53 Best Rice Recipes to Use Up That Bag in Your Pantry
You can always serve a fluffy pile of rice as a side dish next to whatever you’re cooking, but sometimes—in the best rice recipes—rice really is a central part of the meal. Whether you’re starting with basmati rice, jasmine rice, black rice, brown rice, red rice, or any other type, you’ll find inspiration below in this list of recipes. Our favorite rice recipes include coconut rice, rice salads, risotto, rice pudding, stuffed cabbage (and eggplants and zucchini), and so much more.
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou1/53Golden Fried Rice With Salmon and Furikake
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks5/53Diner-Style Rice Pudding
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell7/53Creamy Squash Risotto With Toasted Pepitas
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell8/53Salmon Rice Bowls With Coconut-Ginger Broth
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou14/53Chicken and Rice With Leeks and Salsa Verde
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton16/53Microwave Coconut Sticky Rice With Mango
Photo by Peden & Munk18/53Stir-Fried Black Rice with Fried Egg and Roasted Broccoli
Topped with roasted vegetables and a fried egg, rice can easily become the base of a healthy and hearty meal in a bowl. Black rice still has its bran, so it's more nutritious (and flavorful!) than white rice.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Erika Joyce19/53Persian Rice With Fava Beans and Dill (Baqala Polow)
Photo by David Loftus20/53Coconut Rice
Serve this rice with papaya salad—or go all out and pair it with this Thai Muslim-Style turmeric- and cardamom-marinated grilled chicken.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura24/53Oven Risotto With Crispy Roasted Mushrooms
Yes, you can make mushroom risotto without all the stirring—just pop it in the oven. You'll roast some mushrooms alongside the rice to top off the finished dish. It may not be the method your Italian grandma used, but it'll still wind up delicious, and it cuts down on the hands-on prep time considerably. Parmesan, butter, and lemon balance the final dish.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich25/53Taiwanese Turkey Rice
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks29/53Vegetarian Brown Rice Salad With Parsnips and Whipped Ricotta
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell31/53Hearty Sous Vide Rice Bowl for All Hungry People
Put your sous vide cooker to work making all the different parts of these rice bowls at once. Fill a bowl with your cooked rice, then pile on the cumin- and maple-scented carrots, tamari-cooked mushrooms, sous vide egg, and crunchy peanuts.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell32/53Green Rice with Tomatoes, Eggs, and Almonds
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova36/53One-Pan Chicken Drumsticks with Rice and Beans
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson37/53Grain Bowl Soup
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Erika Joyce38/53Chicken Pelau
This pelau recipe comes from Epi contributor Ramin Ganeshram, who highlighted it as a weeknight favorite in this article.
Photo by Laura Murray, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich41/53Stuffed Cabbage With Lemony Rice and Sumac
Photo by Alex Lau44/53Pickled Rice Tabbouleh
Pickle brine lends a distinctive tang to brown rice, giving the whole dish a nice, lively jolt. This recipe can work with any kind of pickling liquid, even the ordinary stuff from a jar of pickles or cornichons (we tested it with a few kinds).
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou47/53Chicken and Rice Meatballs With Hummus
