Rice/5 recipes

Italian-seasoned chicken breasts slow-cooked in tomato soup and red wine, then finished with rice right in the crockpot. A hands-off weeknight dinner that serves 4 with zero fuss.

This easy to make dish will for sure wow your dinner table. The brown sugar and soy sauce glaze is salty and sweet, which makes a delicious crust for the salmon after broiling. Broccoli rice is a perfect side dish to go with the salmon.

Classic pork chop suey with bean sprouts, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in soy sauce. Quick wok-fried Chinese-American stir-fry over rice ready in 40 minutes.

This Sri Lankan kakuluwo simmers blanched crab in a spiced coconut gravy thickened with grated coconut and ground rice. Fenugreek, curry leaves, and lime make it unmistakably island-style.

Black bean stew baked over brown rice with sharp cheddar, cumin, oregano, and red wine. Bubbly, cheesy, and packed with warm spices in every bite.

Rabbit jambalaya with the Cajun holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, bay, garlic, white and red pepper. Slow-browned for that smoky-brown jambalaya color.

Louisiana courtbouillon of redfish, the classic Cajun fish stew. Whole redfish or red snapper steaks simmered in a brown roux, holy trinity, tomatoes, herbs, and white wine. Spooned over rice, this is bayou comfort food.

Garden kale dinner with prosciutto, shallots, lemon zest, and chicken stock served over rice with grated Parmesan. A one-skillet weeknight meal that comes together in 35 minutes.

Toss vermicelli, cucumber, radishes, lettuce with store-bought or homemade peanut sauce. The dish can be made a few hours or one day ahead. A deliciously refreshing summer dish.

Latin black bean soup simmered from dried beans with cumin, oregano, green chiles, and red wine vinegar, finished with brown rice and fresh cilantro. Hearty and vegan.

Whole grain batter bread with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, Wheateena cereal, maple syrup, and rice or soy milk. A no-knead vegan yeast bread that rises in the pan.

Vegetarian spinach, okra, and red pepper steamed and topped with a pureed split pea sauce over brown rice. A protein-packed plant-based meal with tarragon and soy sauce.

Asian guacamole reimagines the dip with diced avocado, pickled ginger, rice vinegar, wasabi, and toasted sesame seeds. Served with crispy baked potsticker chips for a Pacific Rim appetizer.

This is my version of the wonderful dish known as General Tso's Chicken (sometimes also called General Chicken.) I use quite a bit of ground chilies in my recipe. (If you prefer a milder version just reduce the amount of ground chilies.)

Marinated portobello mushrooms broiled after an overnight soak in soy sauce, lime juice, cilantro, chili pepper, and garlic. Bold, meaty, and vegan.

Chinese clay pot crab stir-fried with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and scallions in rice wine and chicken stock. A dramatic, fragrant shellfish dish ready in 25 minutes.