Cauliflower Taco Skillet More Cauliflower Rice Recipes

Published 9/3/2021 This is seriously one of my favorite cauliflower rice recipes. It’s so easy to make, ready in 30 minutes, and healthy! Get your taco fix with this veggie-packed low-carb taco skillet. It’s made with riced cauliflower, tons of veggies, beans, and homemade taco seasoning.

Best Taco Skillet

You guys are obsessed with our Mexican Beef Skillet and rightfully so. It has all of those yummy Mexican flavors plus rice, beef, veggies, and beans. After many requests to recreate our Mexican Beef Skillet with cauliflower rice, here we are! This cauliflower taco skillet has similar flavors but uses riced cauliflower instead of rice and no meat to make it vegetarian. It also has tons of beans, veggies, cheese, and our incredible homemade taco seasoning that everyone raves about.

What You Need

What I love about this easy dinner recipe is that you only need frozen goods and packaged goods. Meaning, you could keep this recipe in your back pocket when you’re really in need! Naturally gluten-free: 100% made from scratch and naturally g/f. Kid-friendly: the kids are going to gobble this up! Uses only canned/frozen goods: this is the kind of meal you want to make when you have no fresh food in the house. This recipe uses only canned and frozen goods with the exception of an onion.

Frozen Goods

Frozen corn: any kind of frozen corn works. Heck, you can even use canned! Frozen riced cauliflower: feel free to use your favorite brand. See notes below on fresh vs. frozen.

Packaged Goods

Vegetable broth: vegetable broth adds nice flavor and saltiness to this dish. You can also use chicken broth or water.Taco seasoning: we highly recommend using our homemade taco seasoning recipe. The flavors are out of this world.Beans: both pinto and black beans are recommended.Green chiles: I love that green chiles are mild, yet add so much flavor. Feel free to swap them for a few tablespoons of canned jalapeños.Tomato sauce: adds a richness to this one pot meal.Hot sauce: a little bit of heat and a little bit of vinegar are all you need. It helps bring out all of the flavors.Shredded cheese: every taco skillet deserves all the cheese.

All About the Cauliflower Rice

Many of you have asked us to make a taco skillet recipe similar to our ground beef skillet recipe, but with cauliflower rice so that it’s lower in carbs. Well, it is folks, we’d like to introduce you to one of our favorite cauliflower rice recipes. What is cauliflower rice? Cauliflower rice is made from 1 ingredient –> cauliflower. It’s small bits of cauliflower chopped finely into rice form. It looks similar to rice, but it’s actually just cauliflower. Does cauliflower rice taste like rice? While cauliflower rice resembles rice, it doesn’t have the same chewy texture that rice does. Is cauliflower rice healthy? Yes! Cauliflower rice is 100% cauliflower. It’s low carb and packed with vitamins and minerals. Can I sub cauliflower rice 1:1 to other rice products? Unfortunately, the answer is no. I know it’s not what you want to hear, but cauliflower rice does not cook as rice does with a 1:1 ratio of rice to liquid.

Do I have to use frozen cauliflower rice for this recipe?

While we have only tested this recipe with frozen riced cauliflower, we are confident that any kind of riced cauliflower will work. Cauliflower Rice

Can I use fresh cauliflower rice?

Feel free to swap the frozen riced cauliflower for fresh cauliflower rice 1:1.

How to Make a Cauliflower Taco Skillet

Steam Frozen Veggies

Place frozen riced cauliflower and corn into a skillet. Add vegetable broth and stir with a wooden spoon. Turn heat to medium/high and let steam for around 5 minutes.

Add the Rest

Add the rest of the ingredients: spices, beans, garlic, onion, taco seasoning, tomato sauce, hot sauce, and green chiles. Mix to combine everything together. Cover again and let steam for 5 more minutes.

Add Cheese

Remove the lid and sprinkle on a generous amount of cheese. Place the lid back on and let cook until the cheese fully melts.

Serve

The great thing about this cauliflower taco skillet is that there are many different options when it comes to serving! Always Pan Bowl: eat it as is in a bowl with your favorite toppings such as avocado, cilantro, sour cream, and a side of tortilla chips Tacos: fill a few street corn tacos with this filling and top with jalapeños and pico de gallo. Burrito: fill a large burrito tortilla with the cauliflower filling and then add some fajita veggies. Nachos: top tortilla chips with this taco skillet and sprinkle on more cheese. Serve with our vegan cheese sauce.