Chicken Enchilada Cauliflower Rice Bowls
on Jun 03, 2015, Updated Jul 10, 2024
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Chicken Enchilada Cauliflower Rice Bowls are a delicious, low carb alternative to traditional enchiladas. Slow cooker shredded chicken is piled on top of cilantro lime cauliflower rice and served with all your favorite toppings!
Happy Wednesday friends! I hope you’ve been having a great week and are already starting to think about the weekend and making plans for all sorts of fun activities! I think I am finally recovered from my whirlwind, super fun, weekend in Portland, Oregon. If you follow me on Instagram I bombarded your feed with photos of the gorgeous city and all sorts of amazing food that I had the pleasure of stuffing myself with. I’ll fill you in soon with all the details about my amazing experience at the conference, but until then feast your eyes on all the fantastic eats on Instagram!
Now that I’m back home it’s time to lay off on all the delicious indulgences and get back to a normal eating routine. Just because I’m getting back to my healthier eating habits doesn’t mean my food has to be boring and lacking flavor. In fact, it’s actually just the opposite. When I want to eat healthy I fill my plate with as much color and flavor as I can, and that is exactly what these Chicken Enchilada Cauliflower Rice Bowls are filled with!
If you’ve never made cauliflower rice you need to give it a try. I’m embarrassed that it has taken me this long to share a recipe for it because I actually make it every single week! Cauliflower rice is a great alternative to regular rice or couscous and a sneaky way to get more veggies in your diet. This version is my take on cilantro lime rice. It’s seasoned simply with salt, garlic powder, chili powder, lime juice, and cilantro. The “rice” is so addicting that it usually only lasts a couple days in our house.
The chicken part of the enchilada bowls is made in the slow cooker and it couldn’t be any easier to make! Just stick 4 chicken breasts, a couple teaspoons of chili powder, and an 8 ounce package or can of red enchilada sauce in a slow cooker, then let it do it’s thing until the chicken is cooked and tender. Shred the chicken with a couple forks and that’s all there is to it! To assemble the bowls I piled some of the chicken on top of the cauliflower rice, then added delicious toppings like black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, and cilantro. The bowls are packed with fantastic healthy flavors and they are very filling! After a weekend of indulgence, these chicken enchilada cauliflower rice bowls are just what I need to get back on track!
Chicken Enchilada Cauliflower Rice Bowls
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
- 1 medium head of cauliflower, about 4 cups, chopped into florets
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Enchilada Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 ounce package or can red enchilada sauce
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, black olives, cilantro for toppings
Instructions
Enchilada Chicken
- Add the chicken, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and red enchilada sauce to a slow cooker. Cover with the lid and set to low, cooking until the chicken is cooked through and tender (about 4-6 hours depending on your slow cooker).
- Once the chicken is done, shred with two forks and toss in the sauce.
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
- Cut the cauliflower in half, cut out the core and chop into large florets. Place them in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse the cauliflower about 15 times until it is about the size of rice or couscous. If you don't have a food processor grate the florets on the large holes of a box grater.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and spray it generously with cooking spray or a couple teaspoons of olive oil. Pour the cauliflower into the hot skillet and add in the salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder.
- Let the cauliflower rice sauté in the pan for about 5-7 minutes stirring it occasionally. Squeeze in the lime juice and stir in the chopped cilantro cooking for another minute.
Assembling
- Scoop some of the cauliflower rice into the bottom of a bowl. Top the rice with the shredded chicken, black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, and any other toppings you like.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Chicken Enchilada Inspired Recipes
Slow Cooker Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Pasta
Do tou used can beans and what do you mean grilled corn ?
Yes canned beans work great for this recipe, although if you prefer to cook your own you can do that as well. You can add fresh corn on the cob to a grill or grill pan and grill it until it’s slightly charred on the kernels. You can also buy frozen fire roasted corn in the freezer section. If you can’t find that just use regular frozen corn.
I don’t care for cilantro, what can I use in it’s place? Looks yummy! Michele
Hi Michele,
I would just leave the cilantro out. You can boost the flavor of the cauliflower rice by adding more chili powder or ground cumin would be good in there as well.
Sneaky, sneaky! I want this for dinner now!
Hehe! You’ll love it Beth!
I have never made cauliflower rice but this is totally selling me on the idea! Plus, who doesn’t love the idea of packing in more vegetables :)
You’ve gotta give cauliflower rice a try Brandy, it’s a game changer!
I was following along on your Indulge conference journey and it looked like so much fun! Portland is the best!!
These bowls look amazing! I really need to jump on the cauliflower wagon!
Pinned!
Thanks Mariah! Portland was so fun, I’m so glad I finally got to get back there for another visit and a great conference!
How perfect is this for summer? So healthy too.
Thanks Matt!
That looks so delicious! Eating healthy can be a lot of fun after all ;-)
Thanks Carlee!