m not one of those people that will tell you that cauliflower rice tastes simply like regular rice. Because it does not. Not even a little. What it does do, is give you that substantial bulkiness or “filler” that rice does but with less carbs and calories. In this particular recipe, roasting the cauliflower in a hot oven with olive oil brings out the little natural sugars cauliflower has and caramelizes it, giving it a toasty flavor.

So worth the pot.

This is my go- to and regular method for preparing cauliflower rice. I make it all the time and it is so well-seasoned and simple.

For this Roasted Cauliflower Rice set out:

olive oil spray
a large head of cauliflower
garlic powder
kosher salt

Preheat your oven to 450℉ (or 230℃).

Start by cutting up one large head of cauliflower into florets. Then, while working in batches, pulse until the cauliflower is in small crumbles. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with the remaining cauliflower.

Next, spray a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil. Tip the cauliflower out onto the pan, season with a couple pinches of kosher salt and 5 to 6 shakes of garlic powder.

Toss to combine and spread out evenly. Spray the cauliflower one last time before sliding the pan onto the bottom rack of your preheated oven.

Then roast for 10 minutes.

Next, remove, toss and spread back out before roasting for an additional 10 minutes. Repeat this step one more time, for a total of 30 minutes, or until the cauliflower rice is golden brown.

That’s it! Whether tucked into lettuce wraps or under your go-to stir-fry, this is a satisfying side dish for truly anything. And did I mention it’s SO simple?

What’s better than cauliflower rice? Roasted cauliflower rice. Be sure to stay tuned because tomorrow I’ll be sharing a recipe that this is dependable with and it’s both unfussy, satisfying and healthy.