Keto fried rice with pork and a whole lot of cheesy goodness
If Asian style fried rice and Risotto had a baby, this would be it. If it was a Keto baby, it would be cauliflower instead of rice. That is precisely what this dish is. It is a melting pot of flavours and ingredients. I use the fried rice technique to cook it but give it that creamy taste that you would associate with a risotto. I mean who has ever eaten a fried rice with cream and cheese. In fact you will rarely see any dairy like milk, cream, cheese in Asian food. Anyway I find this to be the perfect dish to make a large batch of and eat it over a couple of days. Definitely a great dish for meal prep. Enjoy the recipe.
Make it vegetarian if you like or use a meat of choice
There is plenty of wriggle room in this recipe. You can swap out the pork for some ground chicken or beef, you can use seafood if you like or you can even use ham or bacon. If you are vegetarian just leave out the meat, you can throw in some paneer as a protein or maybe some assorted mushrooms for a meaty texture. Either way it’s a great
Nutrition Info (Per serving)
- Calories: 274
- Net Carbs: 6g
- Carbs: 11g
- Fat: 18g
- Protein: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
This recipe makes 4 serving. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.
- 500 grams Cauliflower (Riced)
- 250 grams Pork mince
- 1 Spring Onion
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 50 grams Cheese
- 30 ml Heavy Whipping Cream (2 Tbsp)
- 100 grams Chopped Peppers (Colour of Choice)
- 8-10 Chopped Olives
- 200 grams Baby Spinach
- 1 tbsp Butter Try this one
- 1 tbsp olive oil I use this
- Fresh Parsley
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Pepper
- 1/2 Tsp Paprika I use this
- 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper I recommend this
- 1 Tsp Dried Oregano I recommend this
- 1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Flakes
- Rice the cauliflower and cook it in a heavy bottom saucepan with 1 tbsp of butter. Season it right at the end once it is cooked and tender.
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan along with 1 tsp of butter
- Add in the white of the spring onion and the pork mince and fry
- Make sure you keep stirring and breaking the pork so it doesn't form big lumps.
- Chop the garlic and add it to the pan
- Season the pork with salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, dried oregano and chilli flakes.
- Add in the bell peppers and spinach and sautee til the spinach wilts.
- Add in the cooked cauliflower rice and give it all a good mix
- Add in the cheese, heavy cream, parsley and spring onion green and give it another good mix
- Finish it off with the chopped olives and a final good mix
- Garnish with some fresh parmesan and parsley
- Serve
32 Comments
Christina
February 19, 2018 at 3:20 amTop notch recipe! Even my picky kid ate it up. Rock on!
Rocio
June 30, 2022 at 11:33 pmHow much cauliflower? It does not say right?
Rocio
July 1, 2022 at 2:57 pmMy apologies, I did find it between ads
Rocio
July 18, 2022 at 11:21 pmThe recipe is amazing!! One of my new favorites
Shirley
March 28, 2018 at 4:11 amSuper yummy recipe. I used lettuce instead of spinach because that’s what I had. Will definitely be making this again.
Gail
July 28, 2020 at 12:49 amI used Romaine, didn’t have spinach. Just chopped it up!
Richard Kram
August 24, 2018 at 2:10 amBeen a hit twice, although this time it was over spicy for some family members. Is tbsp supposed to be tsp?
Sahil Makhija
August 27, 2018 at 8:35 amYeah sorry about that, just fixed it.
Janneke
October 22, 2018 at 7:08 pmSo so good. In Texas we love cheesy rice and this was so good. Kids didn’t know it wasn’t rice!!!
Anderson
December 14, 2018 at 9:42 pmthis was amazing ! I literally googled cauliflower rice and minced pork Keto recipes because thats what I had in my refrigerator .
Lori M Bonicelli
February 12, 2019 at 9:33 pmMade this a second time. I doubled the spices because I like it hot. Such a high quality, ultra yummy recipe. Super satisfying and I feel healthy eating it!!! WIN!!!
dombi42
February 28, 2019 at 12:29 amSAHIL MAKHIJA ,you should be ashamed of yourself. Don’t you know that putting a dish on your web site that taste this good is going to make people tend to overeat.
(just kidding – Great Job)
Haji Adam Abdulla al Bulushi (Oman)
May 25, 2019 at 6:52 amA wonderful recipe i changed minced pork meat to prawns added a bit extra garlic. It was a hit with everybody including those not on keto diet
Miss Monika
June 9, 2019 at 10:04 pmI thought it would be more flavorful. What other spices are good to add in for next time?
Sahil Makhija
June 10, 2019 at 3:07 amWell that depends. You can turn it towards more Indian flavours with cumin, garam masala, coriander powder etc. You can also take it more Asian with fish sauce and soya sauce, vinegar etc.
Roxanne
July 27, 2019 at 8:42 pmThis was very very good! I used Italian sausage. This will he on repeat, especially in the colder months.
Michele
September 1, 2019 at 9:44 pmWhat kind of cheese should I use? Thanks in advance for your help.
Sahil Makhija
September 7, 2019 at 7:27 pmwhatever suits your fancy.
abbie
December 2, 2019 at 3:38 amCan I use brocolli rice instead? Couldn’t have cauliflower in seoul…
Sahil Makhija
December 3, 2019 at 2:50 amSure thing!
Abbie
December 6, 2019 at 1:46 amHi, Sahil! This is the best fried rice I ever had! It’s heaven in a bowl I couldn’t stop eating it! Even my husband loved it. Thanks to you!!
Rita
March 8, 2020 at 2:31 amMade for dinner this evening using ghee + thyme + dried red pepper instead of butter + dried oregano + cayenne. Yo! Bruh! Freakin delicious and the hubby enjoyed it as well. Thought he was going to lick the plate 😉
Ayodhya R
August 15, 2020 at 8:25 amMy word Sahil! I recommended your website to my colleagues just today and thought I’ll try my hand at one of your recipes as I am new to keto. Bless you! This was incredible! I added chili-garlic sauce as well as some soy sauce and it just blew me away! Thank you!
Karen
September 16, 2020 at 1:41 amOK, all bloggers say, “Oh my gosh you guys! This is so good. You have to try it!” So I don’t let that make my decision for me. I wanted fried rice – keto style – so we gave this one a try. You know what? OH MY GOSH you guys!! This is SO GOOD! You HAVE to try it!! Seriously. It’s creamy and tasty and oh so yummy. I like that you didn’t add the peppers until the end. I usually saute them at the beginning with the onions, but I like the crunch when the peppers were added at the end. It added another level to my taste buds. My husband doesn’t usually like leftovers, but he couldn’t wait until the next night to have this again. Thank you for this recipe.
Malik
April 10, 2021 at 3:07 amIs it okay for keto for it to have more protein than fat? I just made this btw.. switched the pork for turkey and didn’t have paprika so just added Italian seasoning. Used mozerella and some other Mexican cheese instead of cheddar.
Sahil Makhija
April 10, 2021 at 5:57 pmIt’s fine, if you feel yourself needing more fat start incorporating fat as maybe a fat bomb or a bullet proof coffee along with meals or as snacks. Alternatively take smaller portions of food and add fat over and above that. Liek this pork fried rice, take a smaller portion and put 1 tbsp butter on top. Ketosis is simply a metabolic state by the absence of carbs not the presence of fat.
Ann
April 29, 2021 at 10:51 am11.45. 29/04/21
Just made this for my tea tonight. Couldn’t wait, so having it for my lunch instead. It’s delicious!
Thanks Sahil.
Sahil Makhija
April 30, 2021 at 3:47 amglad you enjoyed it!
Susan Dahler
October 29, 2021 at 10:45 pmOhmy I love your recipes, I just keep searching for more and more, and being keto is a bonus, love your down to earth manner. Just found your book KKeto life, and I had to buy it, Cant wait for your ebooks. Be first in line for them, Cheers
Sahil Makhija
October 30, 2021 at 3:55 amThank you so much!
Cara
September 12, 2022 at 9:29 amSeriously yum! Hubby and I are new to keto and finding this recipe has been amazing. I’ll be adding it to my weekly rotation. I used 500g of pork mince to make it meatier and increased the garlic and spices a little, a tad extra cheese and cream too and I left out the olives. Will certainly be making again. I liked your clear instructional video too!
Sahil Makhija
September 13, 2022 at 3:25 amSo glad you enjoyed it!!