Making cauliflower rice in the blender is a simple and easy way to create the texture and consistency that you're looking for, without wasting time with any other appliances.
The Fastest Way to Make Cauliflower Rice
Once you start making riced cauliflower in the blender, you just may find it’s your new favorite meal builder! It’s not only fast and easy to do, but it gives you options for cooking the cauliflower rice in the microwave or roasting the cauliflower rice as well.
How to Make Riced Cauliflower in the Blender
Here’s how to make it step-by-step, plus a helpful video in the recipe card:
- Cut the cauliflower.
Typically, I’ll cut a head of cauliflower in half and then chop it into smaller pieces. Once you add the pieces to the blender, it’s all going to be pulsed and chopped up into riced bits very shortly, so don’t worry about being precise.
- Blend.
Fill the blender ¾ of the way up with the chopped cauliflower, then add water to just cover the cauliflower. Pulse it a few times to chop the cauliflower into smaller pieces, creating the cauliflower rice. Water helps blend the cauli into even pieces.
- Drain.
Drain the water and squeeze the riced cauliflower using a colander, then with a kitchen towel. Make sure that you wring off as much water as possible, so it’s not soggy in your recipe.
Keep in mind that you can't fill up your blender to the top, I recommend filling it ¾ of the way with cauliflower and water. This means you'll need to do this in batches. Typically, a whole head of cauliflower will take 2 to 3 batches of ricing in the blender.
How to Make Riced Cauliflower Not Soggy
To keep the riced cauliflower from getting soft and soggy, you'll need to extract as much water as possible by wringing it out after draining it. There are two ways:
- Add the cauliflower rice to a strainer and push it down with the back of a spoon. This will push out any excess water quickly and easily.
- Place the cauliflower rice into a clean kitchen towel, close it tight, and then ring it out over the kitchen sink. This method is my favorite.
What to Serve with Cauliflower Rice
I like to serve cauliflower rice with my tasty Chicken Sausage Jambalaya recipe and these low-carb chicken burrito bowls. It also tastes amazing in my Spanish Cauliflower Rice recipe and makes a healthy side for garlic chicken thighs.
How to Make Cauliflower Rice in the Blender
Watch how it’s made:
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- water
Instructions
Prepare:
- Remove the outer leaves from the cauliflower and rinse under water, if needed.
- On a flat surface, slice the cauliflower head in half, then coarsely chop the cauliflower into floret pieces.
Make the cauliflower rice:
- Place cauliflower pieces inside the jar of your blender, about ¾ of the way full. Fill with enough water to just cover the cauliflower pieces.
- Place the lid on the jar to seal. Blend on medium speed, pulsing a few times, until the cauliflower has been chopped and resembles small grains of rice.
Drain:
- Drain the water out through a colander into the sink. Transfer the riced cauliflower onto a clean kitchen towel and ring out excess water.
Store:
- Transfer cauliflower rice into an airtight container to zip bag for up to 3 days or freeze for up to a month.
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Tayler says
I never knew how easy it was to make cauliflower rice! Your method was perfect- no more frozen for me!
Heather says
This is great, I usually just buy this bagged, and it is so easy to make at home! Thank you!
Kathleen says
This is much easier than chopping it up finely. Let the blender do all the work. Will be using this method from now on.
Sisley says
This was so simple to do and the results were great!
Ned says
This is a game changer! I had no idea that you could make this using a blender. Thank you for this awesome timesaving tip!