Best 20 Simple Rice Recipes

SIMPLE BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• This is the most important part: Wash the rice! Place the rice in a large bowl and fill with fresh, room temperature water. Swirl your hand through the water and the rice; the water will go cloudy. That's all the starch that we're trying to remove in order to have individual grains of rice, not the sticky kind that's popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. (According to traditional Indian wisdom, this also makes the rice easier to digest because so much of the starch has been removed). Once you've swirled your hand around for a minute or so, pour off the water, taking care not to lose any rice. Repeat this washing process until the water runs clear. Usually, this takes 3 or 4 changes of water.
• Fill up the bowl 1 more time and let the rice soak for 30 minutes.
• At the end of 30 minutes, drain the rice. Fill a medium saucepan with 1 3/4 cups water, add a pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice, stir, and wait until the water comes back to a full boil. When it does, turn the heat down as low as it can go, and then cover. Cook for 15 minutes.
• At the end of 15 minutes, cut the heat. Let the rice sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; you should see that every grain of rice has grown a little longer and is separate from its brothers and sisters. Well done!

SIMPLE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spread long-grain rice into prepared casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir carrot, celery, and onion in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more. Increase heat to high; add chicken stock and bay leaf to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over the rice in the casserole dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf; season with black pepper. Fluff with a fork to serve.

SIMPLE RED BEAN-AND-RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and bell pepper and saute until softened, 5 minutes. Add garlic and Cajun seasoning and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add broth and beans and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and season with salt. Simmer until broth is slightly thickened, about 20 minutes, skimming any foam that rises to top.
• Stir in rice and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Add scallions and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat and season with additional Cajun seasoning, if desired.

SIMPLE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent. Stir in the chili powder and cumin, and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the rice, chicken broth and tomato paste, and bring to a boil. Transfer to a 1 quart casserole dish, and cover with aluminum foil or a lid.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until liquid has been absorbed and rice is tender. Let rest for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE BAKED COCONUT RICE CUSTARD PUDDING

Steps:

• NOTE: Coconut coffee creamer can be found in refrigerator case of most groceries.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and place pan with 1 inch hot water on bottom oven rack.
• Spread RICE in bottom of lightly oiled 9x13 baking pan. In lg bowl, whisk EGGS, whisk in, one ingredient at a time; SUGAR, COCONUT MILK OR CREAMER, MILK and VANILLA. blend thoroughly. Stir in flaked COCONUT and slowly pour over rice.
• Place in preheated oven that has BAKING PAN with 1 inch HOT WATER on bottom shelf of oven and bake 45 -60 minutes. Test for doneness with knife blade. Cooking time varies depending upon fat content in milk.
• Remove from oven and cool on rack.
• Sprinkle with ** TOASTED COCONUT or sprinkle with coating of brown sugar then untoasted coconut and place under broiler JUST UNTIL COCONUT IS TOASTED. WATCH CLOSELY AS COCONUT BURNS QUICKLY.
• SERVE warm or cold with or without cream or whipped topping. MAMA SERVED WITH CREAM.
• VARIATIONS:.
• 1. BROWN SUGAR SWEETENED CUSTARD. Replace sugar with brown sugar and omit the coconut. Use 4 cups of milk omitting the coconut milk. May sprinkle rice with raisins before adding milk mixture.
• 2. BASIC RICE PUDDING.
• Just use 4 cups milk instead of coconut and regular milk. Sprinkle the top with nutmeg =LIGHTLY.
• 3.RICE AND RAISIN CUSTARD.
• Omit coconut, replace milk as stated above, sprinkle enough raising onto rice to cover well BEFORE intoducing the milk mixture. Sprinkle the top lightly with cinnamon.
• 4. SUGAR FREE CUSTARD.
• FOLLOW ANY RECIPE ABOVE substituting equivilant of 1/2C of sugar - plus 1/4C milk.
• 5. FRUITED RICE CUSTARD.
• FOLLOW ANY RECIPE ABOVE SUBSTITUTING for RAISINS OR COCONUT, with well drained, finely chopped canned fruit. Sprinkle top with seasoning your family loves.
• THIS IS A LO=FAT, LO SUGAR RECIPE THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL FOOD GROUPS SO MAKES A SUPER BREAKFAST.
• MAY GOD WATCH OVER YOU.

SIMPLE RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet cook sliced sausage for about 2 minutes.
• Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper, and saute till veggies are tender.
• Add beans and tomatoes with thier juice.
• Season with thyme, caynne, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve over rice.

