Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice Recipe (2024)

By Lauren on January 16, 2020 | Updated July 12, 2020 | 3 Comments

Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice Recipe. You are going to have your mind totally blown with this keto cauliflower rice recipe! Cauliflower dirty rice is one of the BEST easy Cauliflower rice recipes you are going to find! So full of flavor no one will even realize this low carb cauliflower rice recipe is a healthy cauliflower recipe!

Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice Recipe

There are still some dishes that I have been missing since ditching the carbs. While I have created alternatives to my favorites like Zucchini Lasagna instead of my traditional homemade lasagna, keto garlic bread instead of my carb loaded garlic bread and my Keto Cheddar biscuits to replace my cheddar biscuits.

The one thing I have been struggling with is rice. I love rice, my family loves rice. Garlic Rice, Mexican Rice, Creamy Parmesan rice, we love it all! I have tried adjusting them to be keto rice recipes with no such luck to get the flavors I want them to be. Then I started thinking and got creating and created this Keto Dirty Rice. It was amazing, the whole family loved it and no one even realized that it was a low carb recipe! I am so excited to be sharing this keto rice recipe with you!

Looking for more healthy cauliflower recipes? Check these out!

• Cauliflower and cheese (aka Keto Mac and Cheese)
• Mashed Cauliflower
• Cauliflower Pizza crust
• Roasted Cauliflower
• Cauliflower and Cheese Soup

What is Dirty Rice?

Dirty rice is a traditional creole rice dish that is made with veggies, spices and rice. In this low carb dirty rice recipe we switch out the carb filled rice for cauliflower rice and end up with an amazing Keto Dirty Rice recipe that can be served as a main dish or a side dish!

What to Serve with Dirty Rice

While this Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice can be served as a meal by itself it is also a tasty keto side dish recipe that goes well with many different main dish recipes.

If you are serving keto dirty rice as a main dish, adding a green veggie makes a great side dish! If you are serving cauliflower dirty rice as a side dish there are some great main dish recipes that go perfect with it.

Looking for some main dishes, check these out!

• Cajun Chicken wings
• Sheet pan Shrimp Boil
• Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Keto Dirty Rice Substitutions

You can use beef broth instead of the water and better than beef bouillon but this stuff really helps give you that very beefy flavor since you are not cooling the rice in beef broth.

Frozen or Fresh Cauliflower Rice?

The best cauliflower rice to use with this dirty rice recipe is the fresh cauliflower rice found in the produce section of the grocery store. You can also use the frozen cauliflower rice if that is what you have on hand.

If you are using frozen cauliflower rice to make this low carb cauliflower rice recipe you can help avoid to much liquid in the final dish by pulling it out of the freezer about 2 hours before making it and letting it come to room temperature before cooking with it.

How to Store Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice

If you have left overs or you are making this keto dirty rice ahead of time for lunch meal planning let it cool completely, then put it into an airtight container in the fridge. This keto rice recipe will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.

How to reheat Keto Dirty Cauliflower Rice

You can heat this keto rice in the microwave however I find that it is best reheated in a skillet on the stove.

Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice Recipe Ingredients

• cauliflower rice
• green bell pepper
• medium sized onion
• raw ground beef
• olive oil
• water
• better than beef bouillon
• garlic powder
• slap your momma creole seasoning (This is the BEST one I have found!)
• celery seed
• cayenne pepper powder
• black pepper

How to Make Keto Cauliflower Dirty Rice

Wash and dice the green bell pepper, and onion and set aside.

In a large skillet over medium heat the olive oil over medium heat.

Add in the peppers and onions and cook until they have softened.

Add the ground beef to the pan and break it up with a wooden spoon. Stir frequently until the beef is cooked.

Add the rice, water, bouillon, garlic, creole seasoning, celery seed, cayenne and pepper to the pan. Stir until well combined.

Keep cooking until the liquid has been absorbed.

More Keto Recipes you will love!

• Keto Blueberry Waffles
• Keto Cabbage Rolls