Rice Recipes

Pork chops with dill cream gravy, simmered in white wine with mushrooms and scallions, then finished with sour cream. A one-skillet dinner served over rice.

Pressure cooker Hoppin' John with brown basmati rice, wild rice, black-eyed peas, collard and mustard greens, and stewed tomatoes. A hearty Southern one-pot classic.

Cajun seafood dirty rice loaded with shrimp, lump crab, homemade shrimp stock, and the holy trinity. Spiced with cayenne and thyme for that real Louisiana bayou flavor.

Mix-and-match meatballs you build your way, choosing the meat, broth, herb, and creamy finish. Baked, then simmered in a mushroom gravy enriched with sour cream, yogurt, or cream cheese, served over noodles, rice, or spaetzle.

Texas-style no-bean chili with hand-cubed beef and pork, beer, whiskey, dried chiles, and masa harina. A fiery, competition-worthy pot that feeds a crowd.

Hulba is a Yemeni fenugreek paste cooked into a hearty hot dip with tomato, lamb, lentils, garlic, and chilies. Traditionally scooped with khobz or Lebanese flatbread.

Easy eggplant Parmesan casserole layered with sauteed eggplant, Italian breadcrumbs, cooked rice, spaghetti sauce, and melted mozzarella. A hearty vegetarian main dish.

Easy Mexican chicken and rice baked together in one casserole with chicken bouillon, onion, and a top blanket of salsa. Boneless breasts steam moist over the rice while the salsa flavors everything.

Crispy deep-fried spring rolls packed with curry-marinated ground chicken, cellophane noodles, napa cabbage, and fresh vegetables. Served with a fiery homemade chili-cilantro dipping sauce that brings serious heat.

Curry orange sunshine chicken simmers curry-rubbed chicken breasts over converted rice in tangy orange juice, brown sugar, and dry mustard. One skillet, twenty minutes of stovetop cooking, dinner ready in forty.

One-dish chicken and rice bake with cream of mushroom soup, just 6 ingredients and minimal prep. Boneless chicken breasts cook right on top of the rice for an easy weeknight dinner.

Slow cooker Cajun jambalaya with chicken, smoked sausage, and shrimp simmered with the holy trinity of pepper, onion, and celery. Hands-off Louisiana comfort food in a single pot.

Salmon wrapped in rice paper, seared until crisp, then baked and served over julienned vegetables in an aromatic soy-sake broth with lemongrass and star anise. A restaurant-worthy Asian fusion dinner.

Wok-fried mussels in Chinese black bean sauce with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, chili bean sauce, and rice wine. A fast, intensely savory seafood dish ready in 20 minutes.

Cuban black beans and rice cooked in one pot with sofrito, cumin, and bay leaf. The classic congri-style side, vegetarian and vegan, ready in 30 minutes from already-cooked beans.

Traditional Greek dolmas stuffed with rice, pine nuts, fresh herbs, cinnamon, and allspice, simmered in olive oil and lemon juice. This recipe makes about 50 stuffed grape leaves served at room temperature.