Rice substitute.

minervacullen

Do you think quinoa would work? I'm allergic to rice and really want to make some stir fry. Some times I'll get rice with my meal at the hibachi place or rice noodles with pad Thai. But I still get sick from it, though not too bad with really processed rice.

My food allergies are getting much worse, so I'm trying to avoid them. I hate allergies.
Any other ideas to use in place of rice?

minervacullen

I've never tried either. Adding to my grocery list for tomorrow! Thank you!

sarahrusty

This may sound weird but it's actually delicious (and healthy). Cauliflower. Chop it up and put it in a food processor until it's about the size of grains of rice, then stir fry like you would rice.

minervacullen

sarahrusty said:

This may sound weird but it's actually delicious (and healthy). Cauliflower. Chop it up and put it in a food processor until it's about the size of grains of rice, then stir fry like you would rice.

Oooooohhhhh!!!!!

JessAnnJ

@J3nnyb you are officially the person that knows about unusual foods. I think that is now 3 foods that I have never heard of in the last several days.

SingleMom31

Could you do lo mein noodles instead?  DH isn't a huge fan or rice, so we'll often switch do noodles instead.

robyn2201

j3nnyb said:

I wouldn't use quinoa for stir fry but that's my personal preference.  Have you tried farro?  I give it to DD to change things up instead of brown rice.  It's chewier than rice and I haven't gotten any complaints from her.  I get it from Target from their Simply Balanced brand in micro pouches - so convenient!  Also, I think kamut wheat berries could work as a substitute for rice too.  I haven't tried them yet, so I can't vouch for texture or flavor.

Never heard of Farro or Kamut Wheat Berries. I will have to do some research on these as I love trying new foods!

Beth.1212

Orzo? Or egg based noodles, maybe? 

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minervacullen

I bought soma farro, fingers crossed I don't totally Jack it up!

I'm going to try the cauliflower next week.

LittleFish1

was going to suggest orzo or caulflour buy others beat me to it. what about couscous? (not sure what that is made from though so could still be something you're allergic to)

minervacullen

The farro was just like brown rice. It worked great