Rice Recipes

Even if you don't like spinach, you will love this creamy spinach rice recipe. Add more or less jalapeño peppers to your liking.

This easy Mexican rice recipe is cooked with onion powder, garlic powder, and tomato sauce for a simple side dish. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, or fresh tomato to the rice before simmering for extra flavor and color, according to your family's taste. Use chicken stock in place of water for even more savory flavor.

This Spanish-style baked beans and rice dish is incredibly delicious. Due to certain worldwide events, I've been getting many requests for easy, hearty recipes that can be made using basic dry and canned goods. This recipe is all that and more. You'll also see a fantastic, foolproof way of making perfect rice every time. Garnish with Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, and chopped cilantro, if you like.

Kimchi fried rice (or kimchi-bokeumbab) is a delicious and versatile Korean fried rice dish that's sure to become a favorite. You can use ham, bacon, or spam instead of ground beef, add more veggies, or spice things up with Korean gochujang paste!

This rice pudding with cooked rice, milk, sugar, and an egg gets added flavor from butter and vanilla in this quick stovetop dessert.

Baked rice is my favorite way to prepare rice! Can be easily doubled — just use a larger baking dish.

A very simple tomato Mexican rice recipe. I can have this in the oven and cooking in one set of ads on the TV. If you don't have chicken stock, use hot water and chicken bouillon.

This tasty taco rice recipe is a great addition to tacos on the inside or out. My fiancée raves over this recipe.

This canned chicken and rice recipe is the quickest thing going. Even my teenage son can make it in less than 15 minutes! Great for kids, big and small alike. Believe it or not, this dish is ready to eat in about 10 minutes.

Baked rice with sour cream, cheese, diced chiles, cilantro, and corn. Would be great served with green enchiladas!

This stir-fried rice recipe is made in 15 minutes. Cook Minute rice with chicken broth, stir-fried vegetables, soy sauce, and egg. You'll feel good about serving your family this low-calorie, low-fat dish.

In this creamy ranch pork chops and rice recipe, a star is born when a favorite herbed salad dressing mix gives new life to this classic mushroom-sauced pork chop skillet. It's easy, and your family will love it served with ranch-flavored rice.

This chicken fried rice recipe tastes just like what they serve in restaurants. A stir-fry with chicken, rice, soy sauce, and veggies like peas, carrots, celery, and bell peppers. My sister just sort of whipped this up one day, and it's very good!

In this recipe, Boston lettuce is optional for serving the pressure cooker Mexican beef rice as lettuce wraps.

This yellow rice recipe is easy to make.

This Cuban beans and rice recipe was originally given to me by a friend, but I changed it. I have made it many times, and the leftovers work well wrapped in a tortilla, too. It's a very filling dish.

This is an easy red beans and rice recipe that is a delicious take on a Louisiana classic. It can be prepared and cooked in 40 minutes! I use turkey kielbasa to cut down on the fat, but not the flavor. Season with hot pepper sauce if you like.

This zucchini rice with cheese and herbs tastes similar to a risotto, but it takes a lot less effort to make! A great recipe if you have an abundance of zucchini.

This Buffalo Chicken Wing inspired twist on Dynamite Rice sushi rolls is a great budget-friendly family meal or crowd-pleaser for your next football party!

This New Orleans red beans and rice is just like what Mom makes. I recommend cooking it the day before you want to eat it. It is a time-consuming recipe, and the taste gets even better after 24 hours in the refrigerator. For extra spice, add a splash of hot sauce.

This chicken fried rice recipe is very easy to make and tastes better than takeout! It's basically cooked chicken, rice, soy sauce, and shredded egg stir-fried together. For best results, use leftover cooked rice.

This Southern dirty rice recipe with sautéed chicken gizzards and livers has been passed down for generations.

This pork fried rice recipe is my revised version of another recipe. The pork and vegetables are seasoned with garlic and ginger. I have also added celery in the past with good outcomes. I have used both basmati rice and long-grain rice which gives the dish only a slight flavor difference.

This is our favorite Mexican rice that we've tried. I found it on a different recipe site and tweaked it a little to suit our tastes.

This paleo cauliflower rice recipe is quick, easy, delicious, and really a great substitute for rice if you're trying to eat low-carb. Your whole family will love it!

I grew up with this chicken and rice casserole recipe. My Grandmother got it from a lady from church at a potluck a long time ago! She passed it down to my mom and it's always been a family favorite. Quick and easy for school nights, and the leftovers are just as good! You can use less butter on top of course, my Momma and Mamaw always put the full stick on top (gotta love Southern ladies and their butter!)

Creamy broccoli rice casserole baked in a delicious cheese sauce. This is the best broccoli rice casserole you will ever eat!

Here is my recipe for the perfect sushi rice. You can eat this alone or roll into your favorite sushi roll with ingredients of choice. I use strips of carrots, cucumbers and slices of avocado. You can adjust the amount of vinegar in this recipe to suit your taste.

This rice pudding is the best I've ever tasted, and it gets rave reviews from everyone who tastes it! Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon, if desired. For creamier pudding, use short or medium-grain rice.

