Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice & Beans

This cauliflower rice and beans is a delicious lightened up alternative to traditional rice and beans. It’s positively packed with flavor and works great as a main or side dish!

This version of rice and beans is my kind of rice and beans. The veggies are the rice. Clever. I became pretty enamored with cauliflower rice a while back when I created a version of cauliflower fried rice. I decided if it works for Chinese food, it should work for Tex-Mex. It did!

For the “rice” part of this dish, I opted to recreate a popular Tex-Mex cilantro lime rice that I’ve enjoyed eating in many-a-lunch burrito I could not finish. To make a nice-well balanced meal, I added beans and skipped the burrito part, because it’s just as nice to eat with a fork, if you ask me.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Cauliflower.
• Olive oil. You can use another high heat oil if you prefer, like coconut, corn, or avocado oil.
• Red onion.
• Garlic.
• Salt & pepper.
• Lime juice. Make sure to use freshly squeezed lime juice, as the bottled stuff just doesn’t have the same flavor.
• Black beans. We’re using canned or precooked black beans, to make life easy. Feel free to cook yours from scratch if you’d like.
• Fresh cilantro.

How It’s Made

This dish is super simple to whip up.

• Use a food processor to chop your cauliflower into tiny, rice-sized pieces. You’ll probably need to work in batches!
• Sauté diced red onion in olive oil for a few minutes, then add minced garlic and ook it for about 1 minute.
• Add the cauliflower rice, along with the salt and pepper. Stir-fry the mixture for a few minutes until it starts to crisp.
• Add the lime juice and beans. Cook everything a minute or so more, just to heat up the beans.
• Take your cauliflower rice and beans off of heat and add fresh cilantro. You can also add more salt if you’d like, or adjust any other seasonings to suit your taste.
• Serve and enjoy!

Leftovers & Storage

Leftover cauliflower rice and beans will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for about 3 days, or in the freezer for about 3 months.

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Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice & Beans

This stir-fried cauliflower rice and beans is hearty, healthy, and infused with the tangy Tex-Mex flavors of fresh cilantro and lime juice.

Ingredients

• 1
  large cauliflower crown
• 2
  tablespoons
  olive oil
• 1
  red onion
  diced
• 4
  garlic cloves
  minced
• ½
  teaspoon
  salt
• ½
  teaspoon
  pepper
• ¼
  cup
  lime juice
  about 2 limes
• 3
  cups
  cooked or canned black beans
  rinsed and drained
• 1
  cup
  finely chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Remove outer leaves from cauliflower. Break into 8-10 large chunks (sufficiently small to fit into food processor bowl). Working in batches if necessary, place cauliflower chunks into food processor bowl. Pulse a few times until finely chopped to about the the size of rice grains. Set aside.

2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion. Saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute another 30 seconds.

3. Add cauliflower, salt and pepper. Stir fry until cauliflower begins to crisp-up and brown in spots, about 5-7 minutes.

4. Add lime juice and beans. Flip a few times to mix everything and get beans thoroughly heated. Remove from heat and add cilantro.

5. Divide onto plates. Serve with hot sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice & Beans

Amount Per Serving

Calories 306
Calories from Fat 79

% Daily Value*

Fat 8.8g14%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Sodium 381mg16%

Potassium 1184mg34%

Carbohydrates 45.7g15%

Fiber 15.2g61%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 15.5g31%

Calcium 158mg16%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.