80 Easy Ways To Cook Rice (That Prove It's Way More Than A Side Dish)
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If when you think of rice, you think of a boring ole bowl of white, think again: it's so much more than just a side dish or as a base for stir-fries. Trust us, if you're looking for a fancy weeknight dinner (homemade risotto, anyone?) or a simple meal-prepped grain bowl to spice up boring lunches, the versatility of rice knows no limits. The staple grain can be part of any—and every—meal. These 80 classic and creative rice recipes will give you plenty of ideas for transforming this humble pantry ingredient into deliciously simple dinners (and more).
From filling dinners to simple side dishes, rice is an all-star ingredient. With these recipes, you can skip delivery and make some takeout and restaurant favorites right at home, like perfect fried rice, Spanish rice, lobster risotto, or even your own sushi rolls (or sushi bowls)! Once you've mastered these, you might be able to finally kick that delivery habit to the curb.
If you're just feeling lazy, no stress. Sometimes even the best home cooks need a night off from a big dinner production. Rice is great for that too! Just throw some veggies and/or protein on a bed of rice, and you’ve got yourself the perfect easy meal. Check out our cabbage roll skillet, our one-pot pepperoncini chicken & rice, our Mexican beef 'n' rice skillet, or our oone-pan salsa verde shrimp & rice for ideas, then get creative.
Is the fear of gummy or undercooked rice keeping you from fully enjoying making it? We totally get it. Check out our foolproof rice cooking guide to perfect your technique. If you usually go for white rice, switch it up by trying brown or wild instead too. On a cauliflower kick? Try out our favorite cauliflower rice recipes for a veggie variation.
Louisiana-Style Red Beans & Rice
All Creole cuisine packs a flavor punch that keeps you coming back for seconds, but red beans and rice are in a league all their own. The red beans soak up the smoky, porky, spicy, and earthy flavors and release some starch to create a rich gravy that’s perfect for spooning over steamed white rice.
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Sushi Sandwich (Onigirazu)
Inspired by the popular Japanese onigirazu, this is like a cross between sushi and a sandwich. We filled ours with spicy salmon, seasoned sushi rice, cucumber, pickled cabbage, carrot, and avocado—then wrapped it in nori to make it extra portable. Serve it with plenty of the sriracha-soy mayo on the side!
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Sweet Corn Shrimp & Rice Skillet
This light but satisfying dinner starts with a vibrant sauce made with some of our favorite sunny, bright flavors: sweet bell peppers, nutty white miso, and earthy turmeric, along with plenty of garlic and ginger. Topped with garlicky sautéed shrimp, this meal comes complete with protein, carb, and plenty of veg.
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Stuffed Peppers
Here at Delish, we’re big fans of stuffed peppers—they're the perfect vessel for countless combinations and ingredients. While we love to experiment with countless variations, this classic recipe is hard to beat.
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Fried Rice
We know everyone has a soft spot in their heart for their favorite type of fried rice (we see you, shrimp fried rice-heads), so this recipe is as classic as you can get, perfect for personalizing however you like.
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Lemon-Herb Rice Pilaf
Textures are the key to giving this dish complexity: A crunch from the almonds, a freshness from the herbs and lemon, and a sharp, briny punch of feta all combine for the perfect bite. This pilaf recipe has enough going on to be the main event, but is also great as a side for chicken or fish.
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Paella
Paella might seem intimidating, but it's not! As long as you have your mise en place—meaning all your ingredients are prepped and ready to go before you start cooking—it'll be smooth sailing. Just whip up a pitcher of red sangria, and you've got a killer Spanish meal in the comfort of your own home. Salud!
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Halal Cart-Style Cauliflower Bowls
In this vegan recipe, spiced cauliflower joins forces with a bright and fresh tomato salad, crunchy toppings, and a homemade vegan halal cart-style sauce. You won't miss the meat!
