Low-Carb Golden Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

This is a great keto dinner recipe for busy weeknights. Everythring is prepared in one skillet for easy clean up and a satisfying dinner in just 20 minutes! This is a great low-carb, grain-free, dairy-free and Whole 30 approved recipe for everyday cooking and meal prep.

Juicy ground chicken is cooked with a simple spice blend of cumin, turmeric, garlic and onion powder. We're using cauliflower rice instead of regular rice, and some zucchini for extra potassium.

Everything is cooked in heart healthy fats, first in virgin avocado oil and then drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Make sure to add a generous pinch of black pepper as it will significantly improve the absorption of turmeric which is potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredient.

Prefer more flavour and heat in your keto meal? You can optionally add some cilantro or parsley, and a few slices of chillies. Enjoy!

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Step-by-step

1. To make the cauliflower rice, cut the cauliflower into florets. Place in a food processor fitted with a grating blade and process until it resembles rice. You can also use the S blade oruse a hand grater.

2. Dice the zucchini into ¹/₂-1 inch (1-2 cm) pieces.

   

3. Grease a skillet with avocado oil or ghee. Add all of the spices: turmeric, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Cook for just 30 seconds until fragrant.

4. Add the ground chicken (or turkey) and break into small pieces with a spatula. Cook on medium-high until browned from all sides.

   

5. Add the diced zucchini and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Then add the cauliflower rice and mix to combine.

   

6. Cover with a lid and cook for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the lid and season with salt to taste.

   

7. Take off the heat and drizzle with olive oil.

   

8. Optionally add fresh cilantro (or parsley) and freshly sliced chillies. Eat warm or let it cool down and transfer to a container. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.

   

Recipe

Low-Carb Golden Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

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Golden turmeric ground chicken cooked with cauliflower rice and zucchini. This is a great one skillet keto ...

Hands on

15m

Overall

20m

Servings

4

7.5 g

Net carbs

25.8 g

Protein

38.1 g

Fat

479

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Ingredients makes 4 servings

• 1 medium cauliflower, riced (600 g/ 1.3 lb)
• 1 medium zucchini, diced (200 g/ 7.1 oz)
• ¹/₄ cup virgin avocado oil (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ¹/₂ tsp garlic powder
• ¹/₂ tsp black pepper
• 500 g ground chicken or turkey (1.1 lb)
• 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
• ¹/₄ extra virgin olive oil (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
• Optional: fresh parsley or cilantro and sliced chilies to serve

Instructions

1. To make the cauliflower rice, cut the cauliflower into florets. Place in a food processor fitted with a grating blade and process until it resembles rice. You can also use the S blade oruse a hand grater.

2. Dice the zucchini into ¹/₂-1 inch (1-2 cm) pieces.

3. Grease a skillet with avocado oil or ghee. Add all of the spices: turmeric, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Cook for just 30 seconds until fragrant.

4. Add the ground chicken (or turkey) and break into small pieces with a spatula. Cook on medium-high until browned from all sides.

5. Add the diced zucchini and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Then add the cauliflower rice and mix to combine.

6. Cover with a lid and cook for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the lid and season with salt to taste.

7. Take off the heat and drizzle with olive oil.

8. Optionally add fresh cilantro (or parsley) and freshly sliced chillies. Eat warm or let it cool down and transfer to a container. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Nutrition per serving, about 250 g/ 8.5 oz

Carbs 6%Protein 22%Fat 72% of calories

Net carbs

7.5 g

Total carbs

11.8 g

Fiber

4.3 g

Sugars

4.3 g

Protein

25.8 g

Fat

38.1 g

Saturated fat

6.6 g

Calories

479 kcal

Sodium

708 mg · 30.8% RDA

Magnesium

67 mg · 16.7% RDA

Potassium

1,307 mg · 65.4% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 250 g/ 8.5 oz	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Cauliflower, fresh	4.5 g	2.9 g	0.4 g	38
Zucchini (summer squash, courgette)	1.1 g	0.6 g	0.2 g	9
Avocado oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	13.6 g	120
Turmeric, spices (dried, ground)	1 g	0.2 g	0.1 g	7
Cumin, ground	0.3 g	0.2 g	0.2 g	3
Onion powder, spices	0.4 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Garlic powder, spices	0.2 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Chicken, ground, raw	0.1 g	21.8 g	10.1 g	179
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	13.5 g	119
Total	7.5 g	25.8 g	38.1 g	479

Serving size about 250 g/ 8.5 oz

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free