Cauliflower Rice with Mushrooms and Feta! – This combo will make you quickly forget it’s cauliflower and not rice!
Cauliflower rice where have you been all my life! I mean I have heard of it, but I really didn’t think it would taste like rice…but it does! Especially with a little help from my beloved mushrooms and pinch of thyme and feta!
A huge tasty helping of this stuff clocks in at only 99 calories a serving, and it’s a big serving!
I bought a two pound bag of it at Costco. I used fresh, but frozen will work fine. Just increase the cooking time by a few minutes.
The mushrooms and the thyme give it an earthy flavor and the feta? Well everyone knows feta makes everything beta!
Easy of course…I mean super easy! Chop, chop, sauté, sauté, eat eat!
How to make Cauliflower Rice with Mushrooms and Feta
First things first, the mushrooms, onions and garlic. TIP: Do not salt your mushrooms until they are as brown as you want them. Salt keeps them from reaching their full browning potential!
Cauliflower rice comes several ways. Fresh or frozen works in this recipe.
- Buy a fresh whole cauliflower head and either grate on a box grater or pulverize in your food processor.
- Store bought fresh riced cauliflower.
- Store bought frozen riced cauliflower.
After a quick sauté add your stock, a pinch of thyme then toss in a little feta.
Need some better tips on how to make this? Watch this video!
NOTES:
- If you are Paleo, Whole30 or on any other eating program that restricts dairy, simply omit the feta. The flavor is still fabulous!
- Fresh or frozen (unthawed or thawed) works, just increase the cooking time a bit if working with frozen.
- Add more veggies! Carrots, broccoli, leeks are a few that come to mind.
To healthy and flavorful food!
Clink!
Kathi
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Cauliflower Rice with Feta and Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups cremini mushrooms sliced or quartered
- 1 cup onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 4 cups cauliflower rice fresh or frozen (does not need to be thawed if frozen)
- 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock low sodium
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black ground pepper
Instructions
- In large skillet heat olive oil.
- Add mushrooms and onion, sauté until onions are translucent. About 3-4 minutes.
- Add garlic, cauliflower rice, salt and pepper.
- Saute until cauliflower is slightly tender. About 5 minutes.
- Add stock and thyme.
- Continue to cook until cauliflower rice is fully tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. About 5 minutes.
- Add feta and taste. More salt? pepper? thyme?.
- Garnish with additional thyme and a bit more feta if desired.
Nutrition
Leo says
This is one of those recipes that is nutritionally sound and still tastes good. The only way I would eat cauliflower is if it was in a cheese sauce. If you blindfolded someone and asked them to guess the ingredients in this dish I doubt they would identify the cauliflower. This is one of those recipes that you can read, put it down, and make, it’s that simple. Moreover, this could be used as a base for almost any leftover you have in the refrigerator. I’ll be using mine with stewed tomatoes and a deep fried crab cake. Thank you, Kathi and Rachel for a home-run-recipe!
LaughingSpatula.com says
Thank you! So glad you loved it! It was originally a risotto recipe that we converted to cauliflower rice!
Gloria says
Hot damn! I had a mean craving for mushrooms. Trying to cut carbs so I thought I’d give this a try. So glad I did. Pretty much followed recipe except for adding lots of spinach (craving that too). I added it after sauteing the mushrooms and onions. It did add extra liquid so I adjusted the vegetable broth. Oh, I also added some butter and roasted garlic powder for extra flavor. We will definitely make again!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Anyone who says Hot Damn is a friend of mine! Love the addition of spinach, thank you for the nice and funny note!
Mary ann says
I would like to try this however not a feta fan could I use blue cheese.
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
I think parmesan would be a great substitute!
Amna qaiser says
Good
Elizabeth says
I made this last night and both my husband and I loved it! So quick and simple, yet so flavorful!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Thank you Elizabeth! We are so glad you loved it!
Meaghan Mort says
Just wanted to let you know that I added this recipe to My Fitness Pal! So delicious and easy!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Awesome! Thank you for the note Meaghan!
Alex says
Just made this recipe and LoVED IT!
I just wonder if nutritional facts are accurate. The sugar and the carbs count look a little high. A little.
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Alex! You got me wondering so I double checked and here is what I found – 4 cups of cauliflower rice equals 31 carbs. That is the bulk of the carbs in the recipe although you get a bit with the onion and mushrooms. So all in all it looks pretty accurate to me. Hope that helps and I am glad you Loved the recipe!
Amanda Johnson says
this looks so good!!! However it is not Whole 30. 🙁 (it was in the Whole30 section FYI) when I am done with whole 30 I do plan on making this!!!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Amanda – omit the feta and you are good to go!
gloria says
Pretty disappointing. I taste as I cook. I kept checking the recipe to see if I had left anything out. I even added a whole extra cups of mushrooms from the start as we love the ‘meaty’ taste. I added a ton extra of thyme, tossed in roasted garlic seasoning and butter. Used parmesan cheese in hopes it would punch up the taste. Not horrible but won’t make again.
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Gloria- Sorry to hear you weren’t a fan. While cauli-rice does have a huge following, it can be an unfamiliar taste to those who don’t eat it often. Either way- Thanks for the note!
Diane says
I am making good this tonight. Do I need to ring the water out of the cauliflower after I put into the food processor?
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Diane – no need to squeeze the water out of the cauliflower for this recipe.
Beth says
This was very yummy. Needed to use up a bunch of mushrooms and had the other ingredients. Glad I found this recipe.
Thanks
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Thank you beth! It’s one of my faves!
Kathy says
Not a fan of feta. Can another cheese be used? Thank you.
Kathi & Rachel says
Parmesan or Asiago would be delish!
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
I could definitely get into this. Love mushrooms & feta. I’ve only tried cauliflower rice once but this looks like a great way to make it 🙂
Emily says
This looks delicious! I haven’t tried cauliflower rice yet, it looks amazing!
Revathi says
I am a big time fan of cauliflower and I have been wait to try it in the form of cauliflower rice for quite sometime now. I think i will not wait any longer. This recipe with mushroom and feta sounds and looks so flavorful and amazing. Beautiful clicks too 🙂
Veena Azmanov says
That looks so delicious. I’ve never heard of cauliflower rice. Must look into it. I like mushrooms so this would be a great addition to my family. Thanks
Karen Burns-Booth says
I am a HUGE fan of cauliflower rice and this looks amazing! I make a couscous with cauli and it is loved even by my husband!