Authentic Cajun flavor! I grew up in Louisiana and love red beans and rice; these are just like I remember. Serve with hot sauce for a little kick. My family loved to splash a little cider vinegar in each bowl.

This coconut rice is perfect! I tried many different ways to duplicate my favorite restaurant's coconut rice after they went out of business. It's delicious topped with toasted coconut and chopped cilantro.

This Mexican rice recipe makes a wonderful restaurant-style side dish for any Mexican dinner.

Easy homemade shrimp fried rice with peas, carrots, garlic, and green onions. All my kids love this dish!

A 5-ingredient side dish that's quick and easy. Great with pork chops.

A delicious side dish for beef or chicken. A great change from plain rice or boxed rice mixes. I like to serve this with grilled chicken or with saucy cube steaks.

This is a nutty rice with a kick and a sweetness that's an alternative to cinnamon apples for accompanying pork entrees.

Wake up your couscous pilaf with a delicious blend of almonds, coconut, and dried cranberries.

A simple and delicious rice pilaf recipe that is sure to please even the pickiest eaters. It complements almost any dish.

A rice based dish with a rainbow bell pepper twist.

Not only a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine, this rice dish is also a beautiful bed on which to showcase many dishes. It is fast, simple, and a welcome change from plain, steamed rice.

A fabulous Greek rice dish with dill, spinach, and lemon. Accompanies lamb deliciously as well as a side of a cool refreshing cucumber sauce...Enjoy.

A simply delicious meal! Sure to make your kitchen smell amazing! This recipe is very versatile, as well. For example, you may find it easier to use lima beans instead of edamame. Also you could use a different type of fish if you don't like tuna. You could even use fresh herbs for a burst of flavor! Feel free to experiment. Enjoy!

This Instant Pot® wild rice pilaf is hearty and earthy and pairs well with pork or chicken.

Three types of veggies and rice mixed together, but it is the cheese that really makes this dish.

Fonio grains are mixed with aromatic vegetables, sesame seeds, nuts, and raisins for a nutritious alternative to rice pilaf. Serve this with your favorite savory meat or fish dish. Fonio is one of the most forgiving grains out there. It reheats splendidly, too. This dish can be made ahead of time and simply reheated by adding a bit of stock and a turn or two in the microwave.

A friend cooked this cherry wild rice at our weekly poker game, and it was wonderful! I made this recipe for a few other friends, and they said it was the best rice they've ever had!

This is a tasty Indian side dish made easily and quickly in the Instant Pot®.

This apricot almond pilaf recipe is for a sumptuous but easy Persian-inspired dish. Rose water can be found in Middle Eastern groceries and in many large supermarkets. The carrot, saffron, and apricots make for a beautiful gold color. Add a pinch of cinnamon or cardamom along with the saffron, if desired.

Surprisingly easy and extremely flavorful. The curry powder does not add an actual curry taste, just a nice rich flavor, so give it a try even if you aren't a curry fan.

Pretty, delicious, and can easily be personalized. Freeze leftovers for a quick side dish ready in minutes.

This fragrant Caribbean coconut rice pilaf recipe goes especially well with Indian, Asian, and Caribbean entrées. It's so good and simple, though you'll probably find yourself making it often to accompany weeknight meals.

This is comfort food at its best with mild flavors and it's simple to make. This is a very versatile dish: if you prefer, you can use almonds in place of the cashews, and cilantro in place of the parsley.

This creamy rice dish is the perfect side choice for fish. The subtle lemon and creamy Parmesan give it a robust and memorable flavor. Double delicious when used with jasmine rice! Guaranteed you'll be asked to make it again and again!

This is an adaptation of an old Armenian recipe, and this variation is so delicious I can't stop eating it. It's a great way to stretch expensive seasonal asparagus and pricey cashews. It's great as a side dish or as a vegetarian entree.

This works with any veggies that are about to go bad and you need to get rid of. The ingredients are basic and the recipe is easy to make since you can do it in the rice cooker. My husband and I were very impressed with how good this turned out, especially since I hardly did any work at all!

It took me three tries, but I finally nailed a restaurant-style Lebanese rice pilaf. Nothing I tried online came close to this. I guess the secret is the right kind of rice, the correct rice-to-water ratio, and of course, plenty of butter and oil! Find a good Lebanese yogurt marinade, grill some meats, and get a hold of some hummus. If you're from southeast Michigan or anywhere else with a large Middle Eastern population, you will feel like you're eating at your favorite place. Trust me.

This spicy rice pilaf recipe makes a delicious side dish. It goes well with meats and veggies. It's very tasty with a little bit of spice! I love garlic, so if you don't like it as much as I do, just add two cloves instead of six.

Rice pilaf merges with orzo pasta and flavors of onion and garlic to create this versatile side dish. Bulgarian feta gives the dish a decadent creaminess, while spinach adds beautiful color.

I've been making this cranberry rice dish for years. It's different from typical rice pilaf dishes in that the cranberries add the sweetness and tartness you don't expect in a savory dish. Oh, and it's super hard to fumble.

This basic rice pilaf recipe is quick and easy to make.