292 dong recipes

Pecan rice melange marries chewy wild rice and tender long grain rice with toasted pecans, butter, and fresh parsley. A nutty, herbal side that holds its own next to roast chicken or pork.

Roast garlic and broad bean saffron soup: 20 roasted garlic cloves pureed with fava beans, saffron rice, and chicken stock. A silky golden Mediterranean soup that tastes like sunshine.

One-skillet Mexicali franks with browned hot dogs served over chili-spiced rice, pinto beans, tomato, salsa, and melted Monterey Jack. A cheap, kid-friendly Tex-Mex dinner that feeds six.

Mexican-style beans and rice with sauteed onion, green chili, fresh tomato, and pinto or kidney beans. A simple vegetarian one-pan main that delivers a complete protein in under 35 minutes.

Dolmades yialandzi are Greek stuffed grape leaves filled with herbed rice, dill, parsley, lemon juice, and olive oil. A vegetarian meze served cold as an appetizer or light main course.

A comforting Greek meatball soup with seasoned beef-and-rice balls simmered in a vegetable broth. Fragrant with mint, oregano, dill, and garlic. Pure comfort in a bowl.

Spicy brown rice simmered with whole cardamom, cinnamon stick, turmeric, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. A fragrant, golden side dish with six simple ingredients.

Easy chicken paella casserole with browned chicken pieces baked over rice, peas, mushrooms, and onion soup mix in chicken broth. A simplified, hands-off version of the Spanish classic.

Crawfish etouffee the easy way: the Cajun holy trinity simmered with crawfish tails, cream of mushroom soup, and tomatoes with green chiles, then ladled over rice. A weeknight shortcut to Louisiana comfort, no roux required.

Cornish hens roasted over a toasted long-grain rice stuffing studded with pecans, raisins and orange juice. An elegant holiday-worthy dinner with juicy birds and aromatic fruit-and-nut rice.

Chicken and rice avgolemono braises drumsticks with long grain rice, spinach, and fresh dill in a silky lemon-egg sauce. A lighter Greek one-pot dinner with bright citrus depth.

This stuffing is for eggplants, pepper, tomatoes and zucchini. It is made with olive oil and served as a cold vegetable dish.

South Carolina one-pot chicken and rice cooked low and slow with smoked sausage until the rice soaks up every drop of savory broth.

A favourite served at Din Tai Fung gets a healthy make-over. Water spinach, commonly known as kangkong, is rich in fibre, magnesium, vitamins A and C and is very low in calories. Word of caution: do not eat it raw as it may carry parasitic cysts from the waterways that are its natural habitat.

Indian pulao rice with ghee-fried onions, garlic, and green peas. A simple, fragrant one-pot rice dish that serves as the base for endless spice variations.

Ground beef or turkey with onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and rice baked into a chili-spiced casserole. A simple one-dish weeknight dinner with pantry staples you probably already have.