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Easy Keto Lemon Chicken Cauliflower Rice

Easy Keto Lemon Chicken Cauliflower Rice is all the flavors of spring.  Lemon, asparagus, spinach and Parmesan cheese come together to celebrate the flavors of the season.  It's light and refreshing and cooks in just 35 minutes and in one pot! 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Large Skillet or Pot

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs Boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1/2 Chopped onion
  • 4 cups Cauliflower Rice
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 Garlic Cloves - minced
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 cup Fresh Asparagus
  • 3-5 oz Fresh Spinach Can use Kale or Chard as well
  • 1 Lemon - Zest and Juice
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese Shredded plus more for serving
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Cut your chicken breast in bite sized pieces, then saute the chicken with a tablespoon of Olive Oil in a large skillet or pot. Once chicken is cooked through, remove it from the skillet and set aside.
  • Saute onion in another tbsp of olive oil for 1-2 minutes or until it starts to look transparent.
  • Add Garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
  • Add your cauliflower rice to the pot with the onion and garlic. Season with Salt and Pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
  • Add Chicken Broth and cook an additional 3-5 minutes.
  • Add Asparagus to the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in Spinach or Greens, cook for one minute or until the spinach is wilted. At this point most of the excess liquid should be gone, if not cook for an additional minute or two.
  • Stir everything together - Add the cooked chicken back to the pan with the lemon juice, lemon zest and Parmesan cheese.
  • Dish up and top with additional Parmesan cheese (optional) - Enjoy!

Notes

Easy Keto Lemon Chicken Cauliflower Rice reheats well for leftovers.  Package up a few containers for lunches!  Cooked Cauliflower lasts about 4-5 days in the fridge. 
Pre Riced Frozen cauliflower is a great option and something I always have in my freezer.  I use frozen pre-riced not only because it's easy but you don't have to worry about it going bad in the fridge before you get a chance to use it. 
I use cauliflower rice in so many recipes.  Cauliflower is one of the healthiest vegetables around and is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals.  Cauliflower is high in fiber and can promote weight loss, its a great replacement for high carbohydrate foods such as rice.  Check out some of my other cauliflower recipes like....
Quick and Easy Keto Chili
Creamy Chicken and "Rice" Soup
or 
Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice
These recipes and so many more at TheScrambledEggs.com