bulk up white rice with tons of cauliflower rice and peppers for a creamy, veggie-packed meal. the chicken finishes cooking right on top of the rice. one-pot magic.
This blew my mind it was so good. Husband ate 3 servings and I was mad because less leftovers for me. We just cut up the chicken and mixed it is which didn’t look good but it tasted great nonetheless. So thankful for all the veggies (also added the spinach) without skimping on chicken and rice comfort food vibes. Hall of fame add it to the rotation
Ok so something I wish you had in the notes for a lot of your recipes is how this works if you have frozen stuff or if you have to do it from unfrozen ingredients. This one - I've got frozen chicken breasts and frozen cauliflower rice... How do I do this recipe?
Great suggestion! We've definitely added a ton more notes to the recipes since first launching in 2020 (this recipe seems so short in comparison to our recent ones!!). For this particular recipe with frozen chicken breasts, I recommend thawing them first for even cooking. If you’re in a pinch and need to cook them straight from frozen, try searing them for a bit longer, about 4–5 minutes per side, to help them cook through more evenly, and then follow the rest of the recipe, checking for doneness with a meat thermometer. For the frozen cauliflower rice, you can toss it in directly - just add a couple of extra minutes to the cooking time before adding the chicken back in. Hope that helps!
I don’t know what genius recipe development happens in your brain but I basically had a freezer emergency today and needed to use up a strange assortment of poblanos, red onion, a whole bag of cauliflower rice, chicken thighs and roasted corn. I plugged them into this recipe and WOAH, SO GOOD! Can’t wait to remake properly but also very excited for lunch this week!
I love coming back to this one. Sometimes I make it a real Cajun vibe and pan fry a few shrimpies that I add on top of the rice. My other favorite is slicing up some andouille chicken sausage, pan frying and serving on top of the rice. I suppose I could do either of those options in the one pot like it’s done with the chicken, but I’m not as skilled as Caro in these nuances so I don’t mind messing up another pan - especially if I’m not on cleaning duty!
Ok ok one more question. We have made a bunch of times and always a hit. What if to reduce carbs a bit I reduced the white rice amount? Would I decrease the stock and or cooking time?
This was delicious and my two toddlers loved the chicken. Who knew Cajun spice would be a hit with toddlers!!
what a huge win, well done!!!!
This blew my mind it was so good. Husband ate 3 servings and I was mad because less leftovers for me. We just cut up the chicken and mixed it is which didn’t look good but it tasted great nonetheless. So thankful for all the veggies (also added the spinach) without skimping on chicken and rice comfort food vibes. Hall of fame add it to the rotation
Hall of fame! LFG 💪🏼
If we use chicken thighs instead as written in subs, is that bone in or boneless
Boneless!
Can I use frozen cauliflower rice from a bag? Or should it be the freshly riced refrigerated kind?
frozen is great! just reduce the stock by 2 tablespoons to adjust for that extra moisture from frozen versus fresh. ENJOY!
Thank you so much!!! Loveee loving your non cookbook!
I am SO GLAD ❤️❤️
Can I use leftover rice and just add it later?
Yes!! With maybe 1 cup of stock to rehydrate it and make it risotto-y
This is so good!!! Used all cauliflower rice and is a very good option for no carbs!
Ok so something I wish you had in the notes for a lot of your recipes is how this works if you have frozen stuff or if you have to do it from unfrozen ingredients. This one - I've got frozen chicken breasts and frozen cauliflower rice... How do I do this recipe?
Great suggestion! We've definitely added a ton more notes to the recipes since first launching in 2020 (this recipe seems so short in comparison to our recent ones!!). For this particular recipe with frozen chicken breasts, I recommend thawing them first for even cooking. If you’re in a pinch and need to cook them straight from frozen, try searing them for a bit longer, about 4–5 minutes per side, to help them cook through more evenly, and then follow the rest of the recipe, checking for doneness with a meat thermometer. For the frozen cauliflower rice, you can toss it in directly - just add a couple of extra minutes to the cooking time before adding the chicken back in. Hope that helps!
I don’t know what genius recipe development happens in your brain but I basically had a freezer emergency today and needed to use up a strange assortment of poblanos, red onion, a whole bag of cauliflower rice, chicken thighs and roasted corn. I plugged them into this recipe and WOAH, SO GOOD! Can’t wait to remake properly but also very excited for lunch this week!
Think I could swing this with a frozen onion/pepper blend?
you know i do
It turned out perfect! Decreased the broth just in case and my kids even had seconds!
Any subs for bell pepper haters?
Hi Lindsay! I think cherry tomatoes or zucchini could work well as a sub!
Zucchini is such a good one!! Or cherry tomatoes but I love the zucchini idea.
I love coming back to this one. Sometimes I make it a real Cajun vibe and pan fry a few shrimpies that I add on top of the rice. My other favorite is slicing up some andouille chicken sausage, pan frying and serving on top of the rice. I suppose I could do either of those options in the one pot like it’s done with the chicken, but I’m not as skilled as Caro in these nuances so I don’t mind messing up another pan - especially if I’m not on cleaning duty!
This is banging. I made for meal prep for the week and I ate a whole serving after cooking it bc DAMN it’s so tasty
This was delicious. I overcooked the chicken and it was still good ;)
Cauliflower allergy - can I still make this one?!
Just omit it!
Ok ok one more question. We have made a bunch of times and always a hit. What if to reduce carbs a bit I reduced the white rice amount? Would I decrease the stock and or cooking time?
just reduce the stock, but not the cook time! xx
Help I don’t have cajun seasoning... what else would work here?
Smoked paprika + chili powder + garlic powder + onion powder. Omit anything you don't have!