Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly

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For the full list of ingredients and comprehensive instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post. Before you scroll, there’s important stuff to know in the blurb!

Our Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice is our healthier take on the higher calorie chicken fried rice takeaway dish.

We’ve used riced cauliflower instead of rice to help keep the calories and carbs lower, but we promise that you can hardly taste the difference! You can use a blender to rice your cauliflower (which is what we’ve done), but if you don’t have one then you could just use a grater instead – it’ll work just as well.

This Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice really is a meal in itself, but we also love it when served as part of a Chinese fakeaway feast. It’s perfect for a Friday night or at the weekend when you fancy a bit of a treat but don’t want all of the extra Points and calories.

What diets is this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice suitable for?

This Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice is suitable for dairy free diets.

It can also be made suitable for gluten free diets as long as you use gluten free alternatives to the following ingredients:

Soy sauce

Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.

Do you need any special ingredients to make this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice?

This dish doesn’t require any special ingredients to make – it’s really simple!

How many calories are in this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice?

There are 255 calories per portion in this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.

This Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.

As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.

What could I serve with this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice?

This Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice is a meal in itself, but would also work well when served with any of the following accompaniments:

45MINS

293KCal

40MINS

317KCal

4HR 10

215KCal

50MINS

191KCal

How do you know when this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice is cooked?

You’ll need to cook your Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice until the veg is tender and the chicken and bacon is cooked through. This should take between 20 – 3o minutes.

Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.

How long can you keep this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice in the fridge?

Once you’ve put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.

If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.

Can I freeze this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice?

Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;

Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.

Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.

Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!

How do I reheat this Cauliflower and Chicken Fried Rice?

From chilled: Reheat in a wok until piping hot. You can also reheat covered in the microwave. Cook for around 3 minutes, stir, and then heat for another 2 – 3 minutes until piping hot.

From frozen: Defrost thoroughly. Reheat in a wok until piping hot. You can also reheat covered in the microwave. Cook for around 4 minutes, stir, and then heat for another 4 – 5 minutes until piping hot.