Western-style beans and rice simmered in tomato sauce with hot pepper sauce, onion, and celery. A quick, budget-friendly one-skillet dinner ready in 20 minutes.
Lentil and rice one-pot supper with carrots, garlic, basil, and vegetable stock. A filling vegan dinner made in a single saucepan in 30 minutes with pantry staples.
Shrimp with golden lemon rice flavored with turmeric, mustard seeds, white wine, and pimentos. The shrimp sautes first, then the rice bakes in the buttery shrimp drippings for deep, layered flavor.
Two-ingredient brown rice flour griddle cakes, naturally gluten-free. Ferment the batter overnight for tangy flavor or cook them right away like crepes.
Strawberry rice cream with double-boiler vanilla custard rice folded into whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Lighter and more elegant than standard rice pudding, served chilled.
Tofu with rice is a two-ingredient meal-prep staple: cooked rice and smoked tofu tossed together for an easy high-protein vegetarian lunch ready in minutes.
Egg and vegetable rice bake folds beaten eggs through cooked rice, mushrooms, and onion, then bakes it into a fluffy, frittata-like casserole. A fast, frugal vegetarian way to use up leftover rice.
Vegetarian rice soup sauteed in ghee with mixed vegetables, garlic, rosemary, sage, and parsley. A simple, nourishing one-pot soup that uses cooked rice and comes together in under an hour.
Sun-dried tomato stuffed peppers with rice, shallots, garlic, fresh basil, rosemary, and Parmesan. A quick vegetarian dinner baked in just 15 minutes.
Baked rice with fresh spinach, provolone cheese, herbs, and eggs. A hearty Italian-style vegetarian casserole with thyme, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
Mexican red rice with roasted red bell pepper, jalapeno, and chicken broth. The roasted pepper puree gives it a smoky, vibrant red color and natural sweetness.
Vegetarian Spanish rice cooked with tomato paste, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and paprika in vegetable stock. A one-pot side dish loaded with flavor.
Basic Rice: a foolproof 3-ingredient method for fluffy white or brown rice. Classic 2:1 water-to-rice ratio, simmered low and covered. Two-cup yield, ready in 20 to 40 minutes.
Simple soy rice cooks plain rice with a splash of soy sauce, then folds in sauteed onion, cabbage, garlic, and brown sugar. Asian-leaning vegetable rice side ready in 30 minutes.
Mexican meatball soup (albondigas) with pork-beef meatballs, raw rice inside, simmered with tomatoes, garlic, chili, yerba buena, and bread-cumin thickener, finished with carrots and peas.
Mashed pinto beans and brown rice rolled up in warm flour tortillas with fresh veggies and salsa. Vegan, low-fat, and ready in 20 minutes flat.