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Mexican Beef 'N' Rice Skillet
Is there anything better than a one-skillet meal? We don’t think so, particularly if it’s as family-friendly and quick as this one, featuring spiced ground beef, flavorful rice, hearty beans, and lots of cheese.
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Freezer Burritos
To make these, ground beef gets simmered in hearty spiced tomato sauce, then layered into a flour tortilla with refried beans, rice, and a blend of Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. Even though the goal is to get these wrapped and in the freezer for a future snack, we won’t judge if you eat one right away.
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Peanut Chicken Protein Bowls
When we're craving a chicken dinner (or packed lunch), we often turn to this peanut chicken bowl. With a homemade peanut dressing, sliced chicken, sweet potato, spinach, and avocado, this healthy dinner is one we love to meal prep at the beginning of the week, then assemble and feast on all week long.
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Cheesy Chorizo, Chickpea, & Crispy Rice Skillet
Crisping rice in a little olive oil adds a beautiful textural contrast and additional flavor to steamed rice, especially when it turns into a crust that cradles a really delicious cheesy chorizo and chickpea filling. Once you've got the technique down, use it for anything and everything you can imagine.
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One-Pot Pepperoncini Chicken & Rice
This easy one-pot dish comes together in under an hour and is good enough to be a complete meal. Deglazing the pan with the pickling liquid from the pepperoncini helps really flavor the rice. It feels a lot like the grown-up version of broccoli-cheese rice, and we want to make it every single night.
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Grilled Stuffed Peppers
Why grill your stuffed peppers? Because it’s summer and we want to be outside! Don’t stay indoors and turn on the hot oven. Instead, step outside to the grill and take advantage of the great weather and the nice smoky charred flavor grilling brings to this classic comfort dish.
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One-Pot Adobo Chicken And Rice
Here’s an easy one-pot dish that comes together quickly and easily while still being full of flavor. Adobo sauce AND chipotle chiles bring a little heat and spice things up. Feel free to use chicken breasts instead of thighs if you like!
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Chicken Fried Rice
If you have leftover rice hanging out in your fridge, then classic fried rice is a no-brainer. There are countless ways to bulk up this staple dinner, from beef fried rice to kimchi fried rice to pineapple fried rice. One of our favorite variations? Classic chicken fried rice. Shake up your weeknight chicken dinner by recreating the take-out staple right at home. With our easy recipe, it’s easy to make craveable fried rice at home—just how you like it.
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Paella-Inspired Party Packs
You could make basic burgers for your cookout, but where's the fun in that? When we're looking for a standout recipe for our BBQ, we turn to these paella-inspired party packs. Filled with Spanish rice, chicken thighs, chorizo, frozen peas, and roasted red peppers, these packs take inspiration (with many creative liberties) from one of our favorite centerpiece meals—paella. If you're craving the classic meal but need something more hands-off, then these foil packs are here for you.
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Santa Fe Chicken Foil Packets
Packed with simple, everyday ingredients, this dish brings together chili-spiced rice, black beans, corn, peppers, and a salsa-and-cheese-topped chicken for a complete meal, all neatly wrapped up and grilled. For best results, use small chicken breasts to guarantee they’ll cook all the way through in the same time as all your other ingredients.
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Risotto
While we've included many risotto recipes, this is our basic, how-to guide when it comes to cooking up the creamy dish. All you need is an hour, some arborio rice, good-quality chicken broth, a little butter, cheese, and wine, along with your favorite aromatics like onion, garlic, and basil.
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One-Skillet Creamy Thai Basil Chicken
This totally delicious mashup of coconut rice and Thai basil chicken gets dinner done in one skillet and brings all the flavors of Thai cuisine you crave into your home in just one skillet, AND with ingredients you can find in most grocery stores. Win win!
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Jambalaya
Jambalaya is a wildly popular dish that originated in New Orleans and was inspired by flavors from around the world—Spanish, West African, and French to name a few. It's spicy, hearty, and incredibly flavorful. And as with most things, the better ingredients, the better the end result will taste.
