Rice/15 recipes

Vegan western beans and rice with pinto beans, tomato sauce, hot sauce, and sautéed onion and celery, served over brown rice. 25-minute high-fiber dinner.

Asian Style Grilled Scallops with Somen Noodle Salad and Cilantro Vinaigrette

Mexican spaghetti tossed with a chipotle tomato sauce and topped with diced fresh avocado. A 15-minute weeknight pasta where smoky chipotle meets cool, creamy avocado.

Creamy hearts of palm and leek soup blended silky smooth with whipping cream, topped with a fresh garnish of diced tomato, scallion, and hearts of palm.

Pantry-friendly vegetable salad made from canned green beans, baby carrots, and beets, tossed in a lemon-tarragon vinaigrette with fresh cucumber and green onions.

Straightforward ground beef chili with onions, tomato sauce, diced bell peppers, and chili powder thickened with cornmeal during the final 15 minutes of simmering.

Green chili sauce made from scratch with diced green chiles, garlic, onion, and a simple flour roux. Ready in 15 minutes for enchiladas, burritos, and smothered anything.

Bacon cornbread muffins with crispy diced bacon baked right into the batter. A savory, smoky twist on classic cornbread that bakes in just 15 minutes at high heat.

Hearty 4-egg omelet loaded with diced bologna, American cheese, onion, green pepper, and celery. A baking powder trick makes it extra fluffy. Ready in 15 minutes for 1.

Loaded baked potato topping with diced chicken, green chilies, corn, and a cumin-lime mayo dressing. A no-cook Tex-Mex dinner ready in 15 minutes using leftover chicken.

Braised Belgian endive with diced Red Delicious apple, walnut oil, lemon juice, and a splash of apple cider vinegar. A light, elegant, low-calorie side dish in 15 minutes.

Italian rice and spinach soup (minestrina) simmered in chicken broth with arborio rice, garlic, and olive oil, finished with freshly grated Parmesan. A light, brothy bowl from the Italian home cooking tradition.

Fresh salsa with diced tomatoes, three jalapenos, green bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice. No cooking required, just chop and mix for a bright, spicy salsa in 15 minutes.

A quick, low-calorie salad with diced ham, fresh corn, tomato and crunchy croutons tossed in a creamy smoked paprika and sour cream dressing. Ready in 15 minutes, no cooking required.

Note: 15 bean mixtures are available packaged in supermarkets and health food stores. If you prefer, make your own by combining equal amounts of dried blackeyed peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans (cannellini), green lentils, split peas, black beans, yellow split peas, navy beans, cranberry (Roman, shell, or shell out) beans, great Northern beans, pinto beans, small white limas, red lentils, cow peas (field peas), and pink beans. Avoid using beans such as garbanzos and large lima beans, as these take longer to cook than other varities.

Tomato basil mussels: fresh mussels steamed open in a broth of white wine, garlic, diced tomatoes, basil, and hot sauce. A 15-minute Mediterranean dinner served in its own briny-tomato broth.