Prepare to be surprised by this healthier and insanely creamy cauliflower rice risotto! Made with sauteed riced cauliflower and a lusciously smooth, healthy cauliflower cream sauce (dairy-free or regular, your choice!) It has a delicious zesty and cheesy flavor and is finished off with some nutritious spinach. It's a super simple and breezy recipe that everyone will love!
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1mediumonion, finely minced
36ouncescauliflower rice
1cupvegetable broth
5ouncesbaby spinach
Option #1: Cheesy Lemon Cream Sauce
1cupwhole milk
1cupwhite cheddar cheese
¼cupgrated parmesan cheese
1teaspoonsea salt
Juice of 1 lemon
Option #2: Dairy-Free Lemon Cream Sauce
1 ½cupsvegetable broth
1cupraw cashews or pine nuts
1tablespoonnutritional yeast
1teaspoonsea salt
Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it is transparent, about 3-4 minutes. Add the cauliflower and broth and bring to a boil. Cook the cauliflower uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it is soft, about 8 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 medium onion, 36 ounces cauliflower rice, 1 cup vegetable broth
If you're using the Cheesy Lemon Cream Sauce:Remove 2 cups of cauliflower from the pan and add it to your blender with the milk. Blend on high until smooth. Add the cheddar, parmesan, sea salt, and lemon juice and blend again until the cheese has melted.
1 cup whole milk, 1 cup white cheddar cheese, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon sea salt, Juice of 1 lemon
If you're using the Dairy-Free Lemon Cream Sauce:Remove 2 cups of cauliflower from the pan and add it to your blender with the vegetable broth, cashews, nutritional yeast, sea salt, and lemon juice and blend on high until smooth.
1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 ½ cups vegetable broth, 1 cup raw cashews or pine nuts, 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, Juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon sea salt
Add the spinach to the cauliflower rice and put the pan back on the heat. Let the spinach wilt and then pour in the sauce you made and let it heat through.
5 ounces baby spinach
Notes
We like to use three bags of Mann's Cauliflower Rice to make this recipe. If you'd like to make your own cauliflower rice, you'll need 9 cups of riced cauliflower. You'll need about 2 medium heads of cauliflower. The shrimp you see in the photos are these chili lime shrimp.