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Stuffed Pepper Soup
If you can’t get enough of stuffed peppers, then this warming, cozy soup version will be your new favorite fall comfort food. This soup has everything you like about a classic stuffed pepper—ground beef, rice, tomatoes, and plenty of cheese. It’s perfectly classic, but you can also vary it depending on your favorite stuffed pepper variation.
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Best-Ever Avgolemono Soup
Avgolemono soup is a classic Greek soup that's extra creamy and lemony. Traditionally it's made with shredded chicken and rice, to make this a very comforting and filling soup. It's great for a springtime dinner with fresh herbs and bright lemon, but we love it any time of year!
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One-Pan Green Chile Chicken & Rice
The rice here reminds us of the cheesy and creamy filling for a burrito, made weeknight-friendly. The green chiles add a slight pickled flavor to the dish, making it bright and kind of tangy. It’s a great meal when you're feeling lazy but craving something cozy and flavorful.
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Sushi Bowls
Not ready to make your own California roll or shrimp tempura roll at home quite yet but craving all of the classic sushi flavors? A homemade sushi bowl is a great place to start. You can practice making restaurant-worthy sushi rice, source best-quality fish, and discover what ingredients, flavors, and textures make your perfect sushi bowl.
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Spanish Rice
Similar to our Mexican rice, Spanish rice is the garlicky, well-seasoned side you need on the table when you’re in the mood for a true feast. Also called arroz rojo, this dinnertime staple checks all the boxes: It's full of flavor, has the perfect texture, and comes together in just 45 minutes.
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One-Pan Salsa Verde Shrimp & Rice
Love the simplicity of our shrimp & rice recipe, but want to add a little something to jazz it up? Grab a jar of salsa verde (or make your own!) and you'll be in business.
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Paella Verdura
This vegan paella practically screams fresh. Packed with veggies, this dish comes together in under an hour, and even better, most of the cooking happens in the oven. Briefly returning the skillet to the stovetop after baking is the key to achieving a crispy rice crust on the bottom, often referred to as socarrat (meaning “burnt” in Catalan).
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Mushroom Risotto
We've gotta be honest: The required stirring of risotto is honestly kind of therapeutic. Plus, stirring the rice into a rich, creamy mixture is complemented by button mushrooms, peas, fresh herbs, and a generous helping of grated Parmesan—it's 100% worth it.
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Buffalo Chicken & Rice Casserole
If you can’t get enough of Buffalo chicken wings, then this easy chicken and rice casserole is for you. You can poach your own chicken or use a rotisserie chicken to make your life easier too, just don't skip the crunchy Ritz topping.
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Dragon Roll
Uramaki arguably reaches a peak of extravagance with the dragon roll, with its gorgeous "scales" of thinly sliced mango and avocado and drizzle of spicy sriracha mayo. The roll is wrapped in classic vinegar-seasoned rice and filled with crispy shrimp tempura, a mix of buttery avocado, and crunchy cucumber.
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Vegetable Biryani
In this vegetable biryani recipe, we’ve removed the meat, instead replacing it with roasted veggies like green beans and cauliflower, all coated in a sunny, turmeric yellow yogurt dressing.
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Blackened Shrimp Bowls
Filled with whole grains, protein, and fresh veg, these are the perfect bowls if you're looking for an easy, healthy lunch or satisfying weeknight dinner to enjoy all summer long.
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Wild Rice
Unfortunately, many folks limit themselves to only looking at two types of rice—white and brown—and miss out on other varieties like wild rice. This recipe uses slowly cooked onions and chicken stock to add a punch of savoriness, but the vegetal, toasty flavor of the rice itself is definitely the star.
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Spicy Crab Roll
This spicy crab sushi utilizes inexpensive imitation crab, called surimi, to create the beloved creamy and piquant roll. If you’ve got fresh crab on hand—lucky you!—it would be delicious in surimi’s place.
