You just need broccoli and a little butter to make this amazing side dish! I'm sure you'll love this Broccoli Rice (aka Broccoli Couscous) recipe!
I'm in love! 🙂 I would never think I could find a substitute for rice or couscous, but I did!
I know that cauliflower rice is all over and one of these days I was planning to make it but I was too tired to go to the market to get it. But I had broccoli....
I looked for broccoli rice or couscous recipes on the internet and I found "zero". My first thought was that people might have tried and didn't like it. But I was willing to give it a try anyway. I followed the same steps to make cauliflower rice and guess what? It was so delicious! My husband loved it! Our daughter loved it! It was love at first bite, for all of us!
Ingredients to make Broccoli Rice
For this recipe you'll need:
- broccoli
- butter - for this recipe I suggest adding 3 tbsp of butter, and the flavor will be amazing, but feel free to reduce as you wish. You can also substitute the butter for olive oil.
- salt
How to Make Broccoli Couscous
You'll start by cutting the broccoli into medium pieces. Transfer the broccoli to a food processor and work in batches if necessary. Pulse the broccoli until completely broken down into couscous-sized granules. Pull out any unprocessed pieces, transfer broccoli rice to a bowl and re-process the large pieces. In a large skillet, melt butter. Place broccoli and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
What if you don't have a food processor?
- You could chop it. Cut the broccoli florets into small pieces and then chop into smaller grain-sized pieces.
- You could use a blender. Cut the broccoli into 1-inch florets. Blend the broccoli until small rice-sized pieces are formed. Scrape the sides of the blender cup to process the florets evenly.
Well, there's not much left to say. Please make this recipe ASAP and tell me what you think 😉 But if you still prefer the taste of cauliflower, check the cauliflower rice recipe here.
How to Make Broccoli Rice - Broccoli Couscous
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli
- 3 tbsp butter
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut the broccoli into medium pieces.
- Transfer the broccoli to a food processor - work in batches if necessary.
- Pulse the broccoli until completely broken down into couscous-sized granules.
- Pull out any unprocessed pieces, transfer broccoli rice to a bowl and re-process the large pieces.
- In a large skillet, melt butter. Place broccoli and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
Great idea! what would you eat this with?
Hi Nadia,
We basically eat with anything that goes well with regular rice. But on the next post I'll bring a recipe that is the perfect match for this broccoli rice! Come back on Monday 🙂
Kids ate it. Success.
Great!
Thanks for Thanks for stopping by,
Andrea
I've got a bag full of frozen broccoli in the freezer and would love to try this. Would you defrost the broccolI, then blend and cook it? Or cook from frozen, and then blend it?
That is a good question Steve 🙂
I always use fresh broccoli but I think you should put it in the food processor still frozen and then follow the recipe.
An impulse purchase, @ Trader Joe's. of Honey Walnut Shrimp and a package of Riced Broccoli made me look for a way to prep the broccoli.. This recipe is what I am looking for... Simplicity... Butter... Will be a wonderful compliment to the shrimp... Looking forward to tonight's dinner... :O)
I hope you like it 🙂
We made some for dinner tonight! I cooked turkey breasts fillets in one pan and the broccoli in another and the entire meal too about 10 minutes! We served with Mr. Yoshida’s sauce (kind of teriyaki like)! Brilliant and so much easier than Beef and Broccoli bowls! Definitely making again!
Hi Cindy,
That's great!
Thanks for commenting,
Andrea
Super excited to make this. We usually use Cauliflower. Looking for more options! Thank you!
I hope you like it!
Do you use the entire broccoli head? Or do you dispose of the stem?
Hi Laure, I use the entire broccoli head.