Cat's Cajun Dirty Cauliflower "Rice"

Shredded cauliflower is used instead of rice in this cauliflower dirty rice side dish modeled after Cajun-style dirty rice, garnished with hot sauce and scallions.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 309 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
• 4 cups shredded cauliflower (such as Green Giant™ Cauliflower Crumbles®)
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 cup chopped green onions
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 (10 ounce) bag frozen seasoning blend (onions, celery, and green and red bell
• 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain grease. Transfer beef to a plate and set aside.

Step 2

Add seasoning blend to the skillet and cook over medium heat until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cauliflower and garlic; cook and stir until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Stir cooked ground beef, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, Creole seasoning, pepper, garlic powder, onion salt, and bay leaf into cauliflower mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until almost all of beef broth has been absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in green onions and hot sauce. Discard bay leaf before serving.