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Jerk Shrimp & Pineapple Bowls
A pineapple bowl a super-cute and fun way to serve dinner (and it guarantees TONS of fresh, delicious fruit). In this case, we’ve got jerk marinated shrimp, sweet peppers, and a sweet and spicy glaze that will make you want to lick your plate clean.
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Pizza Rice
If you love tomato fried rice, take it one step further and sprinkle it with cheese and all your favorite pizza toppings. Pop the whole pan into the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese is nice and melty and you've got some pizza rice on your hands.
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Goddess Bowls
A good sauce changes everything, and this green goddess dressing is one of our favorites yet. The veggies here are interchangeable, but in the spirit of goddess dressing, we think green is the way to go. Roasted asparagus, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts are all good choices.
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Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls
While we’re all about switching things up, when we want a tried-and-true perfect meal, we always go back to the Chipotle chicken burrito bowl. It’s classic, reliable, and, best of all, completely customizable depending on our mood.
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Shrimp & Rice
This particularly easy recipe is packed with smart cooking know-how. Rather than just topping plain rice with sautéed shrimp, you'll instead build flavor in the pan before steaming the rice. 😍
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Mexican Rice
Frequently served with refried beans at Tex-Mex restaurants, Mexican rice can often be pushed to the side (literally). Here at Delish, we think that’s criminal—when made right, Mexican rice can be a fluffy, flavor-packed side that upgrades everything it’s added to, from burrito bowls to taco dinners and everything in between.
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Pesto Rice & Bean Soup
This one-pot pesto rice & bean soup can be as flexitarian as you’d like it. We use chicken broth here, but you’re free to substitute it with vegetable broth or water. Depending on personal taste, you can also use whatever type of canned (or fresh!) beans you’d like too.
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Chirashi Bowls
Chirashizushi (ちらし寿司) translates to "scattered sushi" and is a style of sushi that entails exactly what the name suggests: pieces of sashimi over sushi rice. Chirashizushi—or chirashi bowls—is probably the simplest way to enjoy what you love about sushi without having to learn how to roll maki.
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Lobster Risotto
Here, a simple combination of fresh aromatics, white wine, and seafood stock transforms humble Italian rice grains into the dreamy, cheesy, luscious rice porridge that we’ve all come to love. Adding fresh, faintly sweet lobster meat is all that’s needed to take your risotto over the top.
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Cabbage Roll Skillet
Cabbage rolls just became a viable weeknight dinner with this quicker to make skillet dinner, which skips the cabbage rolling and gets dinner directly on the table. It’s less work, yet the payoff of a comforting home-cooked meal all the same.
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Horchata
Looking for a creamy, sweet bevvie to sip on all summer long? Don’t sleep on horchata! This cinnamon- and vanilla-spiced drink has been popping up everywhere, and for good reason: It’s sweet, nutty, and surprisingly refreshing.
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Baked Risotto With Lemon, Peas, & Parmesan
If you’ve never made risotto because you didn’t want to stand there stirring forever, then this recipe is for you. It packs all the satisfying flavor of a slow-stirred version into a fraction of the hands-on time! Change up the veggies with the seasons—broccoli, asparagus, or roasted zucchini would all be great.
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Jerk Tofu Grain Bowls
This vegan recipe is a bit of a culinary road trip through some Jamaican staples: sweet plantains, aromatic rice and peas, and tofu in a jerk marinade. We top it all off with a simple red cabbage and carrot slaw that is just as delicious on its own as it is in the bowls.
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Caramelized Beef With Rice
This flavorful, weeknight-friendly dinner cooks in under 10 minutes! Top tip: Brown the ground beef and then caramelize it with agave syrup (or any sweetener you prefer)—the sugars melt, darken, and get nutty delicious.
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Tomato Fried Rice Salad
How does a bowl of warm, savory grains and tender, dressed greens with creamy crumbly feta on top sound to you? With much of the same toppings as our classic Greek salad but with an element of hearty carbs added, this is as much a salad as it is a rice bowl.
