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Holy.Sh*t. This post was a pain in my ass to get live on my site. When technology doesn’t work, it’s a real ball buster. I kept writing this post and editing it and then none of it would save. And honestly, these posts take a while. To make the recipe, to edit the photos, to write up the recipe, to link up the ingredients, to write my babble bullsh*t at the beginning. It just takes time. And then for it to all erase…multiple times…I need a little Namaste in my life. Whenever I get crazy frustrated, I do deep breathing. Ain’t nobody got time for messing with my cortisol levels.
So just warning you now – I haven’t watched the first episode of The Bachelorette yet. I wanted to watch it with my sister-in-law but we just couldn’t devote 2 ½ hours of our lives on a Monday night, knowing full well nothing happens on the first episode. All that happens is the producers decide who they want to make look like an idiot and in turn, ruin their lives longterm. We all know (hopefully) that reality TV is total bull, but after listening to all the episodes of the Reality Steve Podcast and all of his guests, I really have lost all respect for the producers of that show. AND I will definitely be careful with some of the things I say on my blog. It’s crazy hearing firsthand experience from the show and how much the producers f*ck with you. I’ve been contacted a couple times about doing reality TV stuff, but I feel like they are pretty much just out to ruin lives. And I kind of really love my life. Sooooo……
But don’t you worry little lover face, I’ll definitely be doing a little Bachelorette recap this week on the blog!
So here’s some news you won’t care about whatsoever but I’m pretty damn pumped about – We are painting the outside of our house in about a week! We have this super ugly color brick and we are over it. So we are painting the brick a dark grey color after seeing a few houses in our neighborhood do the same. I spend my mornings now walking Jackson and taking photos of different houses for paint and landscaping inspiration. Like a real creep ball. If I saw someone taking photos of my house, I would chase them. Luckily, no one has chased me yet. Winning! I’m just so excited for our neighbors to finally be proud of having us as neighbors. It’s been 2 years and I think they hoped we would have our sh*t together sooner, but hot damn, houses take a lot of money! I drive through neighborhoods and I’m always like – does everyone just have endless money to redo their homes and buy a milli cars and look like they have their lives together?! I don’t get it.
I just noticed the shirt I’ve been wearing since last night is on backwards. Ughhhhhh. Today isn’t off to the best start! Time to go work out and change that all around!
Ok wait, you totally should go make this recipe! I made it on my instagram stories a week ago and had so many people message me about the recipe that I decided to put it on here. It’s not exactly like fried rice and it doesn’t have an egg in it, but it’s totes easy to make any night of the week! Thank you Claire from Girls Gone Wod Podcast for inspiring me in the kitchen after telling me she makes fried rice every week! This has now become a staple in my own weekly routine!
My Spin on Chicken Fried Rice
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle of coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon fish sauce
For the rice
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 pound chicken thighs, cubed into bize size pieces
- salt, to taste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 orange bell pepper, diced
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (12 ounce) package of cauliflower rice, defrosted
- green onions, diced, for garnish
- cilantro, roughly chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, add all the ingredients for the sauce and whisk to combined. Let come to a low boil and reduce for about 10 minutes until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
- While the sauce reduces, place a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add ghee and once the pan is hot, add the chicken thighs. Sprinkle with a bit of a salt then cook until chicken is browned on all sides and no longer pink. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken then add the peppers and yellow onion along with a pinch more salt and garlic powder. Cook for about 10 minutes, until peppers are soft and onion is translucent.
- Once peppers are cooked through, add cauliflower rice and chicken back to the pan to cook for 3-5 minutes, until the cauliflower is soft.
- Lastly, add sauce to the pan. You can add however much you prefer, but I add about half of the sauce and save the rest for another night. Mix the sauce within the pan until mixture is coated. Then add green onions and cilantro. Serve up!
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This looks so good! Definitely want to try this and I will get the frozen cauliflower as you suggested in the IG story. Ricing cauliflower is just a mess.
Thanks for posting this recipe! It turned out amazing and I can’t wait to add it to our weekly menu by mixing up veggies to keep it fresh!
Juli,
Could you use chicken breast cut up or ground chicken in place of the thighs?
sure!
Loved it! Made it last night and was husband-approved (he ate some before and after his workout, haha). I subbed sriracha for chili paste because I didn’t have any on hand. Sprouts on Colfax has frozen riced cauliflower, FYI, if you’re ever shopping there. I think I’ll add scrambled eggs next time, but overall it was sooo easy to make and love that there are a lot of leftovers for lunch next day.
I left a message on Instagram but then remembered you said you answer the blog quicker. Could you please let me know what your favorite primal palate flavors are? I want to place an order and I really respect your opinion. I’ve never had a bad recipe from you ????
i like meat and potatoes, adobo, taco and breakfast blend the best
Looks great. I love cauliflower fried rice but tend not to make it often as grating cauliflower is a pain! Definitely going to try the frozen stuff now.
Quick random question… Do you fix your husband’s lunch? My husband works in the golf industry and is outside ALL day. So hot meals are his absolute favorite to pack and heat up. He also tries to take the shortest lunch break possible because he has so much to do in the day so it leads to him stuffing his face with a burger in about 5 min. Any tips/suggestions would be great!
i don’t, he does lunch on his own. just make one of my casseroles and have him heat that up!
Hey Juli! I’m making this with the thinly sliced beef! I can’t remember, did you toss the beef with arrowroot before you put it in the pan? Thanks!!!!
This sauce was da vooom! I kept dipping and licking my fingers while the rest cooked! The only thing I will do different is strain everything before adding the sauce. I like to keep it thick and when I threw it all together and got wattery…(is wattery a real word!?)
Did you see that Trader Joe’s now sells coconut aminos for $2.99??! I hope it’s good… so much more affordable than the Coconut Secret brand! 🙂
Thanks for posting that! I had no idea, but will make sure to look for it next time.
i heard!! i definitely need to check that out!