This Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice is so easy to make, tastes delicious and is zero SmartPoints on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan, myWW Blue plan and myWW Purple plan. It's 2 SmartPoints on myWW Green plan.
To find out how many Personal Points this recipe will be for you & to track it in the WW App, click on the blue button in recipe card below!
It's a perfect side dish for any Weight Watchers Fakeaway and is quick and easy to make.
If the thought of cauliflower 'rice' turns you off then this just may be the recipe to convert you to a different way of thinking!
With a side order of Egg Fried Rice setting you back around 16 Points, Chinese takeout meals have become a thing of the past for me.
Although, with WW you can pretty much eat anything you want (as long as it's within the points allowance), I don't want to waste 16 Points on one side dish.
So this is a good WW alternative, an egg fried rice made with zero point cauliflower rice.
I'm not overly keen on cauliflower rice on its own. I would rather use a few extra points on having proper rice.
But with the addition of sauteed onions & carrot, peas, egg and soy sauce this turns it into something very different, with very little cauliflower taste!
It's tasty, filling and a perfect side dish for a Chinese fakeaway!
How many Points in Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice?
To find out how many Personal Points this recipe will be for you & to track it in the WW App, click on the blue button in recipe card below!
- Freestyle Plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion
- myWW Blue Plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion
- myWW Purple Plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion
- myWW Green Plan - 2 SmartPoints per portion
Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice Tips
- If you are using fresh cauliflower, prepare it by placing the florets into a food processor and blitzing until it breaks down and resembles rice.
- Prepare all of the ingredients before starting to cook (pic 1). Chop the onion and carrot into small cubes and defrost the cauliflower rice (if using frozen) and peas.
- Fry off the onion and carrot in a large non stick frying pan until they have softened (pic 2).
- If you find that the onion starts to stick to the bottom of the pan, you can always add a tablespoon or two of water. Just make sure that you carry on cooking until all of the water has cooked off before moving on to the next step.
- Add the cauliflower rice and peas to the frying pan and stir to combine (pic 3). Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring gently till the cauliflower has cooked. Don't over cook as you don't want it to turn mushy!
- Make a well in the middle of the mixture and crack in two eggs. Stir them into the rice and continue cooking until all of the egg has cooked.
- Drizzle with light soy sauce. Don't leave this ingredient out as it really makes this dish!!
- Add some sliced spring onion on top before serving.
Serving Ideas!
Serve this zero point rice with 2 SmartPoint Sweet and Sour Chicken for a delicious low point meal!
What I used to make this Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice
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I used Amoy Light Soy Sauce in this recipe. It is zero Points for 1 tablespoon (for me) and is available to buy in packs of two from Amazon.
By using a good quality non stick frying pan / skillet you can reduce the amount of oil that is needed to saute & fry food.
I use Le Creuset frying pans which are available in lots of different sizes from Amazon. Although, they are expensive, they come with a limited lifetime guarantee and with proper care should last many decades!
Zero Point Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice | Weight Watchers
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower head or 300 g of frozen cauliflower rice
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot finely chopped
- ¾ cup frozen peas (120g) defrosted
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce I used Amoy
- 1 spring onion / green onion optional
Instructions
- Prepare the cauliflower by pulsing florets of cauliflower in a food processor until they resemble small grains of rice. Alternatively, defrost some pre-prepared cauliflower rice.
- Heat the oil in a large non stick skillet / frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and saute until the have softened (5 minutes or so). Add the cauliflower rice and peas and stir for a couple of minutes. You want the cauliflower to be cooked but you don't want it to cook too much and turn mushy.
- Make a well in the middle of the rice and crack in two eggs. Stir the eggs gently into the rice until the eggs have cooked.
- Drizzle the light soy sauce over the top. Serve the rice topped with sliced spring onion if using.
Lisa says
Can you freeze this if you use fresh ingredients?
Gloria says
Husband couldn't tell I used riced cauliflower. Tastes great. Made it with WW sweet and sour chicken.
Susan says
All I can say is yum,yum,yum
And free,free,free!!!
Marianne says
😀 😀 Isn't it great when it tastes good and is FREE! Thank you for your comment Susan! Good luck with your WW journey. Marianne x
DG Brandenburg says
ABSOLUTLY AWESOME!!! Yum, yum, YUMMY!!!
Marianne says
Thank you 😀 I am so pleased that you liked it!!
Jill K says
I added 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, and 2 teaspoons of teriyaki sauce at the end. It was a homerun! Thank you for the recipe. The oil and teriyaki said added 2 point but all dispersed into servings it’s probably about 1/2 point per serving. I’ll round it up to 1 point but so worth it.
Marianne says
Jill,
Thank you so much for your comments - I'm glad that you liked the dish and those additions definitely sound good! Well worth trying 😀
Kindest regards
Marianne
Patti Dalton says
This was incredibly delicious. I was pleasantly surprised and easy to make.
Marianne says
I am so pleased that you liked it Patti 😀
Kind regards
Marianne
Richard Evans says
Fantastic, brilliant, superb need I say any more!! Thank you.
Marianne says
Thank you so much for your lovely comments! I am so pleased that you liked it.
Good luck with your WW journey.
Best wishes
Marianne x
Lesley says
Could you sub egg beaters for the eggs?
Marianne says
Hi Lesley
I have never tried to sub egg beaters for the eggs.
I can't see that it would make much difference to how the recipe turns out but you would need to check whether it changes the SmartPoint values.
Sorry I can not be more of a help! Why don't you try and let us know how you get on.
Kind regards
Marianne
Bella B. says
So delicious and o points. Gonna make it all the time.
Bella B. says
Delicious !! So easy to make using store bought riced cauliflower .
Marianne says
I am so pleased that you liked it Bella.
Best of luck with your WW journey and thank you for commenting.
Kindest regards
Marianne x
Kay says
Can you add little chunks of chicken?
Marianne says
That sounds like a good idea : D Just make sure you point it if you are following the Green plan.
Best of luck with your WW journey & I would love to hear how you get on with the chicken addition to this recipe!
Kind regards
Marianne x
Kit DeWitt says
AMAZING!!! Just one question: what constitutes a "serving" Thanks!!