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Spanish Cauliflower Rice with shrimp, chicken, and chorizo is a healthy and delicious dish, perfect for a grain-free, low-carb dinner. Cauliflower is chopped into rice-like kernels and cooked in a flavorful sofrito of onions, garlic, and red sweet peppers.
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Spanish Cauliflower Rice
This cauliflower Spanish rice is inspired by the traditional Spanish dish known as paella. It features chorizo, chicken, and shrimp cooked with cauliflower rice in a sofrito of onions, garlic, and red peppers.
The dish is seasoned with paprika, saffron, and other aromatic ingredients for a flavorful and satisfying meal. It is grain-free, gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 friendly.
What Is Sofrito?
Sofrito is a flavorful base made with onions, garlic, and other aromatic ingredients commonly used in Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese cuisines. It adds depth of flavor to dishes like paella and this Spanish cauliflower rice.
Ingredients For Spanish Cauli Rice
Key ingredients include cauliflower rice, chorizo, chicken, shrimp, onions, garlic, red peppers, spices, and stock. The dish is garnished with green onions and paprika.
How To Make Spanish Cauliflower Rice
- Prep the cauliflower: Chop cauliflower into rice-sized pieces and set aside.
- Cook the proteins: Brown chorizo, cook shrimp, and chicken separately.
- Prepare the sofrito: Cook onions, peppers, and spices until fragrant.
- Combine and cook: Add cauliflower rice, proteins, and sofrito together and cook until cauliflower is tender.
- Finish and serve: Add lemon juice, green onions, and paprika before serving.
Nutrition Notes
This Spanish cauliflower rice is high in protein, fiber, and essential nutrients. It is nutrient-dense and suitable for various dietary preferences like paleo and Whole30.
Nutrition Macros Per Serving: 499 calories, 19.9g total carbs, 6.1g fiber, 38.4g protein, 28.7g fat.
Storage, Freezing & Reheating
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
- Freeze cooled leftovers in airtight containers for up to 3 months.
- Defrost and reheat thoroughly before serving.
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