Salsa Chicken Cauliflower Rice Bowls

Start with cooked chicken or the 2-ingredient slow cooker salsa chicken recipe below to assemble an incredibly easy meal!

Cauliflower Rice Protein Bowl with Salsa Chicken 

I'm so excited because today is all about one of my favorites. Cauliflower rice bowls, burrito style. I have a thing for bowls- I'm talking about the kind loaded with a bunch of toppings and drizzles.

These Cauliflower Rice Bowls have got to be one of my all-time favorites so I think it's about time I let you in. They're my favorite way to meal-prep, re-use leftovers, and eat a variety of foods all at once.

Tender slow-cooker chicken topped with homemade guacamole, cheese, sour cream, black olives (and anything else I can think of) over a bed of cauliflower rice. BOOM! My mouth is watering already.

Ingredients 

Whenever I'm eating low-carb or need something to refresh my diet, I love a cauliflower rice bowl topped with salsa chicken, like a traditional burrito bowl. All the flavor, none of the guilt! Who's with me? The ingredient measurements are on the recipe card below, but first, check what you need:

• Chicken: you can use chicken breasts or thighs.
• Salsa: to infuse the chicken with flavor.
• Oil: for heating the cauliflower rice. Omit it if using the microwave.
• Cauliflower rice: store-bought or made at home.
• Cilantro: for freshness and extra flavor.
• Toppings: my favorites are shredded cheddar cheese, guacamole, black olives, and sour cream.

How to Make Salsa Chicken Cauliflower Rice Bowls

First things first, this is one of the easiest recipes you'll ever make. Emphasis on the easy. All you need to do is combine salsa and chicken in the slow cooker, cover, set, and go about your business. Then you heat the cauliflower rice and… that’s all! Check it out:

1. Cook the chicken
   You place chicken and salsa in the bowl of your slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or 6 hours on low. 
2. Shred the chicken
   Once cooked, you shred the chicken using two forks.
3. Heat the cauliflower rice
   You can heat it on the stovetop or in the microwave (in this case, add water and cover it with plastic wrap). Both methods take 4 to 5 minutes. If using frozen riced cauliflower, you can steam it in a bag and follow the package directions.
4. Add cilantro
   Once the cauliflower rice is heated through, you add cilantro and stir to combine.
5. Build the bowl
   Now, place cauliflower rice as the base and top it with shredded salsa chicken, cheese, guacamole, black olives, sour cream, and additional cilantro.

Watch the video below to see how easily these Cauliflower Rice Bowls come together:

How to Keep Cauliflower Rice from Getting Soggy

To keep the cauliflower rice from getting soggy, you’ll need to extract as much water as possible. You can place it in a strainer, press with the back of a spoon, and try to drain any excess water. My favorite method is placing the cauliflower rice in a clean kitchen towel, closing it tight, and ringing it out over the kitchen sink.

How Many Calories in a Cauliflower Rice Bowl 

The calories in one cauliflower rice bowl will vary depending on the toppings. One serving of this cauliflower rice with salsa chicken has 225 calories without any topping. Then, you can add as many or fewer toppings as you want, changing the calorie amount.

Cauliflower Rice Bowl Toppings

This time, I topped my bowl of chicken and cauliflower rice with shredded cheese, sour cream, olives, and guacamole, but when it comes to toppings, we can get as creative as we want! Other go-to toppings for this meal are roasted peppers and onions, chopped broccoli, or sliced cherry tomatoes.

And don’t forget the salsas! Salsas take these bowls to a new level of deliciousness! Add fresh Cucumber salsa, this tasty Chunky Avocado Salsa, or kick up crunchiness with this Corn and Black Bean Salsa. Epic!