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Rice Pudding
We think rice pudding is wildly underrated. Often put in the category of boring vintage desserts along with Jell-O molds and homemade pudding (another fave of ours), it's too easy and too delicious to fall out of style. This classic recipe is ripe for improvisation too.
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Instant Pot Jambalaya
The Instant Pot is a great way to make jambalaya, a Cajun classic, in just an hour. On top of being super-quick dinner to cook, you won’t need pre-cooked rice or meats. All the rice, veggies, broth, and chicken go in the Instant Pot together!
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Coconut Lime Shrimp Bowls
Zero coconut milk goes to waste in this shrimp bowl. Some of it is used with fresh pineapple and lime juice to create a creamy and bright marinade, while the rest is used to cook the rice, and WOW—it's a total game-changer.
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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
This recipe is based on gołąbki, a Polish dish in which parboiled cabbage leaves encase a minced meat filling of either pork or beef with onions and rice. What we love most is that the meat and the rice cook in the cabbage itself.
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Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
This comforting soup is sort of like an earthy version of chicken noodle soup, thanks to the wild rice bringing some subtle floral, smoky flavors. Topped with crispy chicken skin "croutons," we dare you to find a meal that can ward off the blustery cold like this one.
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Spicy Tuna Roll
In restaurants, spicy tuna sushi rolls usually involve raw, sushi-grade fish. But if raw fish is out of reach, this recipe uses humble canned tuna. That’s not to say you can’t use the basic skeleton of this recipe for raw tuna if you can find it—just substitute in sushi-grade fish, finely chopped, and proceed onward!
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Chicken & Rice Casserole
Is there anything more comforting than a chicken & rice casserole? We actually don't think so. It's the type of recipe we turn to time after time again during the fall and winter, just like roast chicken or our tortellini soup.
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Chicken Teriyaki Pineapple Bowls
The pineapple in this recipe doesn't just serve as a pretty serving vessel (though it is kind of perfect). By saving and using the pineapple juice that pools at the bottom when scooping out the chunks, it also adds a fresh and vibrant sweetness when added to the teriyaki sauce.
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Curried Chicken & Garlic Golden Rice
Believe it or not, you CAN have a hearty, delicious meal on your table in less time than it takes to order delivery. Coating frozen, thinly sliced chicken breasts in a curry-ginger yogurt sauce ensures your chicken is loaded with flavor.
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Ochazuke
Rice is immersed in fragrant tea in this adaptable, warming dish featuring salmon, furikake, and ginger. As to what kind of tea, the playing field is open! Whatever you choose—sencha, genmaicha—will create that soupy texture that's perfect for a variety of toppings.
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Sushi Bake
Recipes only go viral when they’re incredibly good or laughably bad, and this sushi bake falls firmly at the top of the “incredibly good” list. This easy casserole (because, let's be honest, that’s what this is) is the perfect entry point for trying your hand at making sushi at home or introducing sushi to picky kiddos.
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Dirty Rice
Dirty rice (or rice dressing as it’s referred to in the bayou) is a delicious Louisiana staple made mainly of rice, ground pork sausage, ground beef, the holy trinity of vegetables (onion, bell pepper, and celery). Say goodbye to boring rice!
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California Rolls
Just getting into sushi? California rolls are the perfect place to start. No raw fish is required—just imitation crab, which is typical for this type of roll. All you need is a sushi mat, and you're ready to roll! 😉
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Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole
We took everything you love about traditional stuffed cabbage and turned it into a crowd-friendly, no-fuss casserole. You don't even need to cook the rice beforehand—it cooks in the big and bubbly bake. Now that's weeknight-friendly!
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Kimchi Fried Rice
This recipe has six ingredients, but honestly: It’s all about the rice and kimchi. We love how easy this dish is to whip up with what you have on hand. Leftover rice from last night's takeout and kimchi staring at you from the fridge? You're halfway there to creating this easy, adaptable fried rice.
