510 rain recipes

Cajun turnovers stuffed with the holy trinity of onion, bell pepper, and celery plus long grain rice, mushrooms, and hot sauce, wrapped in flaky crescent dough. A Festival favorite.

Hearty Creole gumbo pot loaded with shrimp, eggplant, okra, corn, and rice in a smoky paprika-tomato broth. One pot, one hour, six happy bowls.

Ham and rice balls stuffed with fontina cheese, peas, and Parmesan, breaded and pan-fried until golden. Served with warm marinara sauce, these are Italian arancini with a ham twist.

Marinated wild rice salad with porcini and white mushrooms, julienned carrots, walnuts, and Dijon vinaigrette. A make-ahead grain salad that gets better as it sits.

Stir-fried chicken thighs with ginger, soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil poured over steaming rice to finish cooking together in one pot. Traditional Chinese clay pot comfort food.

Pimento chicken with saffron rice, mushrooms, white wine, green peas, and Parmesan cooked in one skillet. The wine-and-saffron broth gives this complete dinner gorgeous color and floral depth.

Sizzling rice soup is a Chinese restaurant classic where deep-fried crispy rice meets hot chicken broth at the table, creating a dramatic crackle. Julienned chicken, watercress, and scallions round out the bowl.

Jamaican chicken breasts coated in coconut-curry flour, pan-seared, and simmered in pineapple juice with sauteed banana. A low-fat Caribbean-inspired chicken dinner served over rice.

Mexican rice casserole toasts long-grain rice with peppers, jalapeños, and garlic, then bakes covered with roma tomatoes and southwest spices. Feeds a crowd, pairs with everything.

One-pot rice and black beans with garlic, carrots, thyme, and allspice simmered in stock. Low-fat, filling, and topped with cool yogurt and fresh parsley.

Sizzling rice soup simmers a clear chicken broth with chicken, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts, finished with crispy fried rice that audibly sizzles when added to each bowl. Classic Chinese restaurant favorite.

Mageritsa is the traditional Greek Easter lamb soup served after midnight Resurrection Mass. Lamb offal, rice, dill and scallions in a tart avgolemono broth thickened with egg and lemon.

Red snapper soup with sauteed potatoes, shredded carrots, arborio rice, and fish broth. An Italian-style fish soup finished with parsley and red pepper flakes.

Savory phyllo strudel filled with Spam, rice, mushrooms, and colorful vegetables seasoned with Dijon mustard and basil. A creative way to dress up canned meat.

Vegetarian Mexican chili burgers made with seven-grain cereal, brown rice, tofu, green chilies, and cumin. Pan-fried golden brown with no meat needed. Makes 12 patties.

Microwave brown rice stew with knackwurst sausage, tomatoes, carrots, celery, and Italian herbs. A one-pot weeknight dinner that cooks entirely in the microwave in about an hour.