Rice recipes

Thai BBQ chicken drummettes marinated overnight in cilantro root, garlic, curry, turmeric, and fish sauce. Grilled with coconut milk basting and served with a spicy garlic-vinegar dipping sauce.

Gumbo des herbes is a traditional Cajun green gumbo with seven greens, brisket, smoked ham, chaurice sausage, and file powder. A hearty Louisiana Lenten stew served over rice.

Slow-cooker pepper steak with round steak strips, green bell peppers, onion, garlic, tomatoes, and a soy-Worcestershire gravy. Hands-off Chinese-American classic served over fluffy rice.

Spicy ginger sauce for cold pasta or rice with sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, chile oil, fresh ginger, and crunchy vegetables. A no-cook Asian-style dressing ready in 15 minutes.

Jerk-rubbed pork loin stuffed with a tropical rice filling of crushed pineapple, ripe banana, dark rum, and Jarlsberg cheese. Caribbean flavors packed into every slice.

Greek-style turkey stuffing with three meats, chestnuts, pine nuts, and white raisins simmered in red wine and tomato paste. A meat-forward holiday stuffing with rice instead of bread cubes.

Orange tangerine beef, a Szechuan-style stir fry with flank steak, dried chili peppers, and fragrant dried orange peel for classic smoky citrus-spice heat.

TVP hash: a vegan bean-and-rice one-pot stew with kidney beans, corn, tomatoes, green pepper, cumin, and chili. Water-sauteed for an oil-free, high-fiber weeknight bowl.

Cajun shrimp jambalaya simmers smoky ham, the Holy Trinity of onion, celery and bell pepper, tomatoes and converted rice in bacon drippings before folding in shrimp at the end. A one-pot Louisiana classic.

Vegetarian grain burgers made with brown rice, oatmeal, cornmeal, and wheat germ, pan-fried in a crispy flour coating. Hearty, nutty, and satisfying.

Spiced pork and apples is a quick stir-fry of thin-sliced pork tenderloin tossed with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and white pepper, then simmered with apples in a tangy apple juice glaze. Ready in 30 minutes over rice.

Egg-free spinach quiche with a creamy tofu filling, sautéed mushrooms, and fresh basil in a whole wheat crust, topped with overlapping tomato slices. A hearty vegetarian and vegan-friendly main that serves a crowd.

Shiitake Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Hazelnut Sauce recipe

Kedgeree is a traditional British breakfast food originating in India. Made with smoked haddock, a lean white fish high in protein, it is subtly spiced. Consider using unsmoked fish and substituting brown rice for the traditional white basmati.

Oven-baked curry with chicken, shrimp, clams, mussels, and Italian sausage over saffron rice with coconut milk. Part paella, part curry, all showstopper.

Chuck wagon chili with lean ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, picante sauce, and cumin. A quick weeknight chili that simmers in under 30 minutes and serves with rice and all the fixings.