1,343 rice water recipes

Pressure cooker tuna loaf with rice, buttered bread crumbs, pimento, and celery salt. Dense, savory, and cooked in just 30 minutes. A vintage comfort food main dish worth rediscovering.

A simple and delicious dish that is perfect to make when your family's tired of the same old dry turkey.

Salmon balls baked in cream of mushroom soup made with canned salmon, rice, grated carrots, and onion. A budget-friendly, old-fashioned casserole that families love.

Lebanese mujaddara (Mjderah) with lentils, rice, and crispy sauteed onions served with cucumber yogurt sauce and pita bread. Simple, hearty, and deeply satisfying.

Egyptian koushari layers brown lentils, elbow macaroni, and fried rice tossed with tomato puree and crispy ta'leya onions. Egypt's beloved street food, vegetarian and filling.

Slow cooker Spanish rice with ground beef, tomatoes, green peppers, and chili powder. Dump it all in the crock pot and let it simmer for 6 to 8 hours.

Rice pilaf with green peas, bay leaves, and a whole cinnamon stick cooked in the Middle Eastern soaked-rice method. A fragrant vegetarian side with toasted, fluffy grains.

Rice tomato casserole layered with cheddar cheese and chopped olives, baked golden and bubbly. A one-pot rice dish simmered in tomato sauce with onion, garlic, and green pepper.

Gujar Ka Pullao (Indian carrot rice pilaf): fragrant basmati cooked with caramelized onions, grated carrots, and whole spices like cardamom, clove, cinnamon, and cumin. A vibrant, naturally vegan side from Northern India.

Pork, ham, and shrimp jambalaya is a Louisiana-Creole rice dish layering sausage, cubed ham, and shrimp in a tomato-thyme broth. Three-protein one-pot meal with deep Southern roots.

Spanakorizo is a classic Greek spinach and rice dish simmered with tomato, onion, fresh mint, parsley, and a whisper of nutmeg. Vegetarian, comforting, finished with hard-cooked eggs and lemon.

Low-fat shrimp and rice stir-fry with carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and soy sauce. A lean, filling weeknight dinner that comes together in under 25 minutes.

Spanish rice with beef simmers browned ground beef, onions, bell pepper, stewed tomatoes, and crumbled bacon with rice and chili powder. A one-skillet (or one-casserole) family supper with smoky-savory depth.

Mexican-style chicken simmered with tomatoes, white wine, almonds, and brown and wild rice. A hearty one-pot arroz con pollo loaded with flavor.

Very light and tasty noodle salad, I added more garlic, and some cucumber, good combination and flavor.

Dump chicken rice casserole layers chicken breasts over uncooked rice with three cans of cream soup and butter, then bakes hands-off until tender. The ultimate set-and-forget weeknight dinner.