SIMPLE SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Cook brown rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes and salt. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in cooked rice; heat through.

SIMPLE SPICED RICE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the basmati rice and onion until the rice kernels are coated with butter and the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. The rice will give off a slightly toasted fragrance. Pour in water, and mix in salt, cinnamon sticks and bay leaf.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover the saucepan, and simmer the rice until all the water has disappeared and the rice appears dry, about 18 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

SIMPLE SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice, onion, and bell pepper in hot oil until the vegetables are slightly tender and rice is lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more.

SIMPLE ONIGIRI (JAPANESE RICE BALLS)

Steps:

• Wash rice in a sieve until the water runs clear.
• Combine rice, 2 1/2 cups water, sesame seeds, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large nonstick pot over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cover and cook until water is absorbed and rice is soft and sticky, about 15 minutes. Stir in soy sauce.
• Mix 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon salt in a small bowl until salt is dissolved.
• Place a 12-inch piece of plastic wrap in a small teacup, molding the plastic to fit the cup and letting the ends hang over the edges. Moisten plastic wrap with some of the salted water.
• Place a 2x5-inch strip of nori seaweed halfway into the cup. Scoop some rice into the cup, leaving a 1/2-inch gap at the top. Make a small indent in the rice with a spoon; add a spoonful of tuna. Cover tuna with a spoonful of rice and fold over the exposed end of the seaweed strip.
• Gather the ends of the plastic wrap tightly and remove the rice ball from the cup. Shape and compress the ball tightly with your hands. Transfer to a large plate. Repeat with remaining nori seaweed, rice, and tuna. Refrigerate onigiri until firm, 8 hours to overnight.

SIMPLE LEMON RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in the rice, butter, lemon zest, garlic and salt; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, pimientos and pepper. Fluff with a fork.

SIMPLE BAKED MEATBALLS WITH RICE & GRAVY RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9 x 13" baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together ground meat, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. In another bowl, whisk together cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth. Add rice, and stir. Pour the rice mixture into the prepared baking dish. Using a medium disher or a tablespoon, evenly measure meatballs and drop into the rice mixture. Arrange in straight lines to be sure they all fit. Cover pan with foil, and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and most of the liquid is absorbed.

SIMPLE CURRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice as directed on package and stir in remaining ingredients with the water.
• Cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

SIMPLE HERB RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Dissolve bouillon in boiling water; add to the skillet. Stir in rice, parsley, sage and celery salt if desired. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until rice is tender.

VEGETABLE RICE SIMPLE SIDE DISH

Steps:

• Pour broth into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add rice and reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter for 3-4 minutes. Add the mushrooms, zucchini and carrot; saute for 3-5 minutes longer or until they are crisp tender. Add asparagus and basil, cook; uncovered over medium-low heat for 5-7 minutes or until asparagus is crisp tender.
• In a serving bowl, combine the rice, veggie mixture, Parmesan cheese and freshly ground pepper. Serve immediately.

SIMPLE SPANISH RICE FOR 2

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute green pepper, tomato and onion in oil until tender. Add rice; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in broth, salt if desired and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.

SKILLET SAUSAGE WITH MUSHROOMS AND RICE, SO SIMPLE

Steps:

• Slice open and remove the casings from sausage.
• Spray a large nonstick saucepan with nonstick spray, heat over medium-high heat.
• Add the sausage, mushrooms, and onion, breaking up the sausage with a fork.
• Cook until sausage is browned and the mushrooms and onion are tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add the rice and broth, stirring well, bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until broth has evaporated and rice is tender (about 20 minutes).
• Stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper.

SIMPLE COCONUT RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place cooked rice, whole milk, coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a 3 quart saucepan.
• Bring to a simmer, uncovered, over moderate heat.
• Simmer until the pudding has thickened; approximately 45 minutes. Stir frequently.
• Stir in the coconut extract and let simmer for one more minute.
• Serve the rice pudding immediately in dessert cups, while still warm.

SIMPLE SUPPER: LIME-CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups water, butter, salt, and cumin to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, covered, until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; add lime juice and cilantro. Fluff with a fork until combined. Serve immediately.

SUPER SIMPLE SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Place uncooked rice in 9 x 13 glass baking dish.
• Top with uncooked chicken breasts.
• Drain juice from pineapple into a bowl. Add the sweet and sour sauce and chicken broth. Mix to lightly to blend.
• Scatter peppers, onions and pineapple chunks over the chicken.
• Pour sweet and sour mixture over all.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove foil in last 15 minutes of cooking.