Taco Tuesday for my family has evolved throughout the years. It all started with a truckload of taco shells, a pot full of ground beef, a full block of grated cheese, a jar of salsa and an entire container of sour cream.
However, over the years, I’ve secretly been converting my family from eating just meat in a corn shell covered with cheese, salsa and sour cream to eating more veggies. Slowly over time, I introduced more and more veggies like diced peppers, mushrooms, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, green onions, the occasional black olive or two and of course the jalapeno peppers.
Not only did I introduce more veggies but Taco Tuesday also grew from just Tacos to include nachos, a taco bake, stuffed potato shells and a Mexican rice concoction with tomatoes, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
Taco Tuesday had become a beloved family meal! So when I switched to following a Paleo Lifestyle earlier this year, I just knew there had to be a way I could “paleofy” my Taco Tuesday.
In today’s recipe post I’ll be describing how I make my Mexican cauliflower rice.
What you’ll need
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 2 green onions finely sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic finely minced
- ½ of packet of Taco seasoning (or ½ oz of my homemade taco seasoning)
- ¼ of a tomato diced (optional)
- ¼ of an onion diced (optional)
- ¼ cup red, green, yellow or orange peppers diced (optional)
- 1 tbs olive oil
How you’ll put it together
First thing you’re going to do is break down your cauliflower into chunks and pulse it in your food processor until it’s broken down into rice-size pieces.
You’ll then heat your olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. If you’re looking for a plain Jane rice, you’ll simply add your pulsed cauliflower ‘rice’, salt, and pepper and cover your frying pan and cook until heated through. This usually takes about 3 to 5 minutes. You’ll then remove the lid and fluff your rice’ with a fork. Plate and garnish with green onions.
If you’re looking to make my Mexican version, instead of just tossing in the pulsed cauliflower, you’ll first saute your chosen veggies until soft, add your cauliflower and sprinkle your taco seasoning. Then cover your frying pan and follow the rest of the directions above.