• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Laughing Spatula logo

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • YouTube
  • All Recipes
  • Most Popular
  • Chicken Recipes
  • Healthy Recipes
  • About
Laughing Spatula / Recipe Index / Fast and Fresh / Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice

Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice

By Kathi & Rachel

709shares
  • Share
  • Email
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Juicy, delicious Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice has all the flavor we love without all the carbs and calories!  30 minutes and all in one skillet!   Chicken cutlets will work just as well.

Crispy Pork Cutlets with savory cauliflower rice in a beautiful blue skillet

I have totally fallen in love with Cauliflower Rice!  I can say that because I am a food drama queen.  Food just gets to me ya know?  I like my carbs but alas, my mid section has become a bit of ‘an issue’.  Cauli rice to the rescue!  

This stuff is like vodka.  A neutral spirit that can become anything you want it to be!  A blank canvas ready to be infused with flavor.  The first time I played around with this, I ended up with this delicious Cauliflower Rice with Mushroom and Feta.   Over 300K repins on Pinterest…say what?  You guys knew more about this fabulous veggie concoction than I did!  Now add some crispy pork cutlets and you have a dish your whole family will love!

How to make this Crispy Pork Cutlet and Cauliflower Rice Skillet dish in 30 Minutes and in one pan!

Mix panko crumbs and parm with a few spices and coat your pork (or chicken) cutlets.

Pork cutlets coated with crispy panko and parmasan

 

Give them a quick sear.  The parmesan and panko crumb combo brown up super nicely.  Careful not to overcook.  Just a quick 3 minutes on each side should do it.  If using 1 inch chops, just increase the cook time by a couple minutes until the internal temp reaches 165 degrees.

Look at that crispy crust!  Yum, yum and yum!

Crispy cutlets browned up in a blue skillet

Once your pork is perfectly crisp and cooked, remove and set aside.  Saute up some onions and garlic in the same skillet, add your cauliflower rice and you are almost done!

Now add your seared cutlets back to the pan to heat up,  and serve!

Sliced pork cutlets on top of cauliflower rice

Some tips to make Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice:

  • I bought my cauliflower rice, fresh, in the produce section.  But you can easily make your own by rough chopping a head of cauliflower and pulsing in a food processor until crumbly.
  • You can use fresh or frozen cauliflower rice.  No need to thaw the frozen cauliflower, it will just need some additional cook time.
  • When searing the pork cutlets I used one tablespoon each of olive oil and butter.  I have not had good luck with non stick spray for this dish.  You simply can not achieve the perfect crispy crust.  At least I couldn’t ….
  • Add ins are endless!  Mushrooms, peas, corn, beans, leeks, green onions, red peppers.  Use whatever you have in the pantry!
  • Chicken cutlets would be wonderful!  Simply replace them for the pork and follow the same directions.

We have a plethora of fast, fresh and quick dinners and you can see all of them HERE!

If you need more crispy stuff, check out these Sheet Pan Crispy Chicken Thighs!

To crispy and healthy stuff for everyone!

Clink!

Kathi

Sliced pork cutlets on top of cauliflower rice
Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice
4.8 from 5 votes
Print Pin Recipe  Comment
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

These crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice come together in 30 minutes and in one skillet!  We love cauli-rice around here the possibilities are endless!

Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 5
: 303 kcal
: Kathi & Rachel
Ingredients
For cutlets
  • 4-6 pork cutlets (or chicken cutlets)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup panko crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
For Cauliflower Rice
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 cups cauliflower rice, fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons chicken stock or water
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley save a tablespoon for garnish
  • 1/4 cup grated parmasan optional
Instructions
  1. In shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, salt and pepper.

  2. Press cutlets into bread mixture and set aside.

  3. Heat a large skillet on medium high heat.  Add one tablespoon butter and olive oil until hot.  

  4. Sear breaded cutlets.  About 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.  Careful not to overcook.  Remove to plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

  5. Reduce skillet temperature to medium.  Add one tablespoon butter, onions and garlic.  Saute until onions are translucent, scraping up all the bits of crispy stuff left over from searing the pork.

  6. Add cauliflower rice, italian seasoning, broth, salt and pepper.  Cook for about 5 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.  Toss in chopped parsley and grated parmesan if desired .

  7. Add pork cutlets back to the skillet and heat until warm.  Sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve!

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is for 1 cutlet and about a half cup cauliflower rice.

Nutrition Facts
Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 303 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 105mg35%
Sodium 476mg20%
Potassium 814mg23%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 185IU4%
Vitamin C 43mg52%
Calcium 100mg10%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
709shares
  • Share
  • Email

Filed Under: Fast and Fresh, Healthy Recipes, Low Carb/KETO, Main Course Recipes, One Pot

Never miss a Laughing Spatula recipe!

Sign up for free recipes delivered straight your in box ! Sign up Here

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Suzanne Rees says

    February 5, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    Loved this. Served with cream spinach. Fantastic

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Kathi and Rachel of Laughing Spatula
Hi! We are Kathi and Rachel, a mother daughter blogging team creating easy to prepare foods made with fresh ingredients that your whole family will love!

FREE RECIPE EBOOK!
Join our free list below and receive our Ebook: TOP 10 EASY DINNER RECIPES! The best of the best all in one little book!

YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES!

Baked Ziti with Sausage and Béchamel

Baked Ziti with Sausage and Bechamel

Cheddar and Chive Savory Scones

Cheddar and Chive Savory Scones

10 Weeknight Chicken Breast Recipes!

Yogurt Honey Mustard Dressing in glass dish

The Best Greek Yogurt Honey Mustard Dressing or Dipping Sauce

Slow cooker lasagna sliced up and ready to serve

Best Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe

peanut dressing spooned onto thai peanut salad

Crunchy Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing

Footer

As Seen On

Laughing Spatula Featured on Buzzfeed
Laughing Spatula Featured on Fitness Magazine
Laughing Spatula Featured on The Huffington Post
Laughing Spatula Featured on MSN
Laughing Spatula Featured on NBC News
Laughing Spatula Featured on PBS
Laughing Spatula Featured on RedbookMag.com
Laughing Spatula Featured on Country Living

WE LOVE HELPING YOU MAKE FRESH, DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE RECIPES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

  • Main Course Recipes
  • Sheet Pan Recipes
  • Fast and Fresh Recipes
  • Most Popular Recipes
  • Salad & Dressing Recipes
  • Desserts
  • Soup Recipes
  • Side Dish Recipes
  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2021 Laughing Spatula | Contact & Privacy Policy