How often do you put cauliflower on your kids' plate and they yell "YES! I love this stuff." That's what happens here when I serve up this dish. This one takes a little bit longer to cook, but boy is it worth it. You will also have healthy leftovers of the rice and cauliflower mash to pack for lunch the next day.
Because everything simmers together, the rice and cauliflower absorb the flavor of the chicken and for a type of mash. Also, you do not lose one drop of the nutrients from the vegetables. Awesome. Your kids won't even know its cauliflower unless you tell them, and once they take a bite it won't matter. Believe me, I have a picky kid.
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ease of Prep Index: ☺☺☺/5
Healthy Index: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥/5 (yes - it's that good for you:)
Servings: 4-8 depending on the number of chicken thighs used
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN WITH CAULIFLOWER:
(click picture to enlarge)
1. Slice up 1/2 a cauliflower into small chunks.
2. Slice 1 cup of green beans into small bits (I keep these sliced in my freezer-see pic)
3. Chop or food process 8 baby carrots with a full handful of cilantro leaves
4. Pour enough oil into an 8-quart pot on medium heat to cover the bottom and add a heaping spoonful of garlic
5. Add the cauliflower, green beans, and cilantro mix and allow to saute for a few minutes, stirring once.
6. Push the vegetable mix to the side and lay chicken thighs flat on the bottom of the pot. Move the vegetables again until the bottom of the pot is covered with the chicken thighs and allow to saute for five minutes. (Buy boneless chicken thighs for the best results)
7. Add one cup of water, a tablespoon of salt, stirring once and allow to simmer for five minutes. (Here's where you can add a bit of saffron and cumin for a spanish twist).
8. Add two cups rice and three more cups water. Allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring every once in a while, until the rice is cooked. you need to stir or the rice on the bottolm will burn (been there!)
Serve it up by ladling out the cauliflower mash in a heap and laying the chicken thighs on top as picture. buen provecho!
How often do you put cauliflower on your kids' plate and they yell "YES! I love this stuff." That's what happens here when I serve up this dish. This one takes a little bit longer to cook, but boy is it worth it. You will also have healthy leftovers of the rice and cauliflower mash to pack for lunch the next day.
Because everything simmers together, the rice and cauliflower absorb the flavor of the chicken and for a type of mash. Also, you do not lose one drop of the nutrients from the vegetables. Awesome. Your kids won't even know its cauliflower unless you tell them, and once they take a bite it won't matter. Believe me, I have a picky kid.
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ease of Prep Index: ☺☺☺/5
Healthy Index: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥/5 (yes - it's that good for you:)
Servings: 4-8 depending on the number of chicken thighs used
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN WITH CAULIFLOWER:
(click picture to enlarge)
1. Slice up 1/2 a cauliflower into small chunks.
2. Slice 1 cup of green beans into small bits (I keep these sliced in my freezer-see pic)
3. Chop or food process 8 baby carrots with a full handful of cilantro leaves
4. Pour enough oil into an 8-quart pot on medium heat to cover the bottom and add a heaping spoonful of garlic
5. Add the cauliflower, green beans, and cilantro mix and allow to saute for a few minutes, stirring once.
6. Push the vegetable mix to the side and lay chicken thighs flat on the bottom of the pot. Move the vegetables again until the bottom of the pot is covered with the chicken thighs and allow to saute for five minutes. (Buy boneless chicken thighs for the best results)
7. Add one cup of water, a tablespoon of salt, stirring once and allow to simmer for five minutes. (Here's where you can add a bit of saffron and cumin for a spanish twist).
8. Add two cups rice and three more cups water. Allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring every once in a while, until the rice is cooked. you need to stir or the rice on the bottolm will burn (been there!)
Serve it up by ladling out the cauliflower mash in a heap and laying the chicken thighs on top as picture. buen provecho!
it's look delicious!
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