Cauliflower Chicken Fried Rice

Description

This is comfort food at its best, but so healthy and light compared to its rice-based counterpart. When making this recipe, make sure you have all the ingredients chopped, prepped, and ready as the final stir-fry comes together in 10 minutes!

Ingredients

  • ¾ pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 5 scallions, chopped, light and dark green parts separated
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 pounds cauliflower rice
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1 ½ cups frozen peas and carrots
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup finely diced fresh pineapple
  • ¼ cup chopped peanuts (Optional)
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

Instructions

  1. Stir chicken
  2. 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  3. brown sugar
  4. 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  5. and cornstarch together in a large bowl.
  6. Heat a wok or large saucepan over high heat. Swirl in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Spread chicken mixture in a single layer over the surface of the wok; cook for 1 minute. Flip and toss chicken. Spread out again; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate.
  7. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in the wok over medium heat. Add light green part of the scallions
  8. garlic
  9. and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant and softened
  10. 1 to 2 minutes.
  11. Stir 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  12. cauliflower rice
  13. and 1/2 teaspoon salt into the wok. Cook until cauliflower starts to crisp
  14. about 3 minutes. Stir peas and carrots into the wok. Cook
  15. stirring occasionally
  16. until warmed through
  17. about 5 minutes.
  18. Make a well in the center of the wok; pour in beaten eggs. Stir eggs with a spatula until scrambled
  19. about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken
  20. remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  21. remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  22. dark green parts of the scallions
  23. pineapple
  24. peanuts
  25. and rice vinegar.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 14 mins

Total Time: 44 mins

Servings: 4

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