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Mango Sticky Rice
Rice... for dessert! A sweet or glutinous rice is used in this traditional Southeast Asian dessert that turns sticky and slightly sweet after being coated in a warm coconut milk sauce. This is a great dessert to make ahead of time as it's good cold, room temperature, or warm too.
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Pumpkin Risotto
Take your favorite risotto recipe into fall with the addition of pumpkin puree, sage, and just a pinch of nutmeg. We love the creaminess the shaved ricotta salata adds, but Parm's fine if that's all you got.
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Arroz Con Pollo
Want something awesome for dinner, but don't want to spend your entire evening cooking and cleaning? Arroz con pollo (chicken with rice in Spanish) is the the perfect recipe. It's an easy one-pot meal that doesn't taste like one, and it tastes even better as leftovers.
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Chicken Biryani
This recipe was inspired by the Hyderabadi-style of biryani, where rice and a curry filled with veggies and/or a protein are cooked separately, then layered and baked into an aromatic, harmonious, and hearty dish. Serve along side a fresh cucumber raita and a flavor-packed salad, and you will have one perfectly balanced meal.
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Steak Grain Bowl
A double-purpose chimichurri acts as a marinade for the steak and a finishing sauce for these bowls; the not-too-spicy jalapeño sauce provides a tangy, creamy counterpoint—plus, its versatility means it can go on anything and everything (read: make extra, and put it on everything).
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French Onion Rice
Caramelized onions, melty cheese, buttery rice... what's not to love? This is a simple, straightforward dish with chances for variation here and there. Using basmati rice will result in a light, fluffy product—if you prefer stickier, go with short- or medium-grain white rice.
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Sheet-Pan Bibimbap
In Korean, bibimbap literally means mixed rice. And you'll often see it filled with all different types of meats, vegetables, and toppings. Though people will typically cook or prepare each individual item that will be placed on their own bowl of fluffy white rice, by using a sheet tray, you can eliminate half that work.
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Harvest Chicken Casserole
This satisfying casserole has ALL of your fall favorites—Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cranberries... Make it for a big crowd, or pack it up and eat the leftovers for lunch. It's a meal prep DREAM.
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Onigiri
Onigiri is a humble rice ball accented by a variety of fillings, wrapped in roasted seaweed (nori), and perfect for snacking or a light meal. Onigiri is open to customization and experimentation—fillings popular in Japan include fish roe, chicken karaage (small pieces of fried chicken), various veggies, and grilled beef—so have fun with it!
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Curried Rice
This version of curry rice is a sort of like a pilaf: Rice is toasted in aromatic butter before being steamed to perfection. Perfectly spiced, it makes for a solid side dish, or a filling main. Not to mention the beautiful golden hue thanks to the essential yellow curry powder.
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Porcupine Meatballs
The rice in this recipe not only gives a fun porcupine-like appearance to classic meatballs, but also a heartier, contrasting texture.
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Coconut Rice
Coconut rice uses a slightly different method than you would normally use to cook rice. Typically, you would bring the water to a boil first before adding the rice, but in this recipe, you bring the coconut milk, water, and rice all to a boil together. What results is a fantastic side that can be sweet or savory.
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Sushi Rice
Looking to make killer sushi at home? The first and most crucial step is perfecting your sushi rice. It isn't very complicated, but it is one of those things that's so simple, you've got to do things a specific way.
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Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole
We can't get enough of this cheesy rice bake stuffed with chicken, broccoli, and cheddar. The brilliance of this dish isn't just the flavor combo—it's the fact that you're making it all in one pan... one pan, people! We're talkin' weeknight dinner GOLD.
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Cilantro Lime Rice
All the flavor of Chipotle without having to leave home! This flavorful rice with a slight citrus flavor pairs well with almost anything, but we love it with homemade black beans, beef enchiladas, and especially with our copycat Chipotle chicken.
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