On tonight’s menu was another recipe from Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals book: Cauliflower “Arroz Con Pollo”, or as I described it to my boyfriend, “chicken with a bunch of vegetables”.
I enjoyed laying out everything for this one, since it involves a nice set of fresh ingredients. I generally prefer white meat with fowl, but opted for chicken thighs as they are supposed to be more tender. This was the first time I’ve tried cauliflower as a substitute for rice.
This also marks the first time I’ve ever cooked with saffron. That stuff is crazy! I put in the recommended tiny amount, but I still feel like my palate is shying away from this one a bit. Strong flavour! And difficult to figure out, somehow.
Anyway, the end result was pretty good. Typical for many of Mark’s recipes: flavorful and satisfying. The cauliflower “rice” was a perfectly acceptable substitute – I’m not a huge rice fan anyway (sorry rice enthusiasts!), and I’d rather be eating MOAR VEGETABLES.
One interesting observation: while I generally quite enjoy these recipes for supper, I’m not often interested in eating them as leftovers. Not sure why that is, and it’s cramping my lunch packing style. Oh well. Really glad I halved the recipe on this one.
Side note: I also ate turnips earlier this week (another Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy suggestion) – grated and cooked like hash brown. This is the most I have ever enjoyed turnips. Will definitely